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