Hutterian Brethren Counties (2000) [ Metro Areas | States ]

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Small groups of Hutterites derive their names from Jacob Hutter, a sixteenth-century Anabaptist. Many believers are of German descent and still use their native tongue at home and in church. "Colonies" share property, practice non-resistance, dress plainly, do not participate in politics, and operate their own schools.

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 who are Hutterian Brethren. 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	Faulk County, South Dakota	400	15.15
2	Clark County, South Dakota	500	12.07
3	Meagher County, Montana	200	10.35
4	Golden Valley County, Montana	100	9.6
5	Pondera County, Montana	600	9.34
6	Liberty County, Montana	200	9.27
7	Wheatland County, Montana	200	8.85
8	Hanson County, South Dakota	200	6.37
9	Douglas County, South Dakota	200	5.78
10	Toole County, Montana	300	5.7
11	Teton County, Montana	300	4.65
12	Edmunds County, South Dakota	200	4.58
13	Musselshell County, Montana	200	4.45
14	Jerauld County, South Dakota	100	4.36
15	Phillips County, Montana	200	4.35
16	Judith Basin County, Montana	100	4.29
17	LaMoure County, North Dakota	200	4.25
18	Fergus County, Montana	500	4.2
19	Spink County, South Dakota	300	4.02
20	Glacier County, Montana	500	3.77
21	Sanborn County, South Dakota	100	3.74
22	Hutchinson County, South Dakota	300	3.72
23	Hamlin County, South Dakota	200	3.61
24	Dickey County, North Dakota	200	3.47
24	Miner County, South Dakota	100	3.47
25	Big Stone County, Minnesota	200	3.44
25	Kingsbury County, South Dakota	200	3.44
25	McPherson County, South Dakota	100	3.44
26	Charles Mix County, South Dakota	300	3.21
27	Blaine County, Montana	200	2.85
28	Bon Homme County, South Dakota	200	2.75
29	Hand County, South Dakota	100	2.67
30	Hill County, Montana	400	2.4
31	Sargent County, North Dakota	100	2.29
32	Marshall County, South Dakota	100	2.19
33	Lincoln County, Washington	200	1.96
34	Brule County, South Dakota	100	1.86
35	Lake County, South Dakota	200	1.77
36	McCook County, South Dakota	100	1.71
37	Chouteau County, Montana	100	1.68
38	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	200	1.64
39	Davison County, South Dakota	300	1.6
40	Lincoln County, Minnesota	100	1.56
41	Moody County, South Dakota	100	1.52
42	Sibley County, Minnesota	200	1.3
43	Beadle County, South Dakota	200	1.17
44	Brown County, South Dakota	400	1.13
45	Roberts County, South Dakota	100	1
46	Walsh County, North Dakota	100	0.81
47	Big Horn County, Montana	100	0.79
48	Brookings County, South Dakota	200	0.71
49	Adams County, Washington	100	0.61
50	Cascade County, Montana	400	0.5
51	Yankton County, South Dakota	100	0.46
52	Grant County, Washington	200	0.27
53	Mower County, Minnesota	100	0.26
54	Clay County, Minnesota	100	0.2
55	Lewis and Clark County, Montana	100	0.18
56	Yellowstone County, Montana	100	0.08
57	Spokane County, Washington	100	0.02
58	Beckham County, Oklahoma	--	--
58	Champaign County, Ohio	--	--
58	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	--	--
58	Grant County, North Dakota	--	--
58	Greene County, New York	--	--
58	Litchfield County, Connecticut	--	--
58	Polk County, Minnesota	--	--
58	Roosevelt County, Montana	--	--
58	Tripp County, South Dakota	--	--
58	Ulster County, New York	--	--
58	Umatilla County, Oregon	--	--

^* 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]