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The Southern Methodist Church was founded in 1939 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, who rejected that church's merger with the Methodist Episcopal Church and Methodist Protestant Church to form The Methodist Church in 1939.
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 Southern Methodist 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 |
Orangeburg County, South Carolina |
1,036 |
1.26 |
| 2 |
Clarendon County, South Carolina |
293 |
1.07 |
| 3 |
Marion County, South Carolina |
359 |
1.05 |
| 4 |
Red River Parish, Louisiana |
99 |
0.95 |
| 5 |
Wayne County, Mississippi |
164 |
0.86 |
| 6 |
Calhoun County, South Carolina |
91 |
0.75 |
| 7 |
Dorchester County, South Carolina |
375 |
0.64 |
| 7 |
Madison County, Florida |
95 |
0.64 |
| 8 |
Barnwell County, South Carolina |
124 |
0.62 |
| 9 |
Smith County, Tennessee |
75 |
0.5 |
| 10 |
Dillon County, South Carolina |
138 |
0.44 |
| 11 |
Darlington County, South Carolina |
243 |
0.39 |
| 12 |
Columbia County, Arkansas |
99 |
0.37 |
| 13 |
Wheeler County, Texas |
26 |
0.36 |
| 14 |
Bibb County, Alabama |
55 |
0.35 |
| 15 |
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana |
54 |
0.32 |
| 15 |
Florence County, South Carolina |
356 |
0.32 |
| 16 |
Bamberg County, South Carolina |
53 |
0.29 |
| 16 |
Lee County, South Carolina |
55 |
0.29 |
| 17 |
Newberry County, South Carolina |
82 |
0.26 |
| 18 |
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana |
199 |
0.25 |
| 19 |
Williamson County, Tennessee |
138 |
0.24 |
| 20 |
Sumter County, South Carolina |
192 |
0.22 |
| 21 |
Bedford County, Tennessee |
59 |
0.21 |
| 21 |
Forrest County, Mississippi |
140 |
0.21 |
| 21 |
Lauderdale County, Mississippi |
160 |
0.21 |
| 22 |
Clarke County, Mississippi |
32 |
0.19 |
| 22 |
Davidson County, Tennessee |
895 |
0.19 |
| 22 |
Lexington County, South Carolina |
265 |
0.19 |
| 22 |
Washington County, Georgia |
36 |
0.19 |
| 23 |
Lowndes County, Georgia |
121 |
0.18 |
| 23 |
Madison County, Tennessee |
133 |
0.18 |
| 24 |
Effingham County, Georgia |
31 |
0.17 |
| 24 |
Lafayette County, Mississippi |
54 |
0.17 |
| 24 |
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana |
68 |
0.17 |
| 25 |
Horry County, South Carolina |
162 |
0.16 |
| 25 |
Pike County, Mississippi |
59 |
0.16 |
| 26 |
De Soto Parish, Louisiana |
38 |
0.15 |
| 26 |
Laurens County, South Carolina |
79 |
0.15 |
| 26 |
Richmond County, Georgia |
265 |
0.15 |
| 27 |
Charleston County, South Carolina |
375 |
0.14 |
| 27 |
Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
53 |
0.14 |
| 27 |
Floyd County, Georgia |
112 |
0.14 |
| 27 |
Sumter County, Georgia |
42 |
0.14 |
| 28 |
Williamsburg County, South Carolina |
51 |
0.13 |
| 29 |
Bienville Parish, Louisiana |
20 |
0.12 |
| 29 |
Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
315 |
0.12 |
| 29 |
Monroe County, Tennessee |
35 |
0.12 |
| 29 |
Oconee County, South Carolina |
59 |
0.12 |
| 29 |
Webster Parish, Louisiana |
53 |
0.12 |
| 30 |
Aiken County, South Carolina |
116 |
0.11 |
| 30 |
Harrison County, Texas |
59 |
0.11 |
| 30 |
Humphreys County, Tennessee |
18 |
0.11 |
| 30 |
Tift County, Georgia |
35 |
0.11 |
| 31 |
Cass County, Texas |
28 |
0.1 |
| 31 |
Dale County, Alabama |
48 |
0.1 |
| 31 |
Martin County, Florida |
65 |
0.1 |
| 31 |
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
133 |
0.1 |
| 31 |
Suwannee County, Florida |
22 |
0.1 |
| 32 |
Bossier Parish, Louisiana |
70 |
0.09 |
| 32 |
Colquitt County, Georgia |
31 |
0.09 |
| 32 |
Copiah County, Mississippi |
23 |
0.09 |
| 32 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
34 |
0.09 |
| 32 |
Union County, Arkansas |
43 |
0.09 |
| 33 |
Colleton County, South Carolina |
26 |
0.08 |
| 33 |
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana |
31 |
0.08 |
| 33 |
Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
48 |
0.08 |
| 34 |
Campbell County, Virginia |
82 |
0.07 |
| 34 |
Dougherty County, Georgia |
69 |
0.07 |
| 34 |
Glynn County, Georgia |
41 |
0.07 |
| 34 |
Henry County, Tennessee |
19 |
0.07 |
| 34 |
Rockingham County, Virginia |
54 |
0.07 |
| 34 |
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |
95 |
0.07 |
| 35 |
Etowah County, Alabama |
60 |
0.06 |
| 36 |
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana |
10 |
0.05 |
| 36 |
Richland County, South Carolina |
137 |
0.05 |
| 37 |
Bibb County, Georgia |
49 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Denton County, Texas |
38 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Escambia County, Florida |
78 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Georgetown County, South Carolina |
12 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Greenville County, South Carolina |
94 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Hamilton County, Tennessee |
73 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Jefferson County, Alabama |
187 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Jefferson County, Texas |
68 |
0.03 |
| 38 |
Houston County, Alabama |
15 |
0.02 |
| 38 |
Madison County, Alabama |
46 |
0.02 |
| 38 |
Rutherford County, Tennessee |
20 |
0.02 |
| 38 |
Sarasota County, Florida |
33 |
0.02 |
| 38 |
Shelby County, Tennessee |
161 |
0.02 |
| 39 |
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana |
15 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Chatham County, Georgia |
30 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Cobb County, Georgia |
25 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Dallas County, Texas |
96 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
43 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Hillsborough County, Florida |
84 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Knox County, Tennessee |
18 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Mobile County, Alabama |
45 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
43 |
0.01 |
| 40 |
Duval County, Florida |
15 |
0 |
| 40 |
Fulton County, Georgia |
20 |
0 |
| 41 |
Berkeley County, South Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 41 |
Charles County, Maryland |
-- |
-- |
| 41 |
Columbia County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 41 |
Palm Beach County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 41 |
Smith County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 41 |
St. Lucie County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 41 |
Stafford County, Virginia |
-- |
-- |
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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]
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