Old Order Amish Counties (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. counties on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are Old Order Amish. 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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RankingCountyAdherentsPercent
19Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 11,590 2.5
2Holmes County, Ohio 6,202 15.9
1Lagrange County, Indiana 5,994 17.2
17Elkhart County, Indiana 4,758 2.6
8Wayne County, Ohio 4,554 4.1
7Geauga County, Ohio 4,004 4.4
10Tuscarawas County, Ohio 3,122 3.4
3Adams County, Indiana 2,686 8.0
29Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1,564 1.7
4Douglas County, Illinois 1,449 7.3
11Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1,435 3.1
82Trumbull County, Ohio 1,184 0.5
9Daviess County, Indiana 1,155 3.9
106Chester County, Pennsylvania 1,128 0.3
47Indiana County, Pennsylvania 999 1.1
51Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 938 1.0
21Monroe County, Wisconsin 910 2.2
32Knox County, Ohio 888 1.6
74Centre County, Pennsylvania 824 0.6
13Vernon County, Wisconsin 816 2.9
57Cattaraugus County, New York 748 0.9
38Ashland County, Ohio 716 1.4
110Allen County, Indiana 693 0.2
34Branch County, Michigan 680 1.5
25Clark County, Wisconsin 625 1.9
12Washington County, Iowa 621 3.0
87Kent County, Delaware 608 0.5
39Marshall County, Indiana 608 1.4
26Webster County, Missouri 568 1.8
56St. Joseph County, Michigan 560 0.9
89Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 552 0.5
36Clinton County, Pennsylvania 540 1.4
70Somerset County, Pennsylvania 528 0.7
84Ashtabula County, Ohio 525 0.5
42Lawrence County, Tennessee 504 1.3
95Franklin County, Pennsylvania 502 0.4
108Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 492 0.2
5Davis County, Iowa 483 5.7
50Jefferson County, Pennsylvania 469 1.0
73Kosciusko County, Indiana 456 0.6
23Buchanan County, Iowa 420 2.0
6Daviess County, Missouri 414 5.2
57Hillsdale County, Michigan 414 0.9
20Hart County, Kentucky 408 2.3
27Juniata County, Pennsylvania 408 1.8
103Chautauqua County, New York 402 0.3
92Eau Claire County, Wisconsin 402 0.4
32Randolph County, Missouri 402 1.6
27Fillmore County, Minnesota 378 1.8
100St. Lawrence County, New York 378 0.3
37Adams County, Ohio 375 1.4
116Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 368 0.2
93Saint Mary's County, Maryland 350 0.4
79Montcalm County, Michigan 345 0.6
99Steuben County, New York 345 0.4
28Green Lake County, Wisconsin 335 1.8
104Mercer County, Pennsylvania 335 0.3
44Gladwin County, Michigan 323 1.2
110Medina County, Ohio 320 0.2
65De Kalb County, Indiana 308 0.8
60Coshocton County, Ohio 300 0.8
15Martin County, Indiana 296 2.9
108Richland County, Ohio 296 0.2
93Christian County, Kentucky 294 0.4
16Howard County, Iowa 276 2.8
36Orange County, Indiana 274 1.4
33Parke County, Indiana 273 1.6
81Allegany County, New York 268 0.5
24Buffalo County, Wisconsin 268 1.9
59Clare County, Michigan 268 0.9
14Crittenden County, Kentucky 268 2.9
81Grant County, Wisconsin 268 0.5
93Reno County, Kansas 268 0.4
88Venango County, Pennsylvania 268 0.5
74Warren County, Pennsylvania 268 0.6
68Barren County, Kentucky 260 0.7
77Perry County, Pennsylvania 254 0.6
106Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 244 0.3
