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