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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Complete List

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