Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Counties (2010) [ Metro Areas | States ]

• 2010

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 Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. 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
189	Maricopa County, Arizona	12,235	0.32
191	Orange County, California	8,965	0.3
106	Dakota County, Minnesota	7,869	1.97
165	Franklin County, Ohio	7,530	0.65
169	Hennepin County, Minnesota	6,912	0.6
7	McLeod County, Minnesota	6,152	16.79
41	Sherburne County, Minnesota	5,486	6.2
26	Waupaca County, Wisconsin	5,221	9.96
55	Woodbury County, Iowa	4,921	4.82
205	San Diego County, California	4,556	0.15
69	Wright County, Minnesota	4,477	3.59
216	Los Angeles County, California	4,322	0.04
148	Polk County, Iowa	4,125	0.96
90	Rowan County, North Carolina	3,715	2.68
165	Douglas County, Nebraska	3,387	0.65
71	Eau Claire County, Wisconsin	3,355	3.4
146	Anoka County, Minnesota	3,279	0.99
82	Comal County, Texas	3,247	2.99
132	Harford County, Maryland	3,223	1.32
132	Washington County, Minnesota	3,134	1.32
22	Dickinson County, Michigan	2,911	11.12
129	Linn County, Iowa	2,852	1.35
182	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	2,700	0.41
175	Ramsey County, Minnesota	2,674	0.53
176	Kane County, Illinois	2,658	0.52
172	York County, Pennsylvania	2,453	0.56
88	Story County, Iowa	2,448	2.73
31	Platte County, Nebraska	2,421	7.51
6	Shelby County, Iowa	2,398	19.71
207	Wayne County, Michigan	2,355	0.13
89	Victoria County, Texas	2,334	2.69
124	Sarpy County, Nebraska	2,303	1.45
108	Boone County, Kentucky	2,275	1.91
178	Lucas County, Ohio	2,168	0.49
125	Cass County, North Dakota	2,139	1.43
58	Cerro Gordo County, Iowa	2,062	4.67
178	Williamson County, Texas	2,060	0.49
29	Brown County, Minnesota	2,011	7.77
71	Clay County, Minnesota	2,008	3.4
193	Lake County, Illinois	1,895	0.27
198	Kern County, California	1,831	0.22
202	Salt Lake County, Utah	1,818	0.18
2	Foster County, North Dakota	1,812	54.2
56	Oconto County, Wisconsin	1,805	4.79
53	Kendall County, Texas	1,735	5.19
195	El Paso County, Colorado	1,569	0.25
210	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	1,548	0.1
109	Cascade County, Montana	1,531	1.88
154	Benton County, Washington	1,508	0.86
125	Cowlitz County, Washington	1,462	1.43
212	Tarrant County, Texas	1,452	0.08
10	Phelps County, Nebraska	1,438	15.65
213	King County, Washington	1,431	0.07
119	Flathead County, Montana	1,401	1.54
8	Mercer County, North Dakota	1,401	16.63
34	Lavaca County, Texas	1,384	7.18
201	Snohomish County, Washington	1,357	0.19
81	Polk County, Wisconsin	1,342	3.04
117	St. Croix County, Wisconsin	1,321	1.57
126	Roanoke County, Virginia	1,312	1.42
180	Boulder County, Colorado	1,287	0.44
137	Walworth County, Wisconsin	1,286	1.26
85	Monroe County, Wisconsin	1,270	2.84
121	Burleigh County, North Dakota	1,214	1.49
46	Fillmore County, Minnesota	1,193	5.72
97	Effingham County, Georgia	1,182	2.26
174	Niagara County, New York	1,175	0.54
1	Daniels County, Montana	1,169	66.76
35	Lee County, Texas	1,166	7.02
144	La Crosse County, Wisconsin	1,160	1.01
5	Marshall County, South Dakota	1,154	24.79
173	Yavapai County, Arizona	1,154	0.55
158	Monroe County, Michigan	1,153	0.76
104	Otter Tail County, Minnesota	1,146	2
153	Guadalupe County, Texas	1,140	0.87
208	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	1,134	0.12
203	Will County, Illinois	1,123	0.17
80	Douglas County, Minnesota	1,112	3.09
