Evangelical Covenant Church Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

• All Years
• 2010
• 2000
• 1980

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.

[ More information on the data source ]

Complete List

Ranking	Metro Area   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
41	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	78	0.01
40	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	176	0.02
43	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
12	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,380	0.36
38	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	129	0.04
39	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,696	0.03
41	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	204	0.01
38	Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	66	0.04
33	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	185	0.09
40	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	74	0.02
20	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	461	0.23
43	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
42	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	32	0
41	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	79	0.01
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,517	0.06
37	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0.05
35	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	182	0.07
39	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	315	0.03
41	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	81	0.01
37	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	99	0.05
43	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0.06
43	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
43	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,519	0.12
40	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	330	0.02
41	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	193	0.01
43	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
32	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	618	0.1
41	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	56	0.01
38	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	799	0.04
23	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	162	0.19
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	422	0.01
34	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	314	0.08
43	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.02
28	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,582	0.14
35	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	413	0.07
34	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,587	0.08
6	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,931	1.05
43	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
43	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	225	0.06
24	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	176	0.18
36	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.06
2	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,645	1.88
32	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	897	0.1
3	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,210	1.23
15	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,329	0.3
36	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.06
40	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0.02
22	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,479	0.2
40	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	136	0.02
28	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,690	0.14
42	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
38	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	99	0.04
39	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	248	0.03
41	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	428	0.01
43	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
42	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	79	0
36	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	98	0.06
34	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	138	0.08
37	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	171	0.05
25	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,378	0.17
38	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.04
41	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	44	0.01
10	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	923	0.46
40	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	87	0.02
42	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	72	0
43	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	351	0.12
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,481	0.09
41	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	58	0.01
21	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	837	0.21
30	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	156	0.12
4	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,100	1.14
39	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	265	0.03
34	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	196	0.08
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	762	0.01
41	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	169	0.01
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,159	0.49
43	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
11	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,965	0.38
5	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,299	1.11
7	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,723	1
42	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	73	0
41	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	77	0.01
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,946	0.01
26	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	256	0.16
32	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	714	0.1
1	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	43,072	3.44
8	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,454	0.58
27	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,301	0.15
40	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	329	0.02
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	508	0.06
39	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	108	0.03
42	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	272	0
38	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,814	0.04
41	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	223	0.01
40	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.02
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,667	0.16
32	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,649	0.1
40	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	203	0.02
41	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	323	0.01
14	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	593	0.32
41	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.01
13	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,166	0.33
6	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,632	1.05
33	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	354	0.09
42	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0
36	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,873	0.06
24	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,732	0.18
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	857	0.05
13	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,402	0.33
35	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	183	0.07
14	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,531	0.32
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,307	0.21
33	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.09
16	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	333	0.29
18	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	384	0.27
19	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	546	0.24
37	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	146	0.05
39	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0.03
35	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	502	0.07
39	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.03
26	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	294	0.16
39	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	769	0.03
34	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	577	0.08
35	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	463	0.07
39	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	855	0.03
38	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	255	0.04
29	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	315	0.13
37	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	518	0.05
33	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	835	0.09
38	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	183	0.04
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	143	0
17	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	316	0.28
32	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	594	0.1
37	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	390	0.05
22	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	476	0.2
34	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	346	0.08
31	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	595	0.11
23	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	317	0.19

^* 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]