Evangelical Church Counties (1980) [ Metro Areas | States ]

• 1980

The Evangelical Church of North America was founded in 1968 by former members of the Evangelical United Brethren who rejected that church's merger into the United Methodist Church.

Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. counties on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Evangelical Church. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.

Congregational "Adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. "Percent" is the percentage of the total population that belongs to that denomination. Note: Adherents are sometimes residents of a county different than the location of their congregation.

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Complete List

Ranking	County   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
26	Multnomah County, Oregon	1,540	0.27
18	Marion County, Oregon	951	0.46
21	Clackamas County, Oregon	891	0.37
10	Linn County, Oregon	859	0.96
25	Lane County, Oregon	782	0.28
16	Yellowstone County, Montana	553	0.51
45	King County, Washington	503	0.04
30	Clark County, Washington	391	0.2
12	McKean County, Pennsylvania	385	0.76
29	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	363	0.23
32	Yakima County, Washington	302	0.18
17	Yamhill County, Oregon	270	0.49
39	Washington County, Oregon	263	0.11
42	Spokane County, Washington	260	0.08
23	Benton County, Oregon	220	0.32
35	Madison County, Indiana	210	0.15
27	Clearfield County, Pennsylvania	206	0.25
27	Cascade County, Montana	198	0.25
19	Polk County, Oregon	195	0.43
2	Stillwater County, Montana	183	3.27
14	Adair County, Missouri	169	0.68
22	Warren County, Pennsylvania	162	0.34
13	Wasco County, Oregon	154	0.71
6	Cavalier County, North Dakota	138	1.81
48	Hennepin County, Minnesota	133	0.01
8	Dawson County, Montana	122	1.03
31	Venango County, Pennsylvania	121	0.19
28	Chelan County, Washington	110	0.24
24	Noble County, Indiana	110	0.31
46	York County, Pennsylvania	108	0.03
19	Bremer County, Iowa	107	0.43
45	Erie County, Pennsylvania	106	0.04
36	Missoula County, Montana	106	0.14
1	Prairie County, Montana	97	5.28
30	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania	83	0.2
29	Columbia County, Oregon	82	0.23
29	Lincoln County, Oregon	82	0.23
22	Stutsman County, North Dakota	81	0.34
11	Valley County, Montana	79	0.77
5	Sweet Grass County, Montana	75	2.33
37	Lewis County, Washington	71	0.13
4	McCone County, Montana	70	2.59
3	Golden Valley County, North Dakota	63	2.63
30	Chilton County, Alabama	60	0.2
49	Wayne County, Michigan	60	0
9	Knox County, Missouri	55	1
29	Mahaska County, Iowa	53	0.23
41	McKinley County, New Mexico	53	0.09
48	Jefferson County, Alabama	50	0.01
41	St. Joseph County, Michigan	50	0.09
42	Henry County, Illinois	48	0.08
47	Cameron County, Texas	46	0.02
7	Kidder County, North Dakota	46	1.2
47	St. Louis County, Minnesota	46	0.02
24	Wadena County, Minnesota	44	0.31
40	Marshall County, Iowa	42	0.1
34	Carroll County, Ohio	41	0.16
33	Jay County, Indiana	40	0.17
29	Dakota County, Nebraska	38	0.23
37	Brown County, Minnesota	37	0.13
49	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	37	0
45	Woodbury County, Iowa	37	0.04
46	Richland County, Ohio	34	0.03
15	Sheridan County, Montana	33	0.61
44	Marion County, Ohio	31	0.05
20	Blaine County, Montana	29	0.41
34	Hill County, Montana	29	0.16
46	Vermilion County, Illinois	27	0.03
37	Redwood County, Minnesota	25	0.13
42	Jessamine County, Kentucky	21	0.08
41	Williams County, North Dakota	21	0.09
46	Deschutes County, Oregon	18	0.03
44	Franklin County, Washington	18	0.05
45	Gallatin County, Montana	16	0.04
48	Hinds County, Mississippi	16	0.01
43	Plymouth County, Iowa	15	0.06
46	Otter Tail County, Minnesota	14	0.03
48	LaSalle County, Illinois	11	0.01
36	McHenry County, North Dakota	11	0.14
47	Flathead County, Montana	9	0.02
38	Mountrail County, North Dakota	9	0.12
48	Stearns County, Minnesota	9	0.01
47	Webster County, Missouri	5	0.02
50	Anoka County, Minnesota	--	--
50	Buchanan County, Iowa	--	--
50	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	--	--
50	Burleigh County, North Dakota	--	--
50	Campbell County, Wyoming	--	--
50	Chippewa County, Minnesota	--	--
50	Clinton County, Michigan	--	--
50	Elkhart County, Indiana	--	--
50	Grant County, Indiana	--	--
50	Hamilton County, Indiana	--	--
50	Harlan County, Kentucky	--	--
50	Henry County, Iowa	--	--
50	Jackson County, Ohio	--	--
50	Jefferson County, Ohio	--	--
50	Laramie County, Wyoming	--	--
50	Musselshell County, Montana	--	--
50	Peach County, Georgia	--	--
50	Pierce County, Washington	--	--
50	Pike County, Illinois	--	--
50	Scott County, Minnesota	--	--
50	Sheridan County, Wyoming	--	--
50	Snohomish County, Washington	--	--
50	Sullivan County, Indiana	--	--
50	Van Buren County, Arkansas	--	--
50	Wayne County, Indiana	--	--
50	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	--	--

^* In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.

However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.

Source

2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]