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The Evangelical Presbyterian Church was formed by conservative Presbyterians in 1981 as the two major branches of American Presbyterianism prepared to merge (1983). The founders rejected the theological liberalism they found in their parent bodies.
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 Evangelical Presbyterian 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 |
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| 6 |
Shelby County, Tennessee |
13,973 |
1.51 |
| 2 |
Douglas County, Colorado |
8,904 |
3.12 |
| 50 |
Wayne County, Michigan |
5,048 |
0.28 |
| 15 |
Knox County, Tennessee |
4,240 |
0.98 |
| 27 |
Arapahoe County, Colorado |
3,559 |
0.62 |
| 43 |
Montgomery County, Maryland |
3,507 |
0.36 |
| 18 |
Hamilton County, Tennessee |
2,996 |
0.89 |
| 49 |
St. Louis County, Missouri |
2,908 |
0.29 |
| 53 |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
2,900 |
0.24 |
| 38 |
Tulsa County, Oklahoma |
2,660 |
0.44 |
| 7 |
Livingston County, Michigan |
2,626 |
1.45 |
| 59 |
Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
2,277 |
0.18 |
| 53 |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
2,188 |
0.24 |
| 53 |
Fresno County, California |
2,187 |
0.24 |
| 61 |
Sacramento County, California |
2,147 |
0.15 |
| 30 |
Forsyth County, North Carolina |
2,017 |
0.58 |
| 71 |
Harris County, Texas |
1,999 |
0.05 |
| 48 |
Jackson County, Missouri |
1,991 |
0.3 |
| 40 |
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
1,856 |
0.42 |
| 45 |
Washington County, Oregon |
1,806 |
0.34 |
| 57 |
Marion County, Indiana |
1,789 |
0.2 |
| 16 |
Boone County, Missouri |
1,558 |
0.96 |
| 44 |
Virginia Beach city, Virginia |
1,529 |
0.35 |
| 40 |
Placer County, California |
1,449 |
0.42 |
| 56 |
Lee County, Florida |
1,312 |
0.21 |
| 61 |
Kern County, California |
1,219 |
0.15 |
| 21 |
Tippecanoe County, Indiana |
1,191 |
0.69 |
| 9 |
Floyd County, Georgia |
1,178 |
1.22 |
| 56 |
Douglas County, Nebraska |
1,071 |
0.21 |
| 51 |
Orange County, New York |
974 |
0.26 |
| 68 |
Oakland County, Michigan |
936 |
0.08 |
| 10 |
Lynchburg city, Virginia |
915 |
1.21 |
| 59 |
Kane County, Illinois |
902 |
0.18 |
| 59 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
897 |
0.18 |
| 38 |
New Hanover County, North Carolina |
893 |
0.44 |
| 60 |
Jefferson County, Colorado |
865 |
0.16 |
| 11 |
Isabella County, Michigan |
781 |
1.11 |
| 12 |
Clallam County, Washington |
780 |
1.09 |
| 55 |
Washtenaw County, Michigan |
756 |
0.22 |
| 72 |
King County, Washington |
745 |
0.04 |
| 47 |
Buncombe County, North Carolina |
727 |
0.31 |
| 17 |
Hancock County, Ohio |
707 |
0.95 |
| 46 |
Clay County, Missouri |
706 |
0.32 |
| 54 |
Larimer County, Colorado |
704 |
0.23 |
| 58 |
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
677 |
0.19 |
| 70 |
Contra Costa County, California |
643 |
0.06 |
| 74 |
San Diego County, California |
630 |
0.02 |
| 70 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
629 |
0.06 |
| 38 |
Rankin County, Mississippi |
619 |
0.44 |
| 3 |
Miami County, Kansas |
610 |
1.86 |
| 62 |
Genesee County, Michigan |
594 |
0.14 |
| 70 |
Erie County, New York |
583 |
0.06 |
| 4 |
Alcorn County, Mississippi |
578 |
1.56 |
| 13 |
Ogle County, Illinois |
578 |
1.08 |
| 51 |
Washington County, Pennsylvania |
532 |
0.26 |
| 24 |
Lauderdale County, Mississippi |
530 |
0.66 |
| 25 |
Howard County, Indiana |
527 |
0.64 |
| 56 |
Weld County, Colorado |
523 |
0.21 |
| 37 |
Douglas County, Kansas |
513 |
0.46 |
| 35 |
Nevada County, California |
513 |
