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The American Association of Lutheran Churches was formed by conservative Lutheran ministers and lay people who did not wish to participate in the merger that created the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988.
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 American Association of Lutheran Churches. 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 |
|---|
| 2 |
Williams County, North Dakota |
1,461 |
6.91 |
| 22 |
St. Louis County, Minnesota |
687 |
0.35 |
| 7 |
Kendall County, Illinois |
636 |
1.61 |
| 33 |
Multnomah County, Oregon |
631 |
0.11 |
| 43 |
Los Angeles County, California |
621 |
0.01 |
| 1 |
Mountrail County, North Dakota |
587 |
8.36 |
| 31 |
Douglas County, Nebraska |
572 |
0.14 |
| 10 |
Chippewa County, Wisconsin |
550 |
1.05 |
| 39 |
Hennepin County, Minnesota |
548 |
0.05 |
| 4 |
Lake County, South Dakota |
470 |
4.45 |
| 25 |
Scott County, Iowa |
427 |
0.28 |
| 23 |
Black Hawk County, Iowa |
424 |
0.34 |
| 20 |
Story County, Iowa |
402 |
0.54 |
| 9 |
Iroquois County, Illinois |
388 |
1.26 |
| 13 |
Marinette County, Wisconsin |
355 |
0.88 |
| 40 |
Marion County, Indiana |
351 |
0.04 |
| 38 |
Ramsey County, Minnesota |
300 |
0.06 |
| 43 |
Orange County, California |
261 |
0.01 |
| 15 |
Polk County, Wisconsin |
260 |
0.75 |
| 41 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
246 |
0.03 |
| 35 |
Adams County, Colorado |
242 |
0.09 |
| 5 |
Richland County, Montana |
237 |
2.21 |
| 24 |
Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
204 |
0.29 |
| 6 |
Pocahontas County, Iowa |
197 |
2.07 |
| 30 |
Hampton city, Virginia |
195 |
0.15 |
| 3 |
Burke County, North Dakota |
166 |
5.53 |
| 44 |
Cook County, Illinois |
163 |
0 |
| 11 |
Faribault County, Minnesota |
154 |
0.91 |
| 38 |
Marion County, Oregon |
142 |
0.06 |
| 39 |
Seminole County, Florida |
142 |
0.05 |
| 9 |
Marshall County, Minnesota |
139 |
1.26 |
| 17 |
Buchanan County, Iowa |
127 |
0.61 |
| 41 |
Stanislaus County, California |
126 |
0.03 |
| 28 |
Sutter County, California |
126 |
0.2 |
| 14 |
Dodge County, Minnesota |
122 |
0.78 |
| 34 |
Yellowstone County, Montana |
116 |
0.1 |
| 13 |
Winnebago County, Iowa |
107 |
0.88 |
| 18 |
Jackson County, Wisconsin |
98 |
0.59 |
| 43 |
Nassau County, New York |
97 |
0.01 |
| 37 |
Rock County, Wisconsin |
94 |
0.07 |
| 26 |
Beltrami County, Minnesota |
88 |
0.26 |
| 28 |
Barron County, Wisconsin |
83 |
0.2 |
| 29 |
Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
81 |
0.16 |
| 16 |
Stevens County, Minnesota |
77 |
0.72 |
| 32 |
Ward County, North Dakota |
77 |
0.13 |
| 26 |
Pike County, Pennsylvania |
72 |
0.26 |
| 19 |
Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
70 |
0.55 |
| 44 |
King County, Washington |
68 |
0 |
| 39 |
Carroll County, Maryland |
65 |
0.05 |
| 21 |
Hancock County, Iowa |
64 |
0.51 |
| 25 |
Fayette County, Iowa |
62 |
0.28 |
| 36 |
Benton County, Oregon |
60 |
0.08 |
| 12 |
Kittson County, Minnesota |
52 |
0.9 |
| 31 |
Mecosta County, Michigan |
52 |
0.14 |
| 31 |
Polk County, Minnesota |
47 |
0.14 |
| 8 |
Divide County, North Dakota |
45 |
1.55 |
| 43 |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
42 |
0.01 |
| 42 |
San Luis Obispo County, California |
39 |
0.02 |
| 43 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
37 |
0.01 |
| 22 |
Sierra County, New Mexico |
35 |
0.35 |
| 33 |
Alpena County, Michigan |
34 |
0.11 |
| 34 |
Freeborn County, Minnesota |
33 |
0.1 |
| 36 |
Goodhue County, Minnesota |
31 |
0.08 |
| 43 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
28 |
0.01 |
| 27 |
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota |
22 |
0.25 |
| 44 |
Maricopa County, Arizona |
10 |
0 |
| 45 |
Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Bracken County, Kentucky |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Bremer County, Iowa |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Campbell County, Wyoming |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Clark County, Nevada |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Clark County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Cumberland County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Defiance County, Ohio |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Ellis County, Kansas |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Henry County, Ohio |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Highlands County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Ida County, Iowa |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Kern County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Kitsap County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Macomb County, Michigan |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Macon County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Miami County, Ohio |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Montgomery County, Maryland |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Morton County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Navajo County, Arizona |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Outagamie County, Wisconsin |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Pinal County, Arizona |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Sacramento County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
San Diego County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Seward County, Nebraska |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Tama County, Iowa |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Toole County, Montana |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Volusia County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Washington County, Colorado |
-- |
-- |
| 45 |
Washington County, Iowa |
-- |
-- |
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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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