209	Montgomery County, Maryland	1,112	0.11
105	Tuscola County, Michigan	1,110	1.99
173	Union County, North Carolina	1,105	0.55
3	Sheridan County, Montana	1,088	32.15
36	Hamilton County, Iowa	1,085	6.92
86	Webster County, Iowa	1,070	2.81
12	Burt County, Nebraska	1,048	15.28
163	Madera County, California	1,040	0.69
115	Sandusky County, Ohio	1,019	1.67
187	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	1,018	0.34
147	Bonneville County, Idaho	1,007	0.97
17	Adair County, Iowa	981	12.77
33	Wright County, Iowa	967	7.31
187	Douglas County, Colorado	960	0.34
185	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	958	0.36
102	Medina County, Texas	955	2.08
23	McLean County, North Dakota	943	10.52
210	Pima County, Arizona	942	0.1
67	Todd County, Minnesota	941	3.78
158	Richland County, Ohio	940	0.76
209	Duval County, Florida	931	0.11
162	Washington County, Wisconsin	931	0.71
127	Dallas County, Iowa	929	1.4
59	Dodge County, Minnesota	929	4.62
123	Crow Wing County, Minnesota	917	1.47
139	Jefferson County, Wisconsin	917	1.1
84	Polk County, Minnesota	911	2.88
92	Bureau County, Illinois	899	2.57
49	Redwood County, Minnesota	893	5.56
104	Crawford County, Ohio	876	2
210	Macomb County, Michigan	870	0.1
11	Atchison County, Missouri	869	15.29
177	Winnebago County, Wisconsin	837	0.5
118	Darke County, Ohio	819	1.55
44	Wadena County, Minnesota	806	5.82
75	Lawrence County, South Dakota	787	3.27
208	Jefferson County, Alabama	785	0.12
91	Logan County, Illinois	781	2.58
206	Jefferson County, Colorado	774	0.14
18	Pondera County, Montana	771	12.53
101	Wapello County, Iowa	753	2.11
61	Clay County, Iowa	752	4.51
214	Palm Beach County, Florida	732	0.06
111	Jim Wells County, Texas	730	1.79
212	Erie County, New York	716	0.08
179	Rock Island County, Illinois	714	0.48
15	Walworth County, South Dakota	713	13.11
212	Fresno County, California	708	0.08
192	Thurston County, Washington	704	0.28
21	Audubon County, Iowa	689	11.26
135	Chisago County, Minnesota	689	1.28
60	Butler County, Iowa	685	4.61
120	Lincoln County, South Dakota	679	1.51
162	Northumberland County, Pennsylvania	675	0.71
129	Kerr County, Texas	672	1.35
110	Lee County, Illinois	671	1.86
113	Livingston County, Illinois	670	1.72
70	Davison County, South Dakota	665	3.41
4	Gosper County, Nebraska	657	32.14
188	St. Louis County, Minnesota	652	0.33
208	Brevard County, Florida	642	0.12
194	Weber County, Utah	609	0.26
19	Johnson County, Nebraska	607	11.64
218	Miami-Dade County, Florida	600	0.02
211	San Joaquin County, California	590	0.09
197	Kitsap County, Washington	583	0.23
194	York County, South Carolina	583	0.26
201	Winnebago County, Illinois	571	0.19
199	San Luis Obispo County, California	565	0.21
131	Dubois County, Indiana	559	1.33
24	Thayer County, Nebraska	549	10.5
200	Horry County, South Carolina	543	0.2
54	Blanco County, Texas	536	5.11
72	Washburn County, Wisconsin	534	3.36
218	Dallas County, Texas	531	0.02
47	Charles Mix County, South Dakota	520	5.7
152	Whiteside County, Illinois	517	0.88
52	Humboldt County, Iowa	515	5.25
211	Montgomery County, Ohio	504	0.09
198	Lake County, Ohio	499	0.22
173	Gallatin County, Montana	496	0.55
198	Chesapeake city, Virginia	494	0.22
108	Lyon County, Minnesota	494	1.91
149	Ogle County, Illinois	493	0.92
79	Roseau County, Minnesota	493	3.15
217	Suffolk County, New York	492	0.03
38	Hutchinson County, South Dakota	473	6.44
128	Sioux County, Iowa	466	1.38