0.52 |
| 70 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
510 |
0.06 |
| 60 |
Henrico County, Virginia |
499 |
0.16 |
| 43 |
Florence County, South Carolina |
491 |
0.36 |
| 53 |
Jackson County, Oregon |
484 |
0.24 |
| 57 |
Mahoning County, Ohio |
484 |
0.2 |
| 58 |
Hinds County, Mississippi |
472 |
0.19 |
| 73 |
Broward County, Florida |
464 |
0.03 |
| 32 |
Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
425 |
0.55 |
| 53 |
Hernando County, Florida |
423 |
0.24 |
| 73 |
Hillsborough County, Florida |
422 |
0.03 |
| 34 |
Kosciusko County, Indiana |
408 |
0.53 |
| 69 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
405 |
0.07 |
| 25 |
Mercer County, West Virginia |
399 |
0.64 |
| 58 |
Henry County, Georgia |
378 |
0.19 |
| 12 |
Clinton County, Indiana |
363 |
1.09 |
| 65 |
Madison County, Alabama |
356 |
0.11 |
| 64 |
Rockingham County, New Hampshire |
343 |
0.12 |
| 55 |
Schenectady County, New York |
337 |
0.22 |
| 53 |
Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
322 |
0.24 |
| 73 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
320 |
0.03 |
| 37 |
Jones County, Mississippi |
311 |
0.46 |
| 67 |
Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
309 |
0.09 |
| 50 |
Ascension Parish, Louisiana |
303 |
0.28 |
| 70 |
Summit County, Ohio |
302 |
0.06 |
| 75 |
Maricopa County, Arizona |
297 |
0.01 |
| 48 |
Madison County, Mississippi |
283 |
0.3 |
| 47 |
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania |
279 |
0.31 |
| 41 |
Harrison County, Texas |
268 |
0.41 |
| 66 |
Horry County, South Carolina |
268 |
0.1 |
| 40 |
Washington County, New York |
266 |
0.42 |
| 49 |
Gallatin County, Montana |
264 |
0.29 |
| 61 |
Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
255 |
0.15 |
| 71 |
Camden County, New Jersey |
253 |
0.05 |
| 73 |
Hamilton County, Ohio |
238 |
0.03 |
| 8 |
Union County, Illinois |
237 |
1.33 |
| 47 |
Rockingham County, Virginia |
233 |
0.31 |
| 63 |
Vanderburgh County, Indiana |
230 |
0.13 |
| 73 |
Baltimore County, Maryland |
226 |
0.03 |
| 60 |
Johnson County, Indiana |
226 |
0.16 |
| 70 |
Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
226 |
0.06 |
| 64 |
Butler County, Pennsylvania |
224 |
0.12 |
| 74 |
Wake County, North Carolina |
222 |
0.02 |
| 14 |
Clay County, Mississippi |
213 |
1.03 |
| 44 |
Tipton County, Tennessee |
213 |
0.35 |
| 64 |
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
191 |
0.12 |
| 56 |
Grant County, Washington |
190 |
0.21 |
| 63 |
Lee County, Alabama |
188 |
0.13 |
| 74 |
Hartford County, Connecticut |
184 |
0.02 |
| 33 |
Macon County, North Carolina |
182 |
0.54 |
| 58 |
Dubuque County, Iowa |
178 |
0.19 |
| 34 |
Whitley County, Indiana |
176 |
0.53 |
| 42 |
Richmond County, North Carolina |
175 |
0.38 |
| 67 |
Kanawha County, West Virginia |
174 |
0.09 |
| 72 |
Onondaga County, New York |
173 |
0.04 |
| 74 |
Lake County, Illinois |
172 |
0.02 |
| 71 |
Butler County, Ohio |
168 |
0.05 |
| 61 |
Columbiana County, Ohio |
164 |
0.15 |
| 5 |
Tunica County, Mississippi |
164 |
1.52 |
| 26 |
Franklin County, Kansas |
163 |
0.63 |
| 67 |
Licking County, Ohio |
157 |
0.09 |
| 75 |
Bexar County, Texas |
155 |
0.01 |
| 22 |
Hockley County, Texas |
155 |
0.68 |
| 68 |
Anderson County, South Carolina |
146 |
0.08 |
| 20 |
Patrick County, Virginia |
143 |
0.77 |
| 67 |
Stearns County, Minnesota |
137 |
0.09 |
| 58 |
Shiawassee County, Michigan |
135 |
0.19 |
| 29 |
Clay County, Kentucky |
130 |
0.6 |
| 70 |
Gaston County, North Carolina |
127 |
0.06 |
| 75 |
Dallas County, Texas |
124 |
0.01 |
| 52 |
