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