Evangelical Covenant Church Metro Areas (2000) [ Counties | States ]

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The Evangelical Covenant Church, a Swedish Pietist church, was founded in 1885 as a merger of the Swedish Lutheran Mission Synod and the Swedish Lutheran Ansgarius Synod to form the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America. In 1937 the "Swedish" was dropped; in 1957 the word "mission" was dropped; and in 1983 the words "of America" were dropped.

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 Evangelical Covenant 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
32	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	554	0.08
40	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	39	0
41	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
15	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	954	0.3
41	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	241	0.01
41	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	103	0.07
28	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	272	0.12
41	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
25	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	266	0.16
41	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,225	0.03
21	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	580	0.2
29	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	247	0.11
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	355	0.04
39	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	121	0.01
33	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	142	0.07
41	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	242	0.12
37	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	386	0.03
41	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
26	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,840	0.15
39	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	155	0.01
39	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	307	0.01
37	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	53	0.03
34	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	329	0.06
41	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	311	0.02
41	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	211	0
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	634	0.17
40	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	11	0
41	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
24	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,621	0.17
28	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	593	0.12
38	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,105	0.02
1	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,646	0.96
41	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
37	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	72	0.03
32	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	257	0.08
19	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	191	0.23
34	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.06
2	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,984	0.79
28	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	969	0.12
9	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	430	0.44
16	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,935	0.26
28	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	221	0.12
38	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	61	0.02
30	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	640	0.1
41	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
24	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,933	0.17
39	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	47	0.01
33	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	168	0.07
40	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
39	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	541	0.01
41	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	152	0.01
30	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	148	0.1
41	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
26	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	483	0.15
26	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,671	0.15
31	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	168	0.09
38	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	73	0.02
7	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	918	0.51
37	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	129	0.03
41	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	76	0.02
22	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	505	0.19
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,373	0.07
37	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	146	0.03
22	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	722	0.19
32	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	87	0.08
4	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	622	0.73
36	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	217	0.04
18	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	507	0.24
37	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,405	0.03
39	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	108	0.01
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,722	0.43
41	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
12	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,589	0.36
6	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	672	0.65
5	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,125	0.66
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	177	0.02
39	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,291	0.01
26	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	237	0.15
25	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	964	0.16
13	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,856	0.35
11	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	874	0.42
19	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,762	0.23
37	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	486	0.03
33	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	557	0.07
37	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.03
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	777	0.02
39	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	128	0.01
38	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	115	0.02
23	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,472	0.18
30	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,526	0.1
38	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	134	0.02
41	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
13	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	572	0.35
39	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	97	0.01
3	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,380	0.74
8	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,423	0.47
29	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	395	0.11
39	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	57	0.01
35	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,506	0.05
25	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,407	0.16
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	616	0.04
13	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,414	0.35
31	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	229	0.09
21	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	895	0.2
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,525	0.21
30	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.1
41	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
12	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	522	0.36
14	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	605	0.32
36	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	140	0.04
35	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	229	0.05
28	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	811	0.12
36	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	142	0.04
19	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	382	0.23
40	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	134	0
27	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	768	0.14
33	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	428	0.07
38	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	498	0.02
41	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
22	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	433	0.19
36	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	298	0.04
28	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	996	0.12
35	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	169	0.05
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	213	0
41	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	57	0.01
29	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	844	0.11
17	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	547	0.25
41	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	439	0.07
41	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--

^* 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]