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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1988) continues several varied streams of Lutheran church life introduced to America during the Colonial era. The ELCA was formally constituted in 1988 as a merger of the Lutheran Church in America, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the American Lutheran Church.

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 Lutheran Church in 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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Ranking Metro Area   [Download CSV]AdherentsPercent
136 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
874
0.53
115 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,053
0.86
180 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
92
0.06
101 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,069
1.04
148 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,365
0.38
20 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
62,389
7.6
24 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,207
6.46
174 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
295
0.12
14 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,184
10.26
95 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,421
1.16
128 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
830
0.63
170 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
293
0.16
94 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,079
1.18
168 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
218
0.18
23 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,629
6.48
134 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,351
0.55
173 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
255
0.13
147 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
20,631
0.39
95 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,175
1.16
130 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,346
0.6
111 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,617
0.91
182 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
375
0.04
81 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
42,880
1.58
172 Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
222
0.14
138 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,089
0.5
180 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
462
0.06
154 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
438
0.32
131 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
633
0.59
171 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
575
0.15
90 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,639
1.31
97 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,765
1.12
43 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,875
3.72
106 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,450
0.97
178 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
895
0.08
4 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area
17,857
16.42
111 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,487
0.91
165 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
404
0.21
60 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,484
2.64
139 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,031
0.49
158 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,797
0.28
69 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,350
2.16
187 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
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77 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,185
1.67
136 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,865
0.53
182 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
171
0.04
152 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
384
0.34
79 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,476
1.63
121 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,068
0.71
168 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area
385
0.18
58 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,851
2.68
137 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,219
0.52
140 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
459
0.48
139 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
272
0.49
73 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,362
1.81
26 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,648
6.07
71 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,374
1.89
161 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
759
0.25
102 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,753
1.02
104 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
17,379
0.99
148 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
766
0.38
172 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
727
0.14
88 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,242
1.35
84 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
140,280
1.48
139 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,088
0.49
126 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
13,960
0.66
178 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
206
0.08
96 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
23,467
1.13
111 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,263
0.91
110 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,120
0.93
109 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,040
0.94
143 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
752
0.44
48 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
25,460
3.32
177 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
270
0.09
127 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
493
0.64
78 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
30,122
1.64
154 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,359
0.32
140 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
411
0.48
107 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,731
0.96
50 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,247
3.14
157 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,700
0.29
169 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
243
0.17
142 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
368
0.45
156 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
319
0.3
30 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
21,359
5.63
74 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,073
1.79
122 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
778
0.7
131 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,894
0.59
94 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
29,257
1.18
32 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
30,814
5.41
109 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
40,579
0.94
178 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
112
0.08
149 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
595
0.37
46 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,130
3.34
9 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
31,917
11.41
146 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,002
0.4
8 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
20,630
12.8
175 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
854
0.11
186 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
88 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,661
1.35
132 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
514
0.58
57 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,595
2.71
101 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,641
1.04
150 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,285
0.36
101 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,013
1.04
1 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
55,279
26.48
159 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
357
0.27
176 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
383
0.1
145 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,915
0.41
152 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
457
0.34
154 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,360
0.32
154 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
657
0.32
187 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
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38 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,381
4.31
82 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,698
1.57
173 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
380
0.13
66 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,391
2.26
141 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,331
0.47
171 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
388
0.15
172 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
252
0.14
157 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
357
0.29
2 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
24,284
24.66
136 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
781
0.53
103 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,796
1.01
53 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,387
2.94
99 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,786
1.1
35 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,047
4.91
134 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,957
0.55
179 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
127
0.07
126 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,207
0.66
170 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
387
0.16
51 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,242
3.06
168 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
278
0.18
33 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
29,079
5.29
81 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,984
1.58
102 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,390
1.02
184 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
25
0.02
49 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
11,886
3.25
158 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
739
0.28
166 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,944
0.2
136 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
512
0.53
146 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
23,644
0.4
145 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,173
0.41
146 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,670
0.4
186 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
0
0
123 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,120
0.69
56 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,304
2.82
112 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
919
0.9
120 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,156
0.72
177 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
466
0.09
187 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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--
151 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,717
0.35
178 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
139
0.08
17 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,204
9.48
128 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
950
0.63
151 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
694
0.35
40 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,930
4.13
180 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
76
0.06
180 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
111
0.06
114 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,831
0.87
117 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
930
0.82
134 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
11,264
0.55
124 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,724
0.68
150 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,467
0.36
139 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,502
0.49
86 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,566
1.41
143 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,077
0.44
167 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
183
0.19
5 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
20,501
15.34
120 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,451
0.72
169 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
476
0.17
182 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
83
0.04
119 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,479
0.74
166 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,216
0.2