68	Shoshone County, Idaho	464	3.63
30	Sherman County, Kansas	457	7.6
27	Mills County, Texas	448	9.08
89	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	446	2.69
136	Madison County, Nebraska	443	1.27
16	Harlan County, Nebraska	441	12.88
218	Kings County, New York	429	0.02
45	Grant County, South Dakota	424	5.76
212	Stanislaus County, California	424	0.08
128	Jefferson County, Washington	412	1.38
20	Emmons County, North Dakota	411	11.58
25	Red Lake County, Minnesota	411	10.05
66	Lincoln County, Washington	402	3.8
110	Saunders County, Nebraska	387	1.86
173	Hancock County, Indiana	386	0.55
134	Vernon County, Wisconsin	383	1.29
188	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania	379	0.33
204	Mahoning County, Ohio	372	0.16
188	LaSalle County, Illinois	371	0.33
63	Baraga County, Michigan	370	4.18
9	Liberty County, Montana	368	15.73
48	Kearney County, Nebraska	362	5.58
37	Ransom County, North Dakota	361	6.62
140	Morrison County, Minnesota	360	1.08
103	Avery County, North Carolina	357	2.01
213	Summit County, Ohio	355	0.07
216	Hamilton County, Ohio	352	0.04
217	Travis County, Texas	352	0.03
213	Dane County, Wisconsin	351	0.07
218	Santa Clara County, California	347	0.02
73	Emmet County, Iowa	344	3.34
42	Washington County, Kansas	343	5.91
138	Cass County, Minnesota	342	1.2
145	Ford County, Kansas	338	1
154	Cass County, Indiana	337	0.86
94	Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska	331	2.44
28	Webster County, Nebraska	331	8.68
215	Polk County, Florida	316	0.05
197	Ector County, Texas	312	0.23
204	Richmond County, Georgia	312	0.16
87	Lake County, Minnesota	299	2.75
64	Nemaha County, Nebraska	290	4
181	Wilkes County, North Carolina	290	0.42
32	Smith County, Kansas	289	7.5
215	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	287	0.05
143	Door County, Wisconsin	283	1.02
218	Nassau County, New York	282	0.02
65	Goliad County, Texas	279	3.87
217	Marion County, Indiana	279	0.03
216	Essex County, Massachusetts	275	0.04
200	Kootenai County, Idaho	274	0.2
100	Pike County, Indiana	272	2.12
14	Haakon County, South Dakota	268	13.84
160	Brown County, South Dakota	267	0.73
40	Wells County, North Dakota	267	6.35
117	Seward County, Nebraska	263	1.57
122	Union County, Illinois	263	1.48
213	St. Charles County, Missouri	261	0.07
193	Flagler County, Florida	259	0.27
98	Fergus County, Montana	257	2.22
95	Runnels County, Texas	252	2.4
195	Yamhill County, Oregon	251	0.25
219	San Bernardino County, California	249	0.01
197	DeKalb County, Illinois	246	0.23
183	Ward County, North Dakota	246	0.4
175	Barron County, Wisconsin	245	0.53
214	Santa Barbara County, California	244	0.06
170	Wharton County, Texas	243	0.59
99	Watonwan County, Minnesota	242	2.16
137	Houston County, Minnesota	240	1.26
159	Freeborn County, Minnesota	235	0.75
217	San Francisco County, California	222	0.03
169	Dodge County, Nebraska	221	0.6
141	Pacific County, Washington	220	1.05
133	Crawford County, Wisconsin	218	1.31
166	Washington County, Texas	211	0.63
165	Daviess County, Indiana	207	0.65
171	Morrow County, Ohio	200	0.57
39	Jewell County, Kansas	197	6.4
76	Grant County, Minnesota	196	3.26
205	Marathon County, Wisconsin	196	0.15
188	Walla Walla County, Washington	196	0.33
215	Clackamas County, Oregon	195	0.05
161	Codington County, South Dakota	195	0.72
210	Peoria County, Illinois	195	0.1
212	Merced County, California	193	0.08
213	Lancaster County, Nebraska	190	0.07
212	Frederick County, Maryland	188	0.08
