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The U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches was founded by Pastor Edward Wuest in 1860 and came to the United States in 1879 under the leadership of Abraham Schellenberg.
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 U.S. Mennonite 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 |
Marion County, Kansas |
1,490 |
11.77 |
| 2 |
Major County, Oklahoma |
856 |
11.37 |
| 3 |
Potter County, South Dakota |
138 |
5.93 |
| 4 |
Washita County, Oklahoma |
583 |
5.01 |
| 5 |
Wells County, North Dakota |
137 |
3.26 |
| 6 |
Beadle County, South Dakota |
519 |
2.98 |
| 7 |
Sully County, South Dakota |
36 |
2.62 |
| 8 |
Grant County, Kansas |
149 |
1.9 |
| 9 |
Perkins County, Nebraska |
52 |
1.75 |
| 10 |
Custer County, Oklahoma |
468 |
1.7 |
| 11 |
Hutchinson County, South Dakota |
119 |
1.62 |
| 12 |
Beaver County, Oklahoma |
91 |
1.61 |
| 13 |
York County, Nebraska |
169 |
1.24 |
| 14 |
McPherson County, Kansas |
359 |
1.23 |
| 14 |
Valley County, Montana |
91 |
1.23 |
| 15 |
Harvey County, Kansas |
411 |
1.18 |
| 16 |
Sherburne County, Minnesota |
1,021 |
1.15 |
| 17 |
Gray County, Kansas |
64 |
1.07 |
| 18 |
Reno County, Kansas |
681 |
1.06 |
| 19 |
Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
112 |
0.96 |
| 20 |
Finney County, Kansas |
343 |
0.93 |
| 21 |
Searcy County, Arkansas |
63 |
0.77 |
| 22 |
Ellis County, Kansas |
208 |
0.73 |
| 23 |
Roosevelt County, Montana |
68 |
0.65 |
| 24 |
Garfield County, Oklahoma |
386 |
0.64 |
| 25 |
Clark County, Washington |
2,419 |
0.57 |
| 26 |
Fresno County, California |
4,963 |
0.53 |
| 27 |
Whatcom County, Washington |
950 |
0.47 |
| 28 |
Blaine County, Oklahoma |
54 |
0.45 |
| 29 |
Marion County, Oregon |
1,259 |
0.4 |
| 30 |
Multnomah County, Oregon |
2,728 |
0.37 |
| 30 |
Pierce County, Washington |
2,971 |
0.37 |
| 31 |
Tulare County, California |
1,503 |
0.34 |
| 32 |
Lincoln County, South Dakota |
147 |
0.33 |
| 33 |
Spokane County, Washington |
1,524 |
0.32 |
| 34 |
Starr County, Texas |
189 |
0.31 |
| 35 |
Kern County, California |
2,332 |
0.28 |
| 36 |
Caldwell County, North Carolina |
207 |
0.25 |
| 36 |
Glenn County, California |
69 |
0.25 |
| 36 |
Texas County, Oklahoma |
52 |
0.25 |
| 37 |
Polk County, Oregon |
160 |
0.21 |
| 38 |
Sedgwick County, Kansas |
998 |
0.2 |
| 39 |
Sarpy County, Nebraska |
241 |
0.15 |
| 40 |
Ward County, North Dakota |
81 |
0.13 |
| 41 |
Comanche County, Oklahoma |
143 |
0.12 |
| 41 |
Pennington County, South Dakota |
125 |
0.12 |
| 41 |
Shawnee County, Kansas |
209 |
0.12 |
| 42 |
Madera County, California |
172 |
0.11 |
| 42 |
Tulsa County, Oklahoma |
645 |
0.11 |
| 43 |
Arapahoe County, Colorado |
587 |
0.1 |
| 43 |
Sacramento County, California |
1,407 |
0.1 |
| 44 |
San Benito County, California |
51 |
0.09 |
| 44 |
Santa Clara County, California |
1,639 |
0.09 |
| 44 |
Watauga County, North Carolina |
47 |
0.09 |
| 45 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
460 |
0.08 |
| 46 |
Josephine County, Oregon |
51 |
0.06 |
| 46 |
Lancaster County, Nebraska |
169 |
0.06 |
| 46 |
Salt Lake County, Utah |
651 |
0.06 |
| 47 |
San Joaquin County, California |
376 |
0.05 |
| 47 |
Snohomish County, Washington |
379 |
0.05 |
| 48 |
Dakota County, Minnesota |
138 |
0.03 |
| 48 |
Douglas County, Nebraska |
145 |
0.03 |
| 48 |
Hidalgo County, Texas |
214 |
0.03 |
| 48 |
Jefferson County, Colorado |
183 |
0.03 |
| 48 |
King County, Washington |
576 |
0.03 |
| 48 |
Kings County, California |
51 |
0.03 |
| 48 |
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |
204 |
0.03 |
| 49 |
Burke County, North Carolina |
14 |
0.02 |
| 49 |
Douglas County, Colorado |
59 |
0.02 |
| 49 |
Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
39 |
0.02 |
| 49 |
Wilkes County, North Carolina |
17 |
0.02 |
| 50 |
Denver County, Colorado |
46 |
0.01 |
| 50 |
Lane County, Oregon |
24 |
0.01 |
| 50 |
Los Angeles County, California |
1,088 |
0.01 |
| 50 |
Orange County, California |
430 |
0.01 |
| 50 |
Santa Cruz County, California |
39 |
0.01 |
| 51 |
Gwinnett County, Georgia |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
Jackson County, Missouri |
12 |
0 |
| 51 |
Maricopa County, Arizona |
30 |
0 |
| 51 |
Riverside County, California |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
San Bernardino County, California |
26 |
0 |
| 51 |
San Diego County, California |
21 |
0 |
| 51 |
Shannon County, South Dakota |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
Suffolk County, New York |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
Washington County, Oregon |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
Washington County, Utah |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
Yolo County, California |
0 |
0 |
| 52 |
Alameda County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Avery County, North Carolina |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Benton County, Arkansas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Burleigh County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Carver County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Cavalier County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Cook County, Illinois |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
El Dorado County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Hanson County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Hennepin County, Minnesota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Jefferson County, Kansas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Jim Wells County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Kit Carson County, Colorado |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Kitsap County, Washington |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Kleberg County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
McClain County, Oklahoma |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
McCook County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
McHenry County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Merced County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Osage County, Oklahoma |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Placer County, California |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Pottawatomie County, Kansas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Queens County, New York |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Randall County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Riley County, Kansas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Sheridan County, North Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Spink County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Turner County, South Dakota |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Webb County, Texas |
-- |
-- |
| 52 |
Yuma County, Colorado |
-- |
-- |
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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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