General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Metro Areas (2000) [ Counties | States ]

• 2000

The General Association of Regular Baptist Churches grew out of the Baptist Bible Union, which was created by fundamentalist members of the Northern Baptist Convention in 1922.

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 General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. 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
49	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.06
27	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,652	0.38
53	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	205	0.02
52	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	237	0.03
51	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	266	0.04
5	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	835	1.04
37	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	566	0.18
49	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	180	0.06
44	Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	215	0.11
53	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	758	0.02
35	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	563	0.22
54	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	89	0.01
53	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	546	0.02
19	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	703	0.51
25	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	473	0.43
11	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,228	0.74
8	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,093	0.83
20	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	854	0.49
33	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,174	0.25
55	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0
50	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0.05
17	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,261	0.54
53	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	163	0.02
39	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,866	0.16
36	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	796	0.2
44	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	481	0.11
48	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	175	0.07
51	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.04
49	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	180	0.06
54	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0.01
55	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
46	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,748	0.09
45	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	202	0.1
54	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	148	0.01
22	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,841	0.46
52	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	156	0.03
56	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,080	0.25
23	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	454	0.45
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,235	0.33
21	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,998	0.47
17	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	618	0.54
46	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	420	0.09
50	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	997	0.05
9	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,890	0.81
43	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,379	0.12
49	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.06
42	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	347	0.13
37	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	255	0.18
14	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,105	0.6
10	Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	717	0.79
28	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,046	0.37
53	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.02
29	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,130	0.33
49	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.06
48	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	239	0.07
18	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,301	0.53
49	Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	62	0.06
7	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,586	0.92
46	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	702	0.09
54	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	34	0.01
47	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	99	0.08
1	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,080	1.9
52	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
51	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	122	0.04
43	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.12
53	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	219	0.02
34	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	552	0.23
52	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0.03
54	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	460	0.01
7	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,025	0.92
36	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	269	0.2
16	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	540	0.56
13	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	997	0.63
53	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.02
49	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.06
53	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0.02
11	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,336	0.74
53	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	18	0.02
45	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,771	0.1
12	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,289	0.67
54	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	45	0.01
45	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	178	0.1
56	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
11	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	755	0.74
4	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,036	1.14
54	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0.01
51	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.04
26	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,916	0.4
32	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,218	0.27
54	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	82	0.01
52	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	27	0.03
18	Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	305	0.53
47	Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	88	0.08
55	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
28	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	396	0.37
47	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.08
54	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	61	0.01
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,969	0.02
54	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	143	0.01
48	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	82	0.07
50	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	243	0.05
53	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	65	0.02
52	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	36	0.03
54	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	690	0.01
31	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	334	0.3
45	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,572	0.1
55	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0
45	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	94	0.1
43	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	524	0.12
33	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	364	0.25
45	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.1
49	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.06
2	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,764	1.62
54	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,397	0.01
19	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	831	0.51
49	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	370	0.06
47	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	210	0.08
43	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	245	0.12
44	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	877	0.11
53	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	375	0.02
51	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.04
53	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	171	0.02
40	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	252	0.15
54	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	37	0.01
47	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	277	0.08
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,198	0.11
53	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	676	0.02
50	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,305	0.05
52	Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.03
53	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.02
52	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	159	0.03
52	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	508	0.03
52	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	168	0.03
50	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	81	0.05
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0
53	Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	79	0.02
49	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.06
38	Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	235	0.17
30	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	597	0.32
52	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	38	0.03
32	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	434	0.27
52	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.03
48	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	778	0.07
52	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,105	0.03
53	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.02
24	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	726	0.44
43	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,249	0.12
46	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	122	0.09
50	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	846	0.05
27	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	793	0.38
29	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,144	0.33
54	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	123	0.01
52	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	966	0.03
50	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,891	0.05
52	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	487	0.03
41	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	340	0.14
21	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	372	0.47
48	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	285	0.07
33	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,153	0.25
28	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,064	0.37
40	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,510	0.15
50	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	51	0.05
24	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,396	0.44
48	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	308	0.07
44	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	229	0.11
54	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	86	0.01
6	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,371	0.95
41	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	242	0.14
50	St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	47	0.05
48	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,851	0.07
51	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	58	0.04
54	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.01
38	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,106	0.17
54	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	25	0.01
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,319	0.06
15	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,010	0.59
28	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,426	0.37
46	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.09
41	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	475	0.14
51	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.04
43	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	362	0.12
43	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	491	0.12
41	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	203	0.14
56	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	560	0.15
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	893	0.02
3	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,408	1.47
26	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	396	0.4
49	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.06
49	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	321	0.06
41	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	164	0.14
52	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	254	0.03
39	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	358	0.16
56	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,004	0.33
33	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	354	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]