206	Black Hawk County, Iowa	187	0.14
171	Becker County, Minnesota	186	0.57
57	Wahkiakum County, Washington	186	4.68
204	Linn County, Oregon	185	0.16
157	Jo Daviess County, Illinois	183	0.81
167	Wythe County, Virginia	182	0.62
13	Harding County, South Dakota	181	14.42
181	Shawano County, Wisconsin	178	0.42
170	Alpena County, Michigan	175	0.59
186	Box Elder County, Utah	174	0.35
197	Umatilla County, Oregon	174	0.23
190	Cherokee County, South Carolina	173	0.31
174	Brookings County, South Dakota	172	0.54
74	Cook County, Minnesota	172	3.32
194	San Patricio County, Texas	171	0.26
144	Dickinson County, Iowa	169	1.01
218	Contra Costa County, California	164	0.02
164	Dawson County, Nebraska	163	0.67
185	Whitman County, Washington	161	0.36
50	Jackson County, South Dakota	160	5.28
51	Douglas County, South Dakota	158	5.26
210	Scott County, Iowa	158	0.1
184	DeKalb County, Indiana	157	0.37
129	Lyon County, Iowa	156	1.35
180	Carlton County, Minnesota	155	0.44
90	Day County, South Dakota	153	2.68
93	Teton County, Montana	153	2.52
197	Adams County, Illinois	152	0.23
218	Pinellas County, Florida	150	0.02
204	Carver County, Minnesota	144	0.16
96	Haskell County, Texas	140	2.37
156	Jefferson County, Iowa	140	0.83
217	Pasco County, Florida	140	0.03
67	Sweet Grass County, Montana	138	3.78
168	Gage County, Nebraska	137	0.61
198	Mason County, Washington	134	0.22
128	Stevens County, Minnesota	134	1.38
213	Litchfield County, Connecticut	131	0.07
198	Tooele County, Utah	130	0.22
215	St. Lucie County, Florida	127	0.05
200	Chippewa County, Wisconsin	122	0.2
207	Lauderdale County, Alabama	121	0.13
139	Pope County, Minnesota	121	1.1
84	LaMoure County, North Dakota	119	2.88
213	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	118	0.07
205	Erie County, Ohio	117	0.15
219	Westchester County, New York	115	0.01
77	Dunn County, North Dakota	113	3.2
180	Hart County, Georgia	112	0.44
83	Osborne County, Kansas	112	2.9
151	Chippewa County, Minnesota	111	0.89
62	Hettinger County, North Dakota	107	4.32
214	Greene County, Ohio	104	0.06
215	Gaston County, North Carolina	103	0.05
127	Refugio County, Texas	103	1.4
159	Glacier County, Montana	100	0.75
214	Iredell County, North Carolina	99	0.06
172	Beadle County, South Dakota	98	0.56
130	Pocahontas County, Iowa	98	1.34
142	Benewah County, Idaho	97	1.04
214	Beaufort County, South Carolina	96	0.06
199	Goodhue County, Minnesota	96	0.21
155	Morrow County, Oregon	94	0.84
197	Howell County, Missouri	93	0.23
154	Franklin County, Iowa	92	0.86
219	Hidalgo County, Texas	92	0.01
196	Latah County, Idaho	89	0.24
218	Allen County, Indiana	86	0.02
205	Ashland County, Ohio	82	0.15
209	Putnam County, Florida	81	0.11
198	Williams County, Ohio	81	0.22
150	Clay County, Kansas	78	0.91
78	McPherson County, South Dakota	78	3.17
219	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	76	0.01
160	Roosevelt County, Montana	76	0.73
217	Rutherford County, Tennessee	75	0.03
217	Benton County, Arkansas	72	0.03
206	Bedford County, Pennsylvania	71	0.14
214	Pickens County, South Carolina	71	0.06
107	Kinney County, Texas	70	1.95
219	Ocean County, New Jersey	69	0.01
43	Carter County, Montana	68	5.86
219	Ventura County, California	67	0.01
124	Kittson County, Minnesota	66	1.45
211	Bastrop County, Texas	65	0.09
210	Marquette County, Michigan	65	0.1
220	Clark County, Nevada	61	0
216	Beaver County, Pennsylvania	60	0.04
157	Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota	59	0.81
