Christian Brethren Metro Areas (1990) [ Counties | States ]

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The Christian or Open Brethren is one branch of the movement (popularly called the Plymouth Brethren) begun by John Nelson Darby in England in the 1820s. It has been more open to cooperation with believers in non-Brethren organizations.

Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Christian 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	Metro Area   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
27	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	175	0.03
13	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	250	0.17
29	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.01
28	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.02
26	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	290	0.04
31	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
15	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.15
28	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	18	0.02
21	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	240	0.09
31	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
23	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.07
29	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	15	0.01
24	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	190	0.06
29	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	390	0.01
24	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	130	0.06
12	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	817	0.19
30	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0
25	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,185	0.05
28	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.02
19	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.11
29	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.01
22	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.08
29	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.01
2	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	550	0.39
27	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	95	0.03
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	935	0.02
20	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	226	0.1
24	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	115	0.06
29	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.01
31	Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
23	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	865	0.07
3	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	412	0.38
31	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
1	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	480	0.58
25	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	95	0.05
20	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.1
27	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0.03
28	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	235	0.02
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,852	0.05
29	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	24	0.01
27	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	490	0.03
27	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	579	0.03
17	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	93	0.13
21	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	380	0.09
27	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	174	0.03
31	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0.02
22	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.08
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,724	0.12
19	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.11
14	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	595	0.16
29	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
23	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	244	0.07
22	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,267	0.08
23	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	282	0.07
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,089	0.07
25	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.05
4	Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	305	0.35
27	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.03
11	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	676	0.2
31	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.02
31	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
26	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.04
26	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.04
9	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	174	0.22
27	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
23	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.07
31	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	23	0.02
28	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	89	0.02
10	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	366	0.21
22	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.08
29	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.01
29	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
28	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	45	0.02
24	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	68	0.06
31	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
20	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.1
22	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	530	0.08
28	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	20	0.02
28	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	59	0.02
17	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	710	0.13
27	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	164	0.03
27	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
27	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	164	0.03
26	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	435	0.04
18	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	350	0.12
19	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	207	0.11
28	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.02
27	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,134	0.03
28	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.02
29	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.01
29	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.01
23	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.07
27	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	133	0.03
26	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	340	0.04
26	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	61	0.04
26	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.04
28	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.02
28	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	317	0.02
31	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.02
26	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	62	0.04
22	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.08
27	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
24	Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.06
29	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
28	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.02
29	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
9	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.22
5	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	280	0.34
27	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.03
24	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.06
22	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	65	0.08
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,767	0.02
30	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0
28	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.02
22	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	160	0.08
28	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.02
22	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.08
28	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	20	0.02
29	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	18	0.01
29	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	58	0.01
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,630	0.06
31	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
27	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	400	0.03
28	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	595	0.02
24	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.06
31	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	22	0.01
31	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
27	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.03
12	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.19
28	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	20	0.02
19	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	175	0.11
22	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	114	0.08
23	Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.07
26	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	390	0.04
20	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	782	0.1
26	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	554	0.04
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,569	0.04
28	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.02
7	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	700	0.27
26	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.04
22	Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.08
28	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	225	0.02
26	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	280	0.04
27	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	383	0.03
26	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.04
29	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.01
25	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	210	0.05
31	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,574	0.05
27	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	718	0.03
25	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,149	0.05
28	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0.02
28	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.02
22	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,165	0.08
31	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
26	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	595	0.04
28	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.02
15	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	789	0.15
26	Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	135	0.04
28	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	180	0.02
28	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	445	0.02
25	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	135	0.05
24	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.06
27	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	338	0.03
31	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
31	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.01
26	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.04
26	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	121	0.04
29	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.01
27	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	803	0.03
25	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,825	0.05
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	425	0.03
16	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.14
26	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	140	0.04
23	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	185	0.07
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,669	0.07
18	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.12
19	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.11
31	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.01
28	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.02
27	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	124	0.03
24	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.06
30	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0
27	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.03
22	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,083	0.08
26	Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.04
31	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	16	0
26	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	747	0.04
27	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
24	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	361	0.06
28	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.02
27	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.03
26	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.04
29	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.01
27	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
24	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.06
29	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.01
29	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	16	0.01
27	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,388	0.03
6	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	500	0.32
20	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	510	0.1
20	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.1
20	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	375	0.1
8	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	430	0.23
27	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	108	0.03
30	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7	0

^* 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]