African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Metro Areas (1990) [ Counties | States ]

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The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was founded in 1796 by former members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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 African Methodist Episcopal Zion 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	Metro Area   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
55	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,244	0.34
45	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,347	0.54
86	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
77	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	556	0.08
66	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	266	0.2
84	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	32	0.01
55	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	438	0.34
78	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	96	0.07
17	Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,351	2.03
29	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,367	1.09
70	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	215	0.16
77	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,439	0.08
58	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	691	0.31
1	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,966	18.32
50	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,813	0.42
61	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,106	0.26
81	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.04
53	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	492	0.36
67	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	512	0.19
14	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,157	2.32
68	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,585	0.18
75	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	98	0.11
63	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,012	0.24
24	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,576	1.23
77	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	83	0.08
74	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	488	0.12
82	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	106	0.03
80	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	233	0.05
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	93,519	9.13
81	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	59	0.04
47	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,176	0.5
57	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,277	0.32
51	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,084	0.38
73	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	251	0.13
86	Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	17,221	0.82
86	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
43	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,566	0.65
22	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,332	1.25
67	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,638	0.19
86	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
81	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,574	0.04
63	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	258	0.24
75	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	950	0.11
64	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	307	0.23
83	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	336	0.02
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	269	0.06
32	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	42,321	1
8	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,845	3.73
80	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	72	0.05
35	Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	827	0.87
67	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	523	0.19
56	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,077	0.33
78	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	54	0.07
6	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,341	5.49
71	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	646	0.15
85	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	27	0
77	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	160	0.08
9	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,780	3.61
59	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,912	0.3
11	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	17,045	3.16
16	Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,551	2.07
74	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	577	0.12
86	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
48	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,287	0.48
37	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,101	0.81
25	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,519	1.2
71	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	113	0.15
84	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	509	0.01
86	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,328	0.8
41	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	701	0.74
31	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,541	1.02
82	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	248	0.03
13	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,536	2.36
71	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	183	0.15
34	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,492	0.93
86	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
46	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	488	0.51
72	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,328	0.14
32	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,751	1
28	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,840	1.11
15	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,333	2.31
60	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.28
86	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
50	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,227	0.42
78	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,458	0.07
20	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,803	1.31
73	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	260	0.13
71	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	135	0.15
71	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.15
75	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,176	0.11
77	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	135	0.08
81	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,611	0.04
83	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	303	0.02
7	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,694	3.88
80	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.05
2	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	29,084	9.53
46	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	512	0.51
27	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,812	1.14
83	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	210	0.02
33	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,705	0.96
65	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,816	0.22
30	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	175,672	1.04
26	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,013	1.18
86	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
77	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	733	0.08
81	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	268	0.04
81	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	473	0.04
77	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	82	0.08
78	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	263	0.07
33	Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,265	0.96
24	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,232	1.23
63	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,869	0.24
85	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	87	0
52	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	394	0.37
50	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,293	0.42
44	Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	859	0.62
79	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	254	0.06
82	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	399	0.03
39	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,468	0.79
79	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	843	0.06
18	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,984	1.85
49	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,406	0.46
86	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
67	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	513	0.19
72	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,421	0.14
12	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,679	2.76
66	Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	159	0.2
80	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	720	0.05
81	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	119	0.04
19	Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,576	1.61
84	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.01
79	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,598	0.06
77	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,957	0.08
83	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	309	0.02
73	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0.13
83	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	415	0.02
86	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
83	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.02
56	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	972	0.33
42	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,607	0.71
86	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
76	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	587	0.09
66	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,166	0.2
86	Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
83	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.02
65	Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	225	0.22
70	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,036	0.16
86	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
82	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	676	0.03
48	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,125	0.48
40	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,495	0.77
73	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	972	0.13
4	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,065	7.42
65	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	697	0.22
69	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	167	0.17
72	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	475	0.14
86	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
52	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	507	0.37
21	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,386	1.27
81	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	140	0.04
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	51,053	1.24
54	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	416	0.35
5	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,017	6.5
10	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,450	3.17
66	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,418	0.2
48	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,616	0.48
62	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,524	0.25

^* 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]