Gibson County, Tennessee |
124 |
0.25 |
| 75 |
Pinellas County, Florida |
124 |
0.01 |
| 44 |
Weakley County, Tennessee |
122 |
0.35 |
| 71 |
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana |
121 |
0.05 |
| 23 |
Avery County, North Carolina |
119 |
0.67 |
| 31 |
Nobles County, Minnesota |
119 |
0.56 |
| 28 |
Paulding County, Ohio |
119 |
0.61 |
| 73 |
York County, Pennsylvania |
118 |
0.03 |
| 50 |
DeKalb County, Indiana |
117 |
0.28 |
| 70 |
Elkhart County, Indiana |
116 |
0.06 |
| 1 |
Wichita County, Kansas |
115 |
5.15 |
| 64 |
Bowie County, Texas |
109 |
0.12 |
| 65 |
Albemarle County, Virginia |
107 |
0.11 |
| 63 |
Wilson County, North Carolina |
107 |
0.13 |
| 28 |
Fountain County, Indiana |
105 |
0.61 |
| 76 |
Miami-Dade County, Florida |
103 |
0 |
| 74 |
Denver County, Colorado |
102 |
0.02 |
| 58 |
Walton County, Florida |
102 |
0.19 |
| 72 |
Montgomery County, Alabama |
100 |
0.04 |
| 60 |
Haywood County, North Carolina |
97 |
0.16 |
| 74 |
Santa Barbara County, California |
91 |
0.02 |
| 63 |
Lonoke County, Arkansas |
89 |
0.13 |
| 63 |
Walker County, Georgia |
89 |
0.13 |
| 72 |
Niagara County, New York |
88 |
0.04 |
| 39 |
Dickinson County, Kansas |
85 |
0.43 |
| 71 |
Sullivan County, Tennessee |
84 |
0.05 |
| 61 |
Washington County, Virginia |
83 |
0.15 |
| 48 |
Cherokee County, North Carolina |
81 |
0.3 |
| 19 |
Marshall County, Kansas |
81 |
0.8 |
| 69 |
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |
79 |
0.07 |
| 61 |
Eagle County, Colorado |
76 |
0.15 |
| 71 |
Hampton city, Virginia |
75 |
0.05 |
| 68 |
Moore County, North Carolina |
74 |
0.08 |
| 69 |
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
74 |
0.07 |
| 64 |
Jackson County, Illinois |
73 |
0.12 |
| 76 |
Riverside County, California |
73 |
0 |
| 36 |
Missaukee County, Michigan |
72 |
0.48 |
| 63 |
Pender County, North Carolina |
70 |
0.13 |
| 71 |
Sussex County, New Jersey |
69 |
0.05 |
| 72 |
Kenton County, Kentucky |
68 |
0.04 |
| 75 |
Multnomah County, Oregon |
68 |
0.01 |
| 75 |
Hampden County, Massachusetts |
66 |
0.01 |
| 64 |
Cherokee County, South Carolina |
64 |
0.12 |
| 75 |
Pasco County, Florida |
64 |
0.01 |
| 71 |
Jasper County, Missouri |
63 |
0.05 |
| 71 |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
63 |
0.05 |
| 73 |
Butte County, California |
62 |
0.03 |
| 67 |
Greenwood County, South Carolina |
60 |
0.09 |
| 66 |
Lowndes County, Mississippi |
60 |
0.1 |
| 73 |
Yolo County, California |
60 |
0.03 |
| 74 |
York County, South Carolina |
56 |
0.02 |
| 64 |
Beltrami County, Minnesota |
55 |
0.12 |
| 75 |
Prince William County, Virginia |
53 |
0.01 |
| 70 |
Walton County, Georgia |
53 |
0.06 |
| 57 |
Iosco County, Michigan |
52 |
0.2 |
| 75 |
Pierce County, Washington |
52 |
0.01 |
| 75 |
Cameron County, Texas |
51 |
0.01 |
| 72 |
Wood County, Ohio |
50 |
0.04 |
| 65 |
Union County, Arkansas |
45 |
0.11 |
| 70 |
Elmore County, Alabama |
44 |
0.06 |
| 74 |
Leon County, Florida |
44 |
0.02 |
| 75 |
St. Charles County, Missouri |
44 |
0.01 |
| 70 |
Jefferson County, Ohio |
42 |
0.06 |
| 74 |
Muskegon County, Michigan |
42 |
0.02 |
| 65 |
Adams County, Mississippi |
36 |
0.11 |
| 62 |
Chattooga County, Georgia |
36 |
0.14 |
| 72 |
Roanoke city, Virginia |
36 |
0.04 |
| 75 |
Durham County, North Carolina |
35 |
0.01 |
| 76 |
Los Angeles County, California |
34 |
0 |
| 33 |
Covington city, Virginia |
32 |
0.54 |
| 75 |
St. Louis city, Missouri |
29 |
0.01 |
| 56 |
Lunenburg County, Virginia |
27 |
0.21 |
| 75 |
Webb County, Texas |
22 |
0.01 |
| 69 |
Henry County, Ohio |
19 |
0.07 |
| 73 |
Autauga County, Alabama |