37 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
22,429
4.32
115 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,972
0.86
175 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
267
0.11
159 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
560
0.27
144 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,409
0.43
100 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,207
1.09
180 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
76
0.06
28 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,958
5.96
87 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
827
1.36
168 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
197
0.18
162 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,137
0.24
55 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,068
2.89
34 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,904
4.93
181 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
347
0.05
175 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
141
0.11
165 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
443
0.21
100 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,117
1.09
159 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
34,559
0.27
160 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,374
0.26
171 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
428
0.15
133 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,413
0.56
162 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
559
0.24
152 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
515
0.34
15 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
55,413
9.75
162 Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
954
0.24
80 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,020
1.59
6 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
13,601
14.06
64 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,015
2.42
165 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,612
0.21
151 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
703
0.35
180 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
743
0.06
172 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
356
0.14
163 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,821
0.23
65 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,622
2.35
167 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
255
0.19
44 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
57,459
3.69
11 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
345,475
10.53
59 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,912
2.66
177 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
354
0.09
175 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
545
0.11
183 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
52
0.03
61 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,982
2.62
174 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
452
0.12
124 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
883
0.68
171 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
200
0.15
45 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,958
3.39
129 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
716
0.61
83 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,678
1.56
162 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
658
0.24
165 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
281
0.21
138 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,605
0.5
167 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,058
0.19
139 New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,196
0.49
160 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,081
0.26
137 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
98,944
0.52
108 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,492
0.95
132 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,060
0.58
149 Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,018
0.37
137 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,725
0.52
67 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,155
2.22
174 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
168
0.12
171 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
844
0.15
166 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,488
0.2
91 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,254
1.29
41 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
35,602
4.11
155 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,704
0.31
19 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,866
7.7
179 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
86
0.07
109 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,765
0.94
133 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,027
0.56
161 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
240
0.25
167 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
315
0.19
115 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,387
0.86
151 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
569
0.35
174 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
550
0.12
63 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
9,290
2.45
76 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
104,196
1.75
120 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
30,276
0.72
187 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
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--
52 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
71,476
3.03
152 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
441
0.34
113 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
802
0.88
135 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,282
0.54
148 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,970
0.38
103 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
22,455
1.01
132 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,910
0.58
153 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
689
0.33
145 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,624
0.41
187 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
--
--
142 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
723
0.45
125 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,068
0.67
25 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,194
6.24
139 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,505
0.49
22 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,224
6.51
13 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
42,411
10.31
159 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
479
0.27
153 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,407
0.33
155 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,862
0.31
165 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,871
0.21
113 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,715
0.88
7 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
25,932
13.94
105 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,291
0.98
36 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,662
4.48
175 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
166
0.11
141 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,203
0.47
62 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,933
2.46
100 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,242
1.09
152 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,408
0.34
178 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
105
0.08
171 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,686
0.15
169 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
194
0.17
120 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
15,400
0.72
149 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
11,563
0.37
153 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,197
0.33
156 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
5,439
0.3
42 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,062
3.73
31 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,228
5.49
146 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,688
0.4
160 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
695
0.26
167 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
279
0.19
139 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,382
0.49
100 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,784
1.09
72 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,232
1.82
85 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
48,969
1.42
111 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,252
0.91
47 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,846
3.33
169 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
203
0.17
174 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
471
0.12
18 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,148
8.46
3 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
41,716
18.28
102 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,257
1.02
134 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,565
0.55
70 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,966
1.9
75 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,701
1.76
146 Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,792
0.4
154 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,394
0.32
69 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,991
2.16
16 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,007
9.52
158 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
387
0.28
142 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
576
0.45
132 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
16,422
0.58
39 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,548
4.25
143 Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
542
0.44
166 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,380
0.2
159 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
290
0.27
93 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,083
1.22
160 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
939
0.26
137 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
14,403
0.52
152 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
578
0.34
185 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
18
0.01
29 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
37,338
5.73
116 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,982
0.85
111 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,346
0.91
113 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
8,620
0.88
161 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,331
0.25
164 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
464
0.22
98 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,309
1.11
182 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
52
0.04
156 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,221
0.3
55 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,335
2.89
123 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,088
0.69
141 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,806
0.47
166 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
868
0.2
127 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,495
0.64
180 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
80
0.06
110 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
51,989
0.93
10 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
18,718
11.15
12 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
13,918
10.38
92 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,404
1.27
54 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
4,309
2.91
161 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
372
0.25
145 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
2,575
0.41
27 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
7,023
6.05
115 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
3,115
0.86
89 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,697
1.32
151 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,690
0.35
116 Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6,749
0.85
118 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
1,823
0.75
21 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
30,170
6.94
68 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
12,483
2.21
178 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
137
0.08
165 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
418
0.21


* 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]




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