Unitarian-Universalist States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states 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. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 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	State	Adherents	Percent
16	Alabama	879	0.0
11	Alaska	457	0.1
14	Arizona	2,249	0.0
16	Arkansas	566	0.0
14	California	15,173	0.0
10	Colorado	3,559	0.1
6	Connecticut	4,022	0.1
5	Delaware	1,602	0.2
14	Florida	5,960	0.0
15	Georgia	2,573	0.0
16	Hawaii	194	0.0
13	Idaho	653	0.1
12	Illinois	7,244	0.1
13	Indiana	2,936	0.1
12	Iowa	1,816	0.1
15	Kansas	845	0.0
15	Kentucky	1,081	0.0
16	Louisiana	990	0.0
4	Maine	3,234	0.3
7	Maryland	6,068	0.1
1	Massachusetts	25,834	0.4
13	Michigan	4,667	0.1
8	Minnesota	4,956	0.1
17	Mississippi	228	0.0
14	Missouri	2,445	0.0
15	Montana	266	0.0
13	Nebraska	857	0.1
17	Nevada	289	0.0
3	New Hampshire	3,968	0.3
12	New Jersey	5,109	0.1
9	New Mexico	1,684	0.1
11	New York	12,489	0.1
12	North Carolina	5,181	0.1
16	North Dakota	158	0.0
13	Ohio	6,116	0.1
11	Oklahoma	2,301	0.1
8	Oregon	3,365	0.1
12	Pennsylvania	6,778	0.1
6	Rhode Island	1,299	0.1
14	South Carolina	1,519	0.0
17	South Dakota	112	0.0
13	Tennessee	2,569	0.1
15	Texas	6,872	0.0
14	Utah	988	0.0
2	Vermont	2,139	0.4
9	Virginia	6,170	0.1
8	Washington	5,828	0.1
16	West Virginia	273	0.0
9	Wisconsin	5,093	0.1
11	Wyoming	330	0.1

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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