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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 who are Muslim. 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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Ranking Metro Area   [Download CSV]AdherentsPercent
103 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,116
0.3
52 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,524
0.97
40 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,656
1.22
113 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,808
0.2
113 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.2
74 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,126
0.62
72 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
812
0.64
22 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,084
2.03
99 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.34
109 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.24
133 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
37 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,463
1.29
107 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.26
119 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.14
129 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
150
0.04
94 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
762
0.4
64 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
40,745
0.77
4 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,422
3.43
111 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.22
98 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,924
0.35
41 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
20,836
1.21
86 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,218
0.5
82 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,534
0.54
127 Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
100
0.06
104 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.29
110 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,840
0.23
24 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,626
1.96
118 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.15
131 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
25
0.02
101 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
800
0.32
101 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,656
0.32
105 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.28
16 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,686
2.26
102 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
600
0.31
2 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,596
3.89
118 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.15
93 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,766
0.41
119 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
400
0.14
52 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,216
0.97
80 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,172
0.56
73 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,542
0.63
29 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,483
1.63
119 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area
300
0.14
118 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.15
56 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,587
0.9
124 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
90
0.09
80 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.56
81 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,416
0.55
33 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,298
1.42
123 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.1
114 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,232
0.19
111 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,946
0.22
28 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,436
1.7
93 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,156
0.41
90 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
408
0.44
5 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308,375
3.26
86 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,109
0.5
111 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,790
0.22
122 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.11
117 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,392
0.16
44 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,541
1.11
124 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
608
0.09
98 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
600
0.35
122 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
846
0.11
63 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,286
0.78
94 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.4
58 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,578
0.85
77 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,542
0.59
97 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.36
64 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,397
0.77
103 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.3
13 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
155,172
2.44
82 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
762
0.54
6 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,436
3.22
53 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,606
0.95
112 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,728
0.21
7 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,298
2.98
102 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,550
0.31
77 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,714
0.59
103 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,724
0.3
25 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
81,579
1.9
73 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.63
114 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.19
100 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.33
122 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.11
88 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,312
0.46
107 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
418
0.26
124 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
150
0.09
124 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
700
0.09
133 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
26 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,662
1.87
71 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,826
0.65
124 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.09
123 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
350
0.1
133 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
118 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.15
113 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
716
0.2
120 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.13
122 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
150
0.11
12 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
11,029
2.59
108 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
508
0.25
120 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
400
0.13
112 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.21
106 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,108
0.27
102 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,868
0.31
77 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.59
46 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,794
1.06
58 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,524
0.85
129 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
50
0.04
133 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
45 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,252
1.07
121 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.12
123 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.1
72 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,600
0.64
115 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
350
0.18
112 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,316
0.21
125 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
200
0.08
122 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.11
67 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,108
0.72
58 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,682
0.85
10 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,436
2.74
104 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,464
0.29
71 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.65
125 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.08
127 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
50
0.06
130 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.03
11 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
157,820
2.65
131 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
60
0.02
111 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.22
110 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,965
0.23
113 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.2
133 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
107 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,424
0.26
106 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.27
72 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,581
0.64
116 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.17
132 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
20
0.01
112 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.21
118 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.15
108 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.25
130 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
60
0.03
63 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,563
0.78
98 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,078
0.35
101 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
800
0.32
39 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,084
1.25
59 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,522
0.83
120 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.13
102 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.31
110 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.23
118 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.15
122 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.11
118 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.15
102 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.31
88 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,794
0.46
117 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
812
0.16
57 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,050
0.87
48 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,542
1.02
103 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
618
0.3
127 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,084
0.06
105 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.28
104 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
358
0.29
75 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
812
0.61
104 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.29
122 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
533
0.11
78 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.58
113 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.2
119 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
974
0.14
108 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.25
43 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,542
1.19
66 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
93,754
0.73
84 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,648
0.52
27 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,084
1.78
33 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,586
1.42
97 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
837
0.36
65 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,109
0.74
88 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,616
0.46
100 Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,308
0.33
66 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.73
72 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.64
129 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
50
0.04
51 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,626
0.98
99 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,468
0.34
91 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,109
0.43
53 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
52,666
0.95
81 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.55
3 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,084
3.71
77 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,156
0.59
91 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,148
0.43
133 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
96 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,540
0.37
111 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,109
0.22
115 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
323
0.18
47 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,563
1.03
107 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
968
0.26
109 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.24
85 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
600
0.51
55 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,563
0.91
122 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.11
13 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,327
2.44
91 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,397
0.43
95 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,988
0.38
85 New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,432
0.51
89 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,272
0.45
15 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
443,566
2.35
23 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,126
1.99
122 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
800
0.11
120 Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
350
0.13
92 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,397
0.42
130 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
150
0.03
113 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,540
0.2
109 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.24
83 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,616
0.53
35 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
27,939
1.31
115 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.18
106 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.27
92 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,417
0.42
64 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,191
0.77
59 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,397
0.83
74 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,794
0.62
1 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
19,788
5.22
38 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
76,326
1.28
116 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,175
0.17
102 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.31
101 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,446
0.32
90 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
400
0.44
65 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,144
0.74
115 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.18
119 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,064
0.14
30 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,688
1.59
118 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,368
0.15
114 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.19
57 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,397
0.87
117 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.16
55 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,299
0.91
109 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.24
113 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
812
0.2
131 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
35
0.02
126 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.07
8 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
35,044
2.79
80 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
23,697
0.56
17 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,872
2.23
107 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
488
0.26
57 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,133
0.87
104 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,000
0.29
113 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.2
59 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
17,743
0.83
128 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
100
0.05
75 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,518
0.61
108 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.25
94 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,540
0.4
53 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
20,456
0.95
68 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
21,994
0.71
42 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
52,120
1.2
47 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,851
1.03
60 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,218
0.82
103 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,259
0.3
92 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,109
0.42
101 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
458
0.32
88 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,217
0.46
116 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
600
0.17
104 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,626
0.29
87 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
16,136
0.47
49 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,397
1.01
127 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
70
0.06
20 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,541
2.1
113 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
816
0.2
91 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.43
102 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
716
0.31
98 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,116
0.35
129 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
100
0.04
126 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.07
31 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,298
1.57
116 Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,154
0.17
126 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.07
108 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
348
0.25
109 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.24
92 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
11,860
0.42
107 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
400
0.26
32 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,980
1.46
79 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.57
50 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,566
0.99
56 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,294
0.9
36 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
36,139
1.3
124 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
150
0.09
76 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,908
0.6
127 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
150
0.06
34 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,122
1.4
130 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.03
98 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,262
0.35
119 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.14
95 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
800
0.38
61 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,422
0.81
81 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
762
0.55
62 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,327
0.8
18 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,542
2.2
54 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,474
0.94
21 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
34,360
2.06
102 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,359
0.31
19 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,084
2.16
82 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
762
0.54
14 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
133,826
2.4
81 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.55
112 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.21
126 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
100
0.07
113 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,232
0.2
69 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
812
0.7
107 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
924
0.26
9 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,536
2.75
101 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,516
0.32
125 Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.08
120 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.13
114 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
813
0.19
122 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
616
0.11
70 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,109
0.66
117 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
308
0.16


* 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]