16 |
0.03 |
| 72 |
Randolph County, Illinois |
12 |
0.04 |
| 75 |
Calhoun County, Michigan |
11 |
0.01 |
| 76 |
Madison County, Tennessee |
2 |
0 |
| 76 |
Beaufort County, South Carolina |
1 |
0 |
| 76 |
Essex County, Massachusetts |
1 |
0 |
| 76 |
Christian County, Missouri |
0 |
0 |
| 76 |
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana |
0 |
0 |
| 77 |
Alamance County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Arlington County, Virginia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Bossier Parish, Louisiana |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Chaffee County, Colorado |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Chesapeake city, Virginia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Chesterfield County, Virginia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Clark County, Kentucky |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Cleveland County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Cobb County, Georgia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Columbus County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
DeKalb County, Georgia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Escambia County, Alabama |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Franklin County, Georgia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Fredericksburg city, Virginia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Guilford County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Jefferson County, Kentucky |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Lake County, Ohio |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Macomb County, Michigan |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Madison County, Illinois |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
McLennan County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Menifee County, Kentucky |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Mobile County, Alabama |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Okaloosa County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Orange County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Pike County, Mississippi |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Pima County, Arizona |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Polk County, Iowa |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Randall County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Richland County, South Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Roanoke County, Virginia |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Rutherford County, Tennessee |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Seminole County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Shelby County, Alabama |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
St. Lucie County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Travis County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Union County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Volusia County, Florida |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Warren County, Missouri |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Washington County, Arkansas |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Whitman County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 77 |
Winston County, Mississippi |
-- |
-- |
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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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