49Jay County, Indiana 228 1.1
43Rush County, Indiana 228 1.3
44Montour County, Pennsylvania 226 1.2
80Guernsey County, Ohio 225 0.6
67Hardin County, Ohio 222 0.7
35Monroe County, Ohio 219 1.4
91Newaygo County, Michigan 213 0.4
75Lawrence County, Missouri 210 0.6
125Stark County, Ohio 210 0.1
81Mayes County, Oklahoma 207 0.5
89Sanilac County, Michigan 207 0.5
97Sauk County, Wisconsin 207 0.4
49Taylor County, Wisconsin 207 1.1
111Eaton County, Michigan 204 0.2
74Seneca County, New York 204 0.6
55Henry County, Missouri 201 0.9
85Jefferson County, Illinois 201 0.5
41Macon County, Missouri 201 1.3
48Pike County, Missouri 201 1.1
18Van Buren County, Iowa 201 2.6
86Mecosta County, Michigan 198 0.5
22Oscoda County, Michigan 198 2.1
126York County, Pennsylvania 186 0.1
116Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 182 0.2
108Wayne County, Indiana 166 0.2
101Noble County, Indiana 154 0.3
97Union County, Pennsylvania 153 0.4
113Howard County, Indiana 150 0.2
101Logan County, Ohio 150 0.3
90Steuben County, Indiana 150 0.5
31Switzerland County, Indiana 150 1.7
80Washington County, Indiana 150 0.6
84Carroll County, Ohio 148 0.5
87Gallia County, Ohio 148 0.5
109Clinton County, Michigan 140 0.2
30Anderson County, Kansas 138 1.7
93Green County, Wisconsin 138 0.4
76Lincoln County, Kentucky 138 0.6
120Marathon County, Wisconsin 138 0.1
76Osceola County, Michigan 138 0.6
58Casey County, Kentucky 136 0.9
126Erie County, Pennsylvania 136 0.1
40Lewis County, Missouri 136 1.3
35Lucas County, Iowa 136 1.4
52Moultrie County, Illinois 136 1.0
101Polk County, Wisconsin 136 0.3
101Shawano County, Wisconsin 136 0.3
119Sheboygan County, Wisconsin 136 0.1
85Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 136 0.5
108Tuscola County, Michigan 136 0.2
51Wadena County, Minnesota 136 1.0
63Adair County, Kentucky 134 0.8
90Carroll County, Tennessee 134 0.5
110Herkimer County, New York 134 0.2
88Mason County, Michigan 134 0.5
105Montgomery County, New York 134 0.3
64Pike County, Illinois 134 0.8
111Portage County, Wisconsin 134 0.2
98Snyder County, Pennsylvania 134 0.4
23Wayne County, Iowa 134 2.0
117Hardin County, Kentucky 133 0.1
115Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 132 0.2
78Waushara County, Wisconsin 132 0.6
106Winona County, Minnesota 132 0.3
82Todd County, Minnesota 130 0.5
96Mcdonough County, Illinois 126 0.4
71Lincoln County, Montana 122 0.7
62Todd County, Kentucky 95 0.8
125Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 89 0.1
83Giles County, Virginia 86 0.5
60Grundy County, Missouri 86 0.8
72Charlotte County, Virginia 80 0.6
118Huron County, Ohio 77 0.1
64Boundary County, Idaho 76 0.8
125Fairfield County, Ohio 76 0.1
105Pike County, Ohio 76 0.3
102Decatur County, Indiana 75 0.3
112Defiance County, Ohio 75 0.2
97Fulton County, Indiana 75 0.4
113Jackson County, Indiana 75 0.2
122Muskingum County, Ohio 75 0.1
107Whitley County, Indiana 75 0.2
120Marion County, Ohio 74 0.1
85Morgan County, Ohio 74 0.5
124Columbiana County, Ohio 73 0.1
126Portage County, Ohio 73 0.1
121Jefferson County, Ohio 72 0.1
114Calumet County, Wisconsin 70 0.2
123Cecil County, Maryland 70 0.1
127Muskegon County, Michigan 70 0.0
114Pulaski County, Missouri 70 0.2
121Rogers County, Oklahoma 70 0.1
122Van Buren County, Michigan 70 0.1
