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The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations was founded in 1962 by Rev. John P. Strand and others who rejected the merger of the Lutheran Free Church into the American Lutheran 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 Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. 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 |
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| 16 |
Kendall County, Illinois |
1,630 |
2.99 |
| 81 |
Hennepin County, Minnesota |
1,512 |
0.14 |
| 84 |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
1,361 |
0.11 |
| 1 |
Roseau County, Minnesota |
1,355 |
8.29 |
| 15 |
Polk County, Minnesota |
985 |
3.14 |
| 29 |
Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
936 |
1.64 |
| 7 |
Williams County, North Dakota |
889 |
4.5 |
| 41 |
LaSalle County, Illinois |
887 |
0.8 |
| 19 |
Carlton County, Minnesota |
814 |
2.57 |
| 24 |
Grundy County, Illinois |
751 |
2 |
| 66 |
Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
550 |
0.37 |
| 86 |
Snohomish County, Washington |
547 |
0.09 |
| 12 |
Pennington County, Minnesota |
538 |
3.96 |
| 3 |
Clearwater County, Minnesota |
536 |
6.36 |
| 8 |
Barnes County, North Dakota |
514 |
4.37 |
| 34 |
Goodhue County, Minnesota |
509 |
1.15 |
| 27 |
Brookings County, South Dakota |
486 |
1.72 |
| 43 |
Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
486 |
0.74 |
| 6 |
Marshall County, Minnesota |
465 |
4.58 |
| 83 |
Dakota County, Minnesota |
441 |
0.12 |
| 9 |
Pipestone County, Minnesota |
423 |
4.27 |
| 25 |
Stark County, North Dakota |
423 |
1.87 |
| 17 |
Walsh County, North Dakota |
367 |
2.96 |
| 21 |
Koochiching County, Minnesota |
360 |
2.51 |
| 4 |
Mountrail County, North Dakota |
331 |
4.99 |
| 18 |
Pope County, Minnesota |
318 |
2.83 |
| 20 |
Ramsey County, North Dakota |
307 |
2.54 |
| 14 |
Jefferson County, Nebraska |
305 |
3.66 |
| 69 |
Scott County, Minnesota |
303 |
0.34 |
| 63 |
Flathead County, Montana |
302 |
0.41 |
| 45 |
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota |
296 |
0.72 |
| 38 |
Iroquois County, Illinois |
295 |
0.94 |
| 89 |
Ventura County, California |
292 |
0.04 |
| 5 |
Big Stone County, Minnesota |
285 |
4.9 |
| 56 |
Clay County, Minnesota |
262 |
0.51 |
| 76 |
Cass County, North Dakota |
252 |
0.2 |
| 82 |
St. Louis County, Minnesota |
252 |
0.13 |
| 88 |
Douglas County, Nebraska |
250 |
0.05 |
| 52 |
Barron County, Wisconsin |
249 |
0.55 |
| 92 |
San Diego County, California |
248 |
0.01 |
| 28 |
Wadena County, Minnesota |
229 |
1.67 |
| 65 |
Ward County, North Dakota |
229 |
0.39 |
| 46 |
Douglas County, Minnesota |
226 |
0.69 |
| 10 |
Brule County, South Dakota |
223 |
4.16 |
| 92 |
King County, Washington |
223 |
0.01 |
| 62 |
Clinton County, Iowa |
213 |
0.42 |
| 16 |
Benson County, North Dakota |
208 |
2.99 |
| 35 |
Hardin County, Iowa |
208 |
1.11 |
| 70 |
Marquette County, Michigan |
201 |
0.31 |
| 74 |
Wright County, Minnesota |
194 |
0.22 |
| 23 |
Traill County, North Dakota |
185 |
2.18 |
| 26 |
Alger County, Michigan |
180 |
1.83 |
| 55 |
Green County, Wisconsin |
175 |
0.52 |
| 51 |
Becker County, Minnesota |
170 |
0.57 |
| 63 |
Chisago County, Minnesota |
168 |
0.41 |
| 57 |
Clatsop County, Oregon |
166 |
0.47 |
| 64 |
Polk County, Wisconsin |
165 |
0.4 |
| 84 |
Rock County, Wisconsin |
165 |
0.11 |
| 49 |
Codington County, South Dakota |
157 |
0.61 |
| 88 |
Anoka County, Minnesota |
147 |
0.05 |
| 57 |
Logan County, Illinois |
146 |
0.47 |
| 13 |
Nelson County, North Dakota |
143 |
3.85 |
| 30 |
Roberts County, South Dakota |
143 |
1.43 |
| 87 |
Whatcom County, Washington |
140 |
0.08 |
| 87 |
Douglas County, Colorado |
139 |
0.08 |
| 22 |
Kingsbury County, South Dakota |
135 |
2.32 |
| 50 |
Buchanan County, Iowa |
127 |
0.6 |
| 70 |
Wharton County, Texas |
126 |
0.31 |
| 36 |
Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
125 |
1.03 |
| 81 |
DeKalb County, Illinois |
125 |
0.14 |
| 33 |
Roosevelt County, Montana |
125 |
1.18 |
| 73 |
Kay County, Oklahoma |
123 |
0.26 |
| 92 |
Marion County, Indiana |
