Unitarian-Universalist Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are Unitarian-Universalist. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Bangor, ME NECMA	949	0.7
2	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	804	0.5
3	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	28,440	0.5
4	Portland, ME NECMA	1,126	0.5
5	Iowa City, IA MSA	309	0.4
6	Wausau, WI MSA	412	0.4
7	Santa Fe, NM MSA	313	0.3
8	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	430	0.3
9	Bloomington, IN MSA	249	0.3
9	Madison, WI MSA	803	0.3
10	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	342	0.2
10	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	232	0.2
10	Tulsa, OK MSA	1,483	0.2
11	Lincoln, NE MSA	432	0.2
12	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	365	0.2
12	Charlottesville, VA MSA	242	0.2
12	Rockford, IL MSA	688	0.2
13	Hartford, CT NECMA	2,150	0.2
13	Muncie, IN MSA	254	0.2
13	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	603	0.2
13	State College, PA MSA	220	0.2
14	Asheville, NC MSA	342	0.2
14	Burlington, VT NECMA	301	0.2
15	Lawrence, KS MSA	124	0.2
16	Corvallis, OR MSA	113	0.2
16	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	540	0.2
17	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	191	0.2
17	Rochester, MN MSA	146	0.2
18	Columbia, MO MSA	148	0.2
18	Gainesville, FL MSA	233	0.2
18	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,259	0.2
19	Knoxville, TN MSA	783	0.1
19	Lancaster, PA MSA	503	0.1
19	Las Cruces, NM MSA	131	0.1
19	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	480	0.1
20	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,109	0.1
20	Albuquerque, NM MSA	647	0.1
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	2,765	0.1
20	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	185	0.1
20	Springfield, MA NECMA	758	0.1
20	Toledo, OH MSA	814	0.1
21	Anchorage, AK MSA	206	0.1
21	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	277	0.1
21	Syracuse, NY MSA	892	0.1
21	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	6,985	0.1
22	Athens, GA MSA	119	0.1
22	Binghamton, NY MSA	290	0.1
22	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	1,890	0.1
22	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	1,672	0.1
22	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	67	0.1
22	Rochester, NY MSA	1,099	0.1
22	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	126	0.1
22	Spokane, WA MSA	381	0.1
23	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	2,870	0.1
23	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	277	0.1
23	Jackson, MI MSA	158	0.1
24	Bellingham, WA MSA	99	0.1
24	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	87	0.1
24	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,071	0.1
24	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	7,125	0.1
24	Des Moines, IA MSA	333	0.1
24	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	238	0.1
24	Jamestown, NY MSA	132	0.1
24	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	977	0.1
24	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	4,666	0.1
24	Tucson, AZ MSA	502	0.1
25	Bismarck, ND MSA	64	0.1
25	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	114	0.1
25	Indianapolis, IN MSA	1,073	0.1
25	Lafayette, IN MSA	118	0.1
25	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	104	0.1
25	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	1,300	0.1
25	Naples, FL MSA	73	0.1
25	Roanoke, VA MSA	179	0.1
25	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	1,865	0.1
25	Springfield, MO MSA	190	0.1
25	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	267	0.1
26	Atlanta, GA MSA	1,478	0.1
26	Billings, MT MSA	73	0.1
26	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	134	0.1
26	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	291	0.1
26	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	284	0.1
26	Modesto, CA MSA	195	0.1
26	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	436	0.1
26	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	112	0.1
26	Salinas, CA MSA	202	0.1
26	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	102	0.1
26	Tallahassee, FL MSA	137	0.1
26	Wilmington, NC MSA	103	0.1
27	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	42	0.1
27	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	373	0.1
27	Columbus, OH MSA	731	0.1
27	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	238	0.1
27	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	166	0.1
27	Elmira, NY MSA	63	0.1
27	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	285	0.1
27	Lexington, KY MSA	222	0.1
27	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	163	0.1
27	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	12,135	0.1
27	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	227	0.1
27	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	3,481	0.1
27	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	912	0.1
27	San Diego, CA MSA	1,154	0.1
27	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	975	0.1
27	Topeka, KS MSA	87	0.1
27	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	84	0.1
27	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	349	0.1
27	Yakima, WA MSA	112	0.1
28	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	273	0.1
28	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	183	0.1
28	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	266	0.1
28	Boise City, ID MSA	135	0.1
28	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	528	0.1
28	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	858	0.1
28	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	1,477	0.1
28	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	2,717	0.1
