Southern Baptist Convention Metro Areas (1990) [ Counties | States ]

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The Southern Baptist Convention was founded in 1845 by Baptist congregations in the American South who rejected the anti-slavery tendencies in the Northern Baptist Convention and withdrew to carry forward independently.

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 Southern Baptist Convention. 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
11	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	56,531	38.2
259	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,718	0.41
58	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	34,136	23.29
285	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	435	0.05
133	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	38,602	6.44
21	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	53,268	35.73
286	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	241	0.04
284	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	79	0.06
23	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	68,868	35.11
216	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,032	1.39
127	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,962	7.13
260	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	512	0.39
7	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	58,808	40.5
223	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,450	1.22
5	Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	49,297	42.48
273	Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	335	0.19
20	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	110,559	35.9
67	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	30,147	22.16
83	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	605,032	19.71
275	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	348	0.16
73	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,477	21.2
48	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	109,837	25.21
111	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	114,517	13.53
149	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	25,425	4.68
189	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	50,318	2.11
289	Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
280	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	213	0.11
88	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	116,366	18.65
214	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,949	1.43
268	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	270	0.24
35	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	107,531	29.77
264	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	405	0.32
198	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,374	1.83
186	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,704	2.23
269	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	597	0.23
29	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	315,453	32.97
244	Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	585	0.7
134	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,053	6.43
258	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	653	0.42
232	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,348	1.04
225	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,704	1.16
271	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,692	0.21
226	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,518	1.12
52	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	21,680	24.91
237	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,661	0.88
267	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,198	0.27
135	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,503	6.34
64	Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,622	22.65
275	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,881	0.16
108	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,788	14.59
285	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.05
273	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	747	0.19
136	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	21,004	6.27
86	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,709	18.95
175	Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,173	2.9
128	Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,316	7.05
253	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,070	0.51
201	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,501	1.73
221	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,973	1.29
105	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	76,003	14.99
78	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	208,426	20.34
101	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	23,581	16.39
55	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	106,583	24.6
158	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,760	3.77
238	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	71,370	0.87
219	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,407	1.32
137	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	113,023	6.13
47	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	47,912	25.31
9	Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	33,930	38.84
240	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	17,091	0.81
190	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,464	2.1
96	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	25,675	17
147	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,776	4.83
112	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,797	12.95
79	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	111,172	20.27
46	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	67,624	25.38
202	Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,081	1.7
185	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	31,407	2.24
100	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	60,581	16.47
211	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,055	1.49
74	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	30,460	21.19
151	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,580	4.51
84	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	761,815	19.1
40	Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,841	27.22
259	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	362	0.41
61	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	24,806	22.82
234	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,568	0.97
146	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	41,050	4.86
13	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	49,869	37.91
157	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,522	3.86
127	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,445	7.13
199	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	29,509	1.79
252	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,260	0.54
248	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	24,980	0.59
4	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	51,720	42.97
212	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,640	1.48
279	Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	103	0.12
275	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	425	0.16
94	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	58,943	17.1
289	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
174	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,274	3
145	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	30,119	5.09
34	Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	31,019	30.74
274	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	261	0.17
254	Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	478	0.5
275	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	428	0.16
209	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,333	1.53
110	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	46,314	14.26
139	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,608	5.93
279	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	185	0.12
108	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,363	14.59
113	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	37,206	12.51
63	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	54,286	22.67
172	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,955	3.06
184	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,741	2.26
71	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	37,694	21.39
36	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	38,068	28.99
227	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,073	1.11
28	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	77,835	33.25
248	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,099	0.59
181	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,612	2.49
1	Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	50,681	50.76
109	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,729	14.5
22	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	33,888	35.51
287	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	33	0.03
122	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,293	8.88
206	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,633	1.58
173	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,828	3.04
263	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,112	0.33
208	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,194	1.54
192	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,648	2.01
272	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	498	0.2
103	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	84,610	15.67
144	Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,420	5.21
26	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	162,080	34.33
87	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	39,111	18.81
191	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,991	2.07
195	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,937	1.91
247	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,831	0.6
177	Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,471	2.8
271	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,390	0.21
12	Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	41,636	37.99
19	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	106,807	36.53
114	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,143	12.12
281	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	170	0.09
193	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,447	1.97
44	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,193	26.15
124	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,997	7.66
106	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	560,056	14.87
120	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,182	9.43
59	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	67,024	22.87
194	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,738	1.96
210	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,637	1.52
257	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	495	0.43
284	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	58	0.06
221	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,925	1.29
27	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	149,232	33.39
26	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	31,171	34.33
85	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	176,088	19.03
118	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,490	10.34
265	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	430	0.31
89	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,328	18.5
38	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	44,823	27.95
272	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	320	0.2
16	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	34,512	36.86
49	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	33,985	25.19
265	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	921	0.31
220	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,265	1.31
119	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	165,443	10.11
160	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,541	3.69
70	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	58,064	21.6
51	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	68,793	24.95
283	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.07
6	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	219,556	41.04
201	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,680	1.73
284	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	71	0.06
222	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,020	1.27
131	Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,264	6.83
72	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	37,816	21.32