121 |
0.01 |
| 71 |
Beltrami County, Minnesota |
119 |
0.3 |
| 84 |
La Crosse County, Wisconsin |
117 |
0.11 |
| 70 |
Houghton County, Michigan |
113 |
0.31 |
| 91 |
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |
113 |
0.02 |
| 11 |
Griggs County, North Dakota |
110 |
3.99 |
| 31 |
Hutchinson County, South Dakota |
110 |
1.36 |
| 47 |
Hamilton County, Iowa |
108 |
0.66 |
| 77 |
Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
107 |
0.19 |
| 44 |
Presque Isle County, Michigan |
105 |
0.73 |
| 2 |
Harding County, South Dakota |
103 |
7.61 |
| 62 |
Lincoln County, South Dakota |
102 |
0.42 |
| 34 |
Turner County, South Dakota |
102 |
1.15 |
| 63 |
Meade County, South Dakota |
100 |
0.41 |
| 92 |
Pierce County, Washington |
100 |
0.01 |
| 53 |
Richland County, North Dakota |
98 |
0.54 |
| 42 |
Watonwan County, Minnesota |
94 |
0.79 |
| 89 |
Larimer County, Colorado |
91 |
0.04 |
| 50 |
Bayfield County, Wisconsin |
90 |
0.6 |
| 89 |
Greene County, Missouri |
90 |
0.04 |
| 79 |
Grant County, Wisconsin |
84 |
0.17 |
| 92 |
Pima County, Arizona |
83 |
0.01 |
| 32 |
Thayer County, Nebraska |
81 |
1.34 |
| 76 |
Mower County, Minnesota |
77 |
0.2 |
| 76 |
Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
75 |
0.2 |
| 68 |
Yankton County, South Dakota |
75 |
0.35 |
| 72 |
Pine County, Minnesota |
74 |
0.28 |
| 58 |
Massac County, Illinois |
70 |
0.46 |
| 75 |
Morrison County, Minnesota |
68 |
0.21 |
| 54 |
Union County, South Dakota |
67 |
0.53 |
| 78 |
Bryan County, Oklahoma |
64 |
0.18 |
| 82 |
Boone County, Indiana |
62 |
0.13 |
| 92 |
Hidalgo County, Texas |
62 |
0.01 |
| 88 |
Stearns County, Minnesota |
62 |
0.05 |
| 89 |
Baldwin County, Alabama |
60 |
0.04 |
| 37 |
Day County, South Dakota |
60 |
0.96 |
| 80 |
Dunn County, Wisconsin |
60 |
0.15 |
| 93 |
Cook County, Illinois |
55 |
0 |
| 92 |
Spokane County, Washington |
55 |
0.01 |
| 39 |
Dewey County, South Dakota |
53 |
0.89 |
| 93 |
Maricopa County, Arizona |
52 |
0 |
| 48 |
Swisher County, Texas |
52 |
0.62 |
| 82 |
Atascosa County, Texas |
50 |
0.13 |
| 72 |
Dodge County, Minnesota |
50 |
0.28 |
| 71 |
Wright County, Iowa |
43 |
0.3 |
| 93 |
Harris County, Texas |
41 |
0 |
| 40 |
Marshall County, South Dakota |
39 |
0.85 |
| 85 |
Delta County, Michigan |
38 |
0.1 |
| 93 |
Prince George's County, Maryland |
38 |
0 |
| 61 |
Mercer County, North Dakota |
37 |
0.43 |
| 90 |
Wichita County, Texas |
37 |
0.03 |
| 87 |
Douglas County, Wisconsin |
36 |
0.08 |
| 59 |
Ontonagon County, Michigan |
35 |
0.45 |
| 57 |
Howard County, Nebraska |
31 |
0.47 |
| 67 |
Pembina County, North Dakota |
31 |
0.36 |
| 87 |
Brown County, South Dakota |
30 |
0.08 |
| 93 |
Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
30 |
0 |
| 92 |
Lane County, Oregon |
30 |
0.01 |
| 89 |
Warren County, New York |
28 |
0.04 |
| 60 |
Ransom County, North Dakota |
26 |
0.44 |
| 89 |
Burleigh County, North Dakota |
25 |
0.04 |
| 92 |
Brevard County, Florida |
24 |
0.01 |
| 77 |
Winnebago County, Iowa |
22 |
0.19 |
| 93 |
Los Angeles County, California |
20 |
0 |
| 93 |
Ramsey County, Minnesota |
18 |
0 |
| 88 |
Isanti County, Minnesota |
16 |
0.05 |
| 93 |
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
15 |
0 |
| 75 |
Pepin County, Wisconsin |
15 |
0.21 |
| 88 |
Aitkin County, Minnesota |
8 |
0.05 |
| 93 |
Arapahoe County, Colorado |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
Bosque County, Texas |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
Butler County, Pennsylvania |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
Mahoning County, Ohio |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
Pierce County, North Dakota |
0 |
0 |
| 94 |
