Evangelical Free Church of America Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

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The Evangelical Free Church of America was founded in 1950 by the merger of two Scandinavian independent Pietistic associations of churches which had grown out of nineteenth-century revivals: the Swedish Evangelical Free Church and the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Association.

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 Free Church of America. 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
66	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	160	0.02
67	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	81	0.01
60	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	750	0.08
39	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,501	0.3
65	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.03
2	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,465	1.64
67	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.01
69	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.13
68	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	175	0
48	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	550	0.2
50	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,021	0.18
65	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.03
67	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	238	0.01
62	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	140	0.06
60	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.08
61	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	270	0.07
61	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	135	0.07
60	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.08
64	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.04
65	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.03
65	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.03
22	Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	643	0.59
62	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.06
69	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	500	0.29
64	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	250	0.04
64	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,796	0.04
22	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,730	0.59
43	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	625	0.25
52	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,463	0.16
67	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	165	0.01
64	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.04
69	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
66	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.02
69	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
69	Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.29
35	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	865	0.34
56	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	280	0.12
67	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.01
57	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,960	0.11
69	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
33	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	330	0.36
46	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	20,497	0.22
26	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,085	0.49
45	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,868	0.23
60	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,661	0.08
33	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	500	0.36
58	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	230	0.1
46	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,439	0.22
47	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	365	0.21
67	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.01
67	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.01
62	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	250	0.06
64	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.04
66	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,485	0.02
31	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,470	0.39
69	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
69	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
58	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	500	0.1
46	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,448	0.22
6	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,510	1.14
66	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	765	0.02
69	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
11	Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	900	0.96
33	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,017	0.36
43	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	395	0.25
69	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
63	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	365	0.05
21	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,200	0.61
58	Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.1
64	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.04
65	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	115	0.03
64	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.04
69	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
5	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,609	1.25
69	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
60	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	390	0.08
39	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	400	0.3
18	Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	729	0.72
14	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,490	0.83
40	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,660	0.29
53	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	400	0.15
27	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	448	0.46
53	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	215	0.15
63	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	355	0.05
32	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.37
4	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,188	1.26
26	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,500	0.49
54	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,000	0.14
42	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	700	0.26
69	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
8	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,820	1.06
60	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	990	0.08
64	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.04
58	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	925	0.1
24	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	519	0.54
65	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,810	0.03
69	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
63	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.05
33	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,255	0.36
3	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,945	1.27
53	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.15
63	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	649	0.05
34	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	566	0.35
55	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.13
69	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
59	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	307	0.09
25	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	582	0.51
55	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,641	0.13
67	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.01
69	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
67	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0.01
47	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	383	0.21
17	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,175	0.74
62	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.06
1	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,720	2.03
37	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	650	0.32
65	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	160	0.03
45	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,210	0.23
66	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.02
46	Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	550	0.22
57	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	230	0.11
68	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0
50	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	205	0.18
16	Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,080	0.81
66	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.02
41	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	290	0.27
20	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,879	0.62
69	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
62	Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.06
69	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
63	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.05
55	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,405	0.13
65	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	405	0.03
36	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	825	0.33
46	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	325	0.22
7	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,415	1.13
28	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	560	0.44
43	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	240	0.25
46	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	280	0.22
66	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.02
69	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
68	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0
60	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.08
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	272	0
69	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
56	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,873	0.12
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	20,759	0.63
61	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0.07
52	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	827	0.16
59	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.09
51	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	300	0.17
64	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.04
60	Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.08
66	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0.02
68	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0
57	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	980	0.11
65	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	370	0.03
65	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,663	0.03
26	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	768	0.49
65	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	185	0.03
61	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	188	0.07
66	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.02
64	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	210	0.04
68	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
62	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.06
48	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,765	0.2
64	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	910	0.04
63	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.05
40	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,382	0.29
53	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	800	0.15
63	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	225	0.05
58	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	375	0.1
63	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,024	0.05
56	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,869	0.12
56	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,895	0.12
63	Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.05
64	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	170	0.04
63	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	274	0.05
63	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,211	0.05
65	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.03
61	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	145	0.07
68	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	20	0
53	Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	800	0.15
54	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.14
52	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	306	0.16
67	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.01
9	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,315	1.04
38	Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,267	0.31
50	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	326	0.18
51	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	743	0.17
67	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.01
44	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,081	0.24
10	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,872	1.01
66	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	204	0.02
13	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,140	0.9
61	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,610	0.07
49	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	725	0.19
69	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
57	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,200	0.11
48	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,260	0.2
35	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,395	0.34
57	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,564	0.11
63	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	850	0.05
23	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,470	0.55
55	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	570	0.13
60	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.08
69	Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
66	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	115	0.02
66	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.02
60	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	460	0.08
62	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,955	0.06
15	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	950	0.82
30	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	590	0.41
41	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	626	0.27
44	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	760	0.24
60	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	354	0.08
22	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,230	0.59
60	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	526	0.08
54	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	600	0.14
26	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	930	0.49
69	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
44	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,721	0.24
58	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.1
65	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.03
41	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,000	0.27
66	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	675	0.02
65	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.03
58	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	243	0.1
65	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.03
49	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,839	0.19
67	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	125	0.01
43	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,040	0.25
67	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.01
55	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	580	0.13
53	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	350	0.15
63	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,620	0.05
64	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0.04
12	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,275	0.95
56	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	135	0.12
29	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,614	0.42
61	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.07
68	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	26	0
60	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	340	0.08
64	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	225	0.04
41	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	450	0.27
61	Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	130	0.07

^* 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]