Mennonite Church USA Metro Areas (2000) [ Counties | States ]

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The Mennonite Church grew out of the 16th century Swiss Brethren and was named for Menno Simons, one of their Dutch leaders. It is the largest and oldest of the Mennonite bodies in North America. Many other U.S. Mennonite groups derive from it. Organization within the church was slow since each congregation tended to be autonomous.

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 Mennonite Church USA. 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
35	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	169	0.02
37	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	20	0
36	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.01
23	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,228	0.17
17	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	342	0.26
36	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9	0.01
36	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.01
35	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	33	0.02
34	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	97	0.03
35	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.02
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	115	0
34	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	81	0.03
38	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
37	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0
36	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	306	0.01
33	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	56	0.04
38	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	54	0.04
37	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8	0
10	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	809	0.54
32	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	246	0.05
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	367	0.01
34	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	83	0.03
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	132	0.01
28	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	299	0.09
33	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	470	0.04
13	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,400	0.34
25	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	630	0.14
19	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	503	0.24
36	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	38	0.01
30	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	116	0.07
33	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,602	0.04
35	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	311	0.02
33	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	959	0.04
38	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	404	0.08
36	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0.01
38	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	685	0.04
31	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	262	0.06
22	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	142	0.18
38	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
22	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.18
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	261	0.01
36	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
34	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	677	0.03
35	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	83	0.02
37	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	144	0
38	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
37	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	8	0
36	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	42	0.01
38	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
2	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,765	4.8
31	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	162	0.06
35	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	65	0.02
35	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	39	0.02
33	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.04
36	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.01
38	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
35	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.02
15	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,080	0.28
30	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	585	0.07
35	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	44	0.02
38	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
31	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	117	0.06
37	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	15	0
38	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	177	0.07
25	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	301	0.14
23	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	840	0.17
1	Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,864	5.42
38	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
32	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	161	0.05
38	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	96	0.01
37	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	96	0
35	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0.02
35	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	354	0.02
4	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,980	1.5
35	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	27	0.02
36	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.01
21	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	278	0.2
29	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	126	0.08
38	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
32	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0.05
32	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	896	0.05
38	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.01
28	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	95	0.09
36	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0.01
38	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
3	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,740	4.19
36	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
29	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.08
11	Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	498	0.41
38	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
6	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,024	0.94
16	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	719	0.27
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,409	0.01
38	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
35	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	76	0.02
29	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	92	0.08
35	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0.02
36	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	699	0.01
33	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	47	0.04
37	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0
36	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	263	0.01
38	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
27	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.11
34	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.03
35	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.02
37	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	45	0
36	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	99	0.01
35	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	216	0.02
36	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,087	0.01
16	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,580	0.27
37	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0
37	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	33	0
36	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	155	0.01
38	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
7	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,921	0.8
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,354	0.25
34	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,082	0.03
35	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	518	0.02
38	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	943	0.05
38	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	62	0.04
36	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	94	0.01
8	Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,733	0.73
34	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	305	0.03
36	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	288	0.01
38	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
35	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	28	0.02
37	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0
30	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	96	0.07
30	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	139	0.07
24	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	551	0.16
24	Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	177	0.16
37	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	48	0
37	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	53	0
37	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	113	0
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	20	0
31	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	139	0.06
35	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	128	0.02
36	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.01
9	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,331	0.71
30	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	237	0.07
36	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	27	0.01
38	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
14	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	440	0.3
36	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	172	0.01
28	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.09
37	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	12	0
38	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	161	0.01
12	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,552	0.39
32	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	116	0.05
33	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	136	0.04
36	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.01
38	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
35	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	22	0.02
21	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,204	0.2
36	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.01
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,261	0.03
34	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	42	0.03
38	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	64	0.04
5	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,476	0.96
20	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	257	0.21
26	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	133	0.13
38	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	281	0.07
31	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	380	0.06

^* 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]