Baraga County, Michigan |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Bastrop County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Baxter County, Arkansas |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Beaverhead County, Montana |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Berks County, Pennsylvania |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Bristol County, Massachusetts |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Cameron County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Cavalier County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Cedar County, Nebraska |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Champaign County, Illinois |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Cheyenne County, Kansas |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Clark County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Curry County, Oregon |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Dallas County, Alabama |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Dane County, Wisconsin |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Davison County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Dickinson County, Michigan |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Douglas County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Dunn County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Faribault County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Finney County, Kansas |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Ford County, Illinois |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Franklin County, Ohio |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Gibson County, Tennessee |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Gogebic County, Michigan |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Grant County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Hettinger County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Iowa County, Wisconsin |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Kanabec County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Kern County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Lafayette County, Wisconsin |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Lake County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Licking County, Ohio |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Lincoln County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Monterey County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Morgan County, Missouri |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Nassau County, New York |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Norman County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Orange County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Pend Oreille County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Peoria County, Illinois |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Perry County, Pennsylvania |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Phelps County, Nebraska |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Putnam County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Riverside County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
San Joaquin County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Sarasota County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Skagit County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Somervell County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
St. Croix County, Wisconsin |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
St. Louis County, Missouri |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Steele County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Stutsman County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Towner County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Waseca County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Washington County, Maryland |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Washington County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Wells County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Wilkin County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 94 |
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
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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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