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
1	Massachusetts	25,834	0.4
14	California	15,173	0.0
11	New York	12,489	0.1
12	Illinois	7,244	0.1
15	Texas	6,872	0.0
12	Pennsylvania	6,778	0.1
9	Virginia	6,170	0.1
13	Ohio	6,116	0.1
7	Maryland	6,068	0.1
14	Florida	5,960	0.0
8	Washington	5,828	0.1
12	North Carolina	5,181	0.1
12	New Jersey	5,109	0.1
9	Wisconsin	5,093	0.1
8	Minnesota	4,956	0.1
13	Michigan	4,667	0.1
6	Connecticut	4,022	0.1
3	New Hampshire	3,968	0.3
10	Colorado	3,559	0.1
8	Oregon	3,365	0.1
4	Maine	3,234	0.3
13	Indiana	2,936	0.1
15	Georgia	2,573	0.0
13	Tennessee	2,569	0.1
14	Missouri	2,445	0.0
11	Oklahoma	2,301	0.1
14	Arizona	2,249	0.0
2	Vermont	2,139	0.4
12	Iowa	1,816	0.1
9	New Mexico	1,684	0.1
5	Delaware	1,602	0.2
14	South Carolina	1,519	0.0
6	Rhode Island	1,299	0.1
15	Kentucky	1,081	0.0
16	Louisiana	990	0.0
14	Utah	988	0.0
16	Alabama	879	0.0
13	Nebraska	857	0.1
15	Kansas	845	0.0
13	Idaho	653	0.1
16	Arkansas	566	0.0
11	Alaska	457	0.1
11	Wyoming	330	0.1
17	Nevada	289	0.0
16	West Virginia	273	0.0
15	Montana	266	0.0
17	Mississippi	228	0.0
16	Hawaii	194	0.0
16	North Dakota	158	0.0
17	South Dakota	112	0.0

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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