216	Ellis County, Texas	58	0.04
216	Coweta County, Georgia	57	0.04
165	Keith County, Nebraska	54	0.65
217	Baldwin County, Alabama	52	0.03
187	Karnes County, Texas	51	0.34
114	Stanley County, South Dakota	50	1.69
190	Harrison County, Iowa	47	0.31
212	Broomfield County, Colorado	44	0.08
219	El Paso County, Texas	44	0.01
112	Griggs County, North Dakota	42	1.74
211	Camden County, Missouri	41	0.09
214	McCracken County, Kentucky	41	0.06
116	Renville County, North Dakota	39	1.58
213	Autauga County, Alabama	38	0.07
218	Clay County, Missouri	38	0.02
217	Humboldt County, California	38	0.03
220	Collin County, Texas	37	0
218	Smith County, Texas	35	0.02
219	Spokane County, Washington	34	0.01
205	Williams County, North Dakota	34	0.15
215	Shiawassee County, Michigan	32	0.05
206	Calhoun County, Texas	31	0.14
220	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	30	0
211	Wabash County, Indiana	28	0.09
216	Stanly County, North Carolina	27	0.04
204	Arenac County, Michigan	26	0.16
217	Hancock County, Ohio	22	0.03
219	Richland County, South Carolina	22	0.01
218	Navajo County, Arizona	19	0.02
216	Itasca County, Minnesota	18	0.04
219	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	16	0.01
197	Broadwater County, Montana	13	0.23
219	McLean County, Illinois	13	0.01
208	Traill County, North Dakota	10	0.12
218	Isanti County, Minnesota	9	0.02
218	Huron County, Michigan	8	0.02
221	Allegany County, Maryland	--	--
221	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	--	--
221	Bronx County, New York	--	--
221	Calaveras County, California	--	--
221	Chautauqua County, New York	--	--
221	Chouteau County, Montana	--	--
221	Clearwater County, Idaho	--	--
221	Curry County, New Mexico	--	--
221	Denton County, Texas	--	--
221	Douglas County, Washington	--	--
221	Fairfield County, Connecticut	--	--
221	Fayette County, Georgia	--	--
221	Gillespie County, Texas	--	--
221	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	--	--
221	Hill County, Montana	--	--
221	Hubbard County, Minnesota	--	--
221	Johnson County, Indiana	--	--
221	Kossuth County, Iowa	--	--
221	Lafayette County, Wisconsin	--	--
221	Lane County, Oregon	--	--
221	Larimer County, Colorado	--	--
221	Mohave County, Arizona	--	--
221	Muscogee County, Georgia	--	--
221	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	--	--
221	Park County, Wyoming	--	--
221	Pearl River County, Mississippi	--	--
221	Pierce County, Washington	--	--
221	Polk County, Nebraska	--	--
221	Pottawattamie County, Iowa	--	--
221	Power County, Idaho	--	--
221	Rice County, Minnesota	--	--
221	Riley County, Kansas	--	--
221	San Juan County, Washington	--	--
221	Sanders County, Montana	--	--
221	Schoharie County, New York	--	--
221	Scott County, Minnesota	--	--
221	Seneca County, Ohio	--	--
221	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	--	--
221	Stearns County, Minnesota	--	--
221	Sumter County, Florida	--	--
221	Tulsa County, Oklahoma	--	--
221	Union County, Oregon	--	--
221	Valley County, Montana	--	--
221	Warren County, Ohio	--	--
221	Washington County, Nebraska	--	--
221	Washtenaw County, Michigan	--	--
221	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	--	--
221	Wayne County, Ohio	--	--
221	Worth County, Iowa	--	--
221	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota	--	--
221	Yellowstone County, Montana	--	--

^* 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]