Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]
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The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is one of several large groups that has grown out of the Restoration Movement begun in the early 19th century by Barton Stone and Thomas and Alexander Campbell.

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 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). 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
52 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
872
0.53
40 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,126
0.73
92 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
135
0.09
101 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
87 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,273
0.14
99 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
31
0.02
101 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
54 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,272
0.51
49 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
512
0.57
96 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
194
0.05
2 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,151
3.15
98 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
104
0.03
85 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
188
0.16
96 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
229
0.05
31 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,753
0.91
72 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,190
0.29
101 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
86 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
209
0.15
86 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
809
0.15
81 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,361
0.2
96 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
424
0.05
98 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
904
0.03
89 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
993
0.12
97 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
49
0.04
77 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
940
0.24
86 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
304
0.15
102 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
74 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
425
0.27
101 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
87 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,557
0.14
21 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,914
1.17
35 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,583
0.82
10 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,122
1.84
73 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,728
0.28
101 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
93 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
228
0.08
36 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,022
0.81
92 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
230
0.09
99 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
168
0.02
87 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
576
0.14
95 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
698
0.06
101 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
49 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,297
0.57
91 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
638
0.1
57 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
448
0.47
45 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
492
0.65
37 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,021
0.78
62 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
956
0.41
88 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
397
0.13
61 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,803
0.42
97 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
744
0.04
91 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
192
0.1
88 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
670
0.13
43 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
625
0.68
95 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,802
0.06
85 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
354
0.16
64 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,234
0.39
40 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,987
0.73
88 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
152
0.13
58 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,552
0.46
90 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
159
0.11
89 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
273
0.12
94 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
463
0.07
1 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,776
3.92
98 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
206
0.03
86 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
440
0.15
63 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
304
0.4
64 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,141
0.39
80 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
886
0.21
63 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
343
0.4
86 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
266
0.15
98 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
27
0.03
58 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
29,211
0.46
23 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
925
1.13
67 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
379
0.36
34 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,153
0.83
86 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,249
0.15
62 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
635
0.41
8 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,339
2.11
54 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,535
0.51
82 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,682
0.19
7 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,705
2.23
98 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,205
0.03
90 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
162
0.11
96 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
47
0.05
99 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
53
0.02
100 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
62
0.01
102 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
92 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
682
0.09
86 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
176
0.15
74 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
540
0.27
94 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
66
0.07
96 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
128
0.05
56 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,677
0.48
44 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,379
0.66
77 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
314
0.24
68 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,267
0.35
69 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,565
0.34
102 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
89 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
522
0.12
79 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
317
0.22
54 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,526
0.51
77 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
708
0.24
87 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
578
0.14
97 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
351
0.04
102 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
97 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
110
0.04
96 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
94
0.05
24 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,327
1.08
80 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
310
0.21
82 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,486
0.19
48 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
480
0.59
78 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
591
0.23
72 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,126
0.29
14 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,727
1.44
99 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
120
0.02
98 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
82
0.03
25 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,847
1.06
89 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
184
0.12
94 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
412
0.07
101 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
94 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
104
0.07
100 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
45
0.01
99 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
216
0.02
68 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
340
0.35
90 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,828
0.11
51 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,540
0.54
74 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,128
0.27
95 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
82
0.06
12 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
26,541
1.51
65 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
586
0.38
87 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
750
0.14
101 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
83 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,405
0.18
63 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
716
0.4
93 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
135
0.08
9 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,983
1.99
91 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
193
0.1
86 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
209
0.15
69 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
413
0.34
47 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,073
0.61
96 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
155
0.05
80 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
239
0.21
11 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
36,347
1.79
63 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,004
0.4
71 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,199
0.3
94 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
212
0.07
94 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
508
0.07
3 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,768
2.8
33 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,789
0.89
98 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
94
0.03
83 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
365
0.18
89 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
750
0.12
100 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
57
0.01
96 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
236
0.05
99 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
62
0.02
93 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
159
0.08
97 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
790
0.04
44 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
732
0.66
61 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
516
0.42
69 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
207
0.34
4 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
11,567
2.45
20 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,290
1.21
41 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,185
0.72
73 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,967
0.28
29 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,028
0.95
93 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
83
0.08
93 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,559
0.08
17 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
17,104
1.33
42 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,953
0.69
27 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,570
1.02
90 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
266
0.11
102 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
66 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
473
0.37
79 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
213
0.22
55 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
618
0.5
91 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
745
0.1
88 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
266
0.13
5 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
31,828
2.42
98 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
80
0.03
95 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,071
0.06
89 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
132
0.12
39 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,011
0.74
101 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
61
0
98 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,049
0.03
82 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
213
0.19
92 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
372
0.09
91 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
518
0.1
90 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
188
0.11
53 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,937
0.52
75 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
342
0.26
93 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
93
0.08
32 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,063
0.9
87 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
237
0.14
101 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
96 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
169
0.05
79 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,528
0.22
101 New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
97 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
492
0.04
97 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,198
0.04
92 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
145
0.09
90 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
765
0.11
82 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
619
0.19
62 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
569
0.41
102 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
18 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,555
1.24
89 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
301
0.12
70 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,729
0.32
84 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,686
0.17
26 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,191
1.04
97 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
367
0.04
91 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
529
0.1
101 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
85 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
253
0.16
94 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
112
0.07
85 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
700
0.16
33 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,380
0.89
100 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
611
0.01
93 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,252
0.08
84 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
170
0.17
73 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,570
0.28
54 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
460
0.51
99 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
84
0.02
86 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,250
0.15
101 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
99 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
37
0.02
30 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,467
0.92
70 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,606
0.32
89 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
221
0.12
100 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
51
0.01
57 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,957
0.47
97 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,651
0.04
16 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,248
1.38
101 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
98 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
369
0.03
78 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
791
0.23
69 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
514
0.34
85 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
152
0.16
95 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,384
0.06
97 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
73
0.04
44 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,561
0.66
98 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
126
0.03
100 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
18
0.01
96 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
603
0.05
41 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
807
0.72
90 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,275
0.11
90 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,279
0.11
97 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,610
0.04
98 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
612
0.03
101 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
97 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
188
0.04
96 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
137
0.05
96 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
78
0.05
100 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
30
0.01
95 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
216
0.06
93 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
439
0.08
92 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,024
0.09
94 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
102
0.07
54 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
621
0.51
76 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
984
0.25
76 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
356
0.25
89 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
279
0.12
73 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
908
0.28
85 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
761
0.16
38 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,628
0.77
19 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,376
1.23
70 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
448
0.32
6 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,881
2.26
77 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,915
0.24
30 Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,147
0.92
97 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
241
0.04
100 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
60
0.01
101 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
94 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,912
0.07
60 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
743
0.43
59 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
608
0.45
50 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,674
0.56
28 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,246
0.96
101 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
4
0
89 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,179
0.12
36 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,587
0.81
89 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
258
0.12
46 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,310
0.62
52 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
739
0.53
96 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
211
0.05
90 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
130
0.11
84 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,829
0.17
97 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
181
0.04
64 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
921
0.39
86 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
210
0.15
89 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,743
0.12
51 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
910
0.54
73 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
306
0.28
13 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,155
1.46
15 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,164
1.43
23 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,054
1.13
83 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
214
0.18
86 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
526
0.15
63 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
519
0.4
77 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,157
0.24
102 Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
85 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
381
0.16
22 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,517
1.15
98 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
56
0.03


* 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]