28	Eau Claire, WI MSA	71	0.1
28	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	65	0.1
28	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	38	0.1
28	Grand Junction, CO MSA	37	0.1
28	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	271	0.1
28	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	1,500	0.1
28	Huntsville, AL MSA	130	0.1
28	Jacksonville, FL MSA	387	0.1
28	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	735	0.1
28	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	227	0.1
28	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	501	0.1
28	Lubbock, TX MSA	116	0.1
28	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	467	0.1
28	Missoula, MT MSA	36	0.1
28	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	427	0.1
28	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	359	0.1
28	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	61	0.1
28	South Bend, IN MSA	120	0.1
28	St. Cloud, MN MSA	73	0.1
28	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	1,114	0.1
29	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	136	0.0
29	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	151	0.0
29	Cheyenne, WY MSA	29	0.0
29	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	129	0.0
29	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	411	0.0
29	Erie, PA MSA	108	0.0
29	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	74	0.0
29	Fresno, CA MSA	203	0.0
29	Glens Falls, NY MSA	49	0.0
29	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	48	0.0
29	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	4,819	0.0
29	Reno, NV MSA	68	0.0
29	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	174	0.0
29	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	406	0.0
29	San Antonio, TX MSA	448	0.0
29	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	148	0.0
29	Springfield, IL MSA	83	0.0
29	Victoria, TX MSA	29	0.0
29	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	70	0.0
29	Wichita, KS MSA	188	0.0
29	Yuma, AZ MSA	31	0.0
30	Bakersfield, CA MSA	116	0.0
30	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	47	0.0
30	Birmingham, AL MSA	222	0.0
30	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	112	0.0
30	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	43	0.0
30	Columbia, SC MSA	142	0.0
30	Decatur, IL MSA	37	0.0
30	El Paso, TX MSA	128	0.0
30	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	71	0.0
30	Florence, AL MSA	41	0.0
30	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	29	0.0
30	Goldsboro, NC MSA	31	0.0
30	Great Falls, MT MSA	24	0.0
30	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	295	0.0
30	Greenville, NC MSA	29	0.0
30	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	193	0.0
30	Honolulu, HI MSA	231	0.0
30	Jonesboro, AR MSA	21	0.0
30	Lynchburg, VA MSA	62	0.0
30	Montgomery, AL MSA	71	0.0
30	Nashville, TN MSA	270	0.0
30	New Orleans, LA MSA	420	0.0
30	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	69	0.0
30	Orlando, FL MSA	280	0.0
30	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	895	0.0
30	Reading, PA MSA	107	0.0
30	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	43	0.0
30	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	47	0.0
30	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	72	0.0
30	York, PA MSA	95	0.0
30	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	206	0.0
31	Charleston, WV MSA	56	0.0
31	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	55	0.0
31	Jackson, MS MSA	60	0.0
31	Kokomo, IN MSA	25	0.0
31	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	54	0.0
31	Lima, OH MSA	37	0.0
31	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	254	0.0
31	Mobile, AL MSA	107	0.0
31	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	249	0.0
31	Pensacola, FL MSA	49	0.0
31	Pueblo, CO MSA	26	0.0
31	Savannah, GA MSA	49	0.0
31	Terre Haute, IN MSA	25	0.0
31	Tyler, TX MSA	24	0.0
31	Waco, TX MSA	34	0.0
32	Abilene, TX MSA	15	0.0
32	Alexandria, LA MSA	17	0.0
32	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	35	0.0
32	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	18	0.0
32	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	26	0.0
32	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	34	0.0
32	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	12	0.0
32	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	55	0.0
32	Green Bay, WI MSA	26	0.0
32	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	18	0.0
32	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	25	0.0
32	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	57	0.0
32	Macon, GA MSA	37	0.0
32	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	22	0.0
32	Redding, CA MSA	13	0.0
32	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	58	0.0
33	Amarillo, TX MSA	0	0.0
33	Casper, WY MSA	0	0.0
33	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	0	0.0
33	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	0	0.0
33	Dothan, AL MSA	0	0.0
33	Dubuque, IA MSA	0	0.0
33	Fayetteville, NC MSA	0	0.0
33	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	10	0.0
33	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	0	0.0
33	Lafayette, LA MSA	11	0.0
33	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	0	0.0
33	Mansfield, OH MSA	0	0.0
33	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	0	0.0
33	Ocala, FL MSA	0	0.0
33	Owensboro, KY MSA	0	0.0
33	Panama City, FL MSA	0	0.0
33	Pocatello, ID MSA	0	0.0
33	Rapid City, SD MSA	0	0.0
33	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	0	0.0
33	Sheboygan, WI MSA	0	0.0

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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