148	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,384	4.69
99	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	67,167	16.57
251	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,356	0.56
247	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,611	0.6
197	Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,450	1.84
130	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,286	6.85
182	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	17,667	2.38
176	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,308	2.82
15	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	41,138	36.9
280	Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	128	0.11
200	Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	897	1.75
260	Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	410	0.39
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	59,689	17.13
242	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	824	0.75
253	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,161	0.51
56	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	130,877	24.46
256	Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	356	0.45
31	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	58,123	32.28
142	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,598	5.6
217	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	155,851	1.38
91	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	191,918	18.17
50	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	57,769	25.12
80	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	41,145	19.95
45	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	52,492	25.41
207	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,381	1.57
277	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	614	0.14
268	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	819	0.24
187	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,505	2.2
277	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	112	0.14
230	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,334	1.06
153	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,866	4.4
224	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,771	1.21
66	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	237,910	22.29
156	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,062	3.96
165	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	142,974	3.52
252	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	581	0.54
53	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,504	24.86
259	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,911	0.41
279	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,030	0.12
235	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	741	0.94
42	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	100,733	26.6
183	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,400	2.27
18	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	59,755	36.69
163	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,733	3.54
57	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	73,478	24.08
230	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,106	1.06
2	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	50,035	49.74
203	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,323	1.66
194	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,348	1.96
288	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0.01
65	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	32,515	22.57
218	Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,484	1.34
159	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,700	3.75
81	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	207,856	19.83
284	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	517	0.06
138	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	76,330	6.04
279	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,406	0.12
250	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	924	0.57
141	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,770	5.67
229	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,717	1.07
115	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	21,820	11.2
289	Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
43	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	31,442	26.44
239	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,914	0.83
41	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	259,533	26.73
234	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,569	0.97
219	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,053	1.32
121	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	114,739	9.37
289	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
14	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	39,516	37.75
224	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,111	1.21
123	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	33,512	8.4
132	Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,871	6.52
76	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,618	20.96
209	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,477	1.53
37	Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	38,195	28.95
77	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	71,102	20.64
185	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,021	2.24
266	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,473	0.3
152	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	100,597	4.49
75	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,646	21.17
275	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,041	0.16
287	Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	41	0.03
213	Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,075	1.47
143	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,562	5.4
273	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	839	0.19
240	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,268	0.81
276	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	837	0.15
170	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,343	3.1
279	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,804	0.12
271	Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	569	0.21
179	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,313	2.69
168	Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,592	3.24
262	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	631	0.36
92	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	97,496	18.02
150	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,763	4.61
284	Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	192	0.06
196	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,757	1.88
230	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,727	1.06
102	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	153,998	16.22
180	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	65,183	2.52
68	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	58,881	21.94
258	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	593	0.42
281	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	880	0.09
231	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,975	1.05
82	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,320	19.75
3	Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	37,182	45.76
188	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	31,828	2.15
278	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.13
259	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,134	0.41
182	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,463	2.38
162	Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,505	3.58
243	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,559	0.72
54	San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	24,810	24.79
116	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	151,021	10.73
224	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	30,304	1.21
216	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	51,273	1.39
215	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	21,469	1.4
228	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,376	1.09
204	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,237	1.61
236	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,364	0.91
249	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,323	0.58
161	Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,598	3.64
223	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,754	1.22
90	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	47,344	18.35
276	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	851	0.15
239	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	21,338	0.83
136	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,653	6.27
280	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.11
8	Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	38,382	40.39
33	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	110,970	30.85
255	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	638	0.49
270	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	345	0.22
266	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	892	0.3
10	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	87,775	38.7
205	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,758	1.59
175	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,493	2.9
282	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	517	0.08
62	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	68,122	22.8
197	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,713	1.84
283	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	111	0.07
261	St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	182	0.37
104	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	17,920	15.47
125	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	193,983	7.46
284	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.06
246	Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	933	0.65
197	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,839	1.84
98	Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	17,084	16.65
271	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,360	0.21
107	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	38,072	14.69
126	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	154,165	7.45
233	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,666	1
25	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	41,339	34.41
235	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,151	0.94
164	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,412	3.53
278	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	418	0.13
155	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,428	4.11
54	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	188,643	24.79
39	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	48,011	27.25
30	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	49,604	32.78
265	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	993	0.31
60	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,680	22.85
178	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,241	2.71
95	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,979	17.08
274	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	232	0.17
117	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	151,615	10.46
171	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,587	3.07
24	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	65,620	34.7
32	Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,598	30.94
154	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	175,581	4.26
245	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,059	0.67
279	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	134	0.12
169	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,511	3.2
246	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,030	0.65
17	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	51,645	36.79
129	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	35,421	6.93
263	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	392	0.33
69	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	43,553	21.76
167	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,888	3.43
97	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	60,680	16.79
266	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,120	0.3
187	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,146	2.2
241	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,606	0.77
240	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,993	0.81
166	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,245	3.46
140	Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,309	5.9

^* 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]