124Wayne County, New York 70 0.1
126Calhoun County, Michigan 69 0.1
46Coal County, Oklahoma 69 1.1
106Lewis County, New York 69 0.3
106Logan County, Kentucky 69 0.3
87Missaukee County, Michigan 69 0.5
106Polk County, Missouri 69 0.3
108Wexford County, Michigan 69 0.2
96Wright County, Missouri 69 0.4
89Allamakee County, Iowa 68 0.5
120Bradford County, Pennsylvania 68 0.1
98Breckinridge County, Kentucky 68 0.4
70Carroll County, Missouri 68 0.7
119Chippewa County, Wisconsin 68 0.1
54Clark County, Missouri 68 0.9
98Clayton County, Iowa 68 0.4
61Clearwater County, Minnesota 68 0.8
95Crawford County, Wisconsin 68 0.4
86Fleming County, Kentucky 68 0.5
124Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin 68 0.1
51Gentry County, Missouri 68 1.0
102Hickman County, Tennessee 68 0.3
100Jackson County, Iowa 68 0.3
124Lenawee County, Michigan 68 0.1
112Oconto County, Wisconsin 68 0.2
53Pepin County, Wisconsin 68 0.9
96Potter County, Pennsylvania 68 0.4
96Richland County, Wisconsin 68 0.4
32Schuyler County, Missouri 68 1.6
101Vernon County, Missouri 68 0.3
73Washington County, Kentucky 68 0.6
118Waupaca County, Wisconsin 68 0.1
122Wood County, Wisconsin 68 0.1
110Alpena County, Michigan 67 0.2
116Barron County, Wisconsin 67 0.2
94Cooper County, Missouri 67 0.4
101Hancock County, Illinois 67 0.3
65Harrison County, Missouri 67 0.8
99Jackson County, Wisconsin 67 0.4
120Pittsylvania County, Virginia 67 0.1
41Putnam County, Missouri 67 1.3
103Taylor County, Kentucky 67 0.3
103Texas County, Missouri 67 0.3
122Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 66 0.1
126Blair County, Pennsylvania 66 0.1
115Clarion County, Pennsylvania 66 0.2
107Iosco County, Michigan 66 0.2
69Livingston County, Kentucky 66 0.7
45Ringgold County, Iowa 66 1.2
119Coles County, Illinois 65 0.1
66Hickory County, Missouri 65 0.7
121Isabella County, Michigan 65 0.1
120Jackson County, Illinois 64 0.1
85Johnson County, Illinois 64 0.5
129Berks County, Pennsylvania 62 0.0
122Belmont County, Ohio 60 0.1
67Decatur County, Iowa 60 0.7
112Pontotoc County, Mississippi 51 0.2
92Rosebud County, Montana 40 0.4
123Stevens County, Washington 34 0.1
120Mason County, West Virginia 29 0.1
130Washington County, Arkansas 19 0.0
128Washington County, Virginia 14 0.0
126Gonzales County, Texas 10 0.1
125Roane County, West Virginia 10 0.1
129Bee County, Texas 7 0.0
127Eastland County, Texas 7 0.0
131Adams County, Pennsylvania -- 0.0
131Columbia County, Wisconsin -- 0.0
131Delaware County, Iowa -- 0.0
131Erath County, Texas -- 0.0
131Forest County, Pennsylvania -- 0.0
131Garrett County, Maryland -- 0.0
131Hopkins County, Texas -- 0.0
131Johnson County, Iowa -- 0.0
131Licking County, Ohio -- 0.0
131Madison County, Ohio -- 0.0
131Miami County, Ohio -- 0.0
131Mitchell County, Iowa -- 0.0
131Orleans County, New York -- 0.0
131Perry County, Ohio -- 0.0
131Pickaway County, Ohio -- 0.0
131Pine County, Minnesota -- 0.0
131Rock County, Wisconsin -- 0.0
131Sarasota County, Florida -- 0.0
131Stoddard County, Missouri -- 0.0
131Sullivan County, Missouri -- 0.0
131Tazewell County, Virginia -- 0.0
131Toombs County, Georgia -- 0.0
131Washington County, Ohio -- 0.0
131Yadkin County, North Carolina -- 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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