Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

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The second-largest Lutheran denomination in the United States was founded in Missouri by German immigrants in 1847. Many of these immigrants had rejected the planned merger of the Lutheran and Reformed churches in Prussia.

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 Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. 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]	Adherents	Percent
96	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	981	0.59
82	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,683	0.81
146	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.07
102	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,544	0.52
126	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,363	0.27
130	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	348	0.23
134	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,596	0.19
104	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,247	0.5
53	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,526	1.7
97	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,216	0.58
123	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	395	0.3
144	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	166	0.09
63	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,287	1.24
11	Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,394	5.05
131	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	915	0.22
129	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	455	0.24
143	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,356	0.1
148	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.05
136	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	243	0.17
141	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	663	0.12
77	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,075	0.88
115	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,187	0.38
113	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,800	0.4
151	Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	28	0.02
152	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	24	0.01
134	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,505	0.19
43	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,918	2.14
2	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,180	10.37
96	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,298	0.59
102	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,055	0.52
92	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	987	0.63
44	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,336	2.11
131	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	547	0.22
138	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,645	0.15
26	Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,577	3.29
108	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	890	0.46
27	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,538	3.27
103	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,145	0.51
145	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,639	0.08
110	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,271	0.43
116	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	467	0.37
111	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,060	0.42
123	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,780	0.3
121	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,298	0.32
57	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,964	1.49
148	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.05
136	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	354	0.17
119	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,371	0.34
99	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,421	0.55
3	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,647	10.02
107	Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	261	0.47
71	Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	776	1.03
17	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,395	4.03
58	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,156	1.36
148	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	144	0.05
146	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	478	0.07
135	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,217	0.18
138	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	306	0.15
130	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,208	0.23
55	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,519	1.66
59	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	127,121	1.34
116	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	805	0.37
118	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,441	0.35
119	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	920	0.34
122	Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	364	0.31
60	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,640	1.33
91	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	893	0.64
98	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,280	0.56
87	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,568	0.71
62	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,192	1.27
147	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	452	0.06
141	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	353	0.12
5	Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,343	8.26
120	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,997	0.33
106	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,046	0.48
86	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	634	0.74
80	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,500	0.83
141	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	123	0.12
112	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,356	0.41
45	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,703	2.09
132	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	219	0.21
33	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,414	2.74
132	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,776	0.21
108	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	707	0.46
12	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,389	4.87
134	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	948	0.19
83	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,779	0.8
50	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,578	1.86
48	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	84,078	1.96
136	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	254	0.17
108	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	744	0.46
54	Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,572	1.68
46	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,672	2.03
143	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	503	0.1
10	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,800	5.46
131	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	389	0.22
137	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,311	0.16
135	Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	219	0.18
97	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,152	0.58
124	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	805	0.29
122	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,101	0.31
69	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,935	1.1
78	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	825	0.85
39	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,667	2.24
134	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	241	0.19
146	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	273	0.07
114	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,790	0.39
134	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	257	0.19
35	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,920	2.56
150	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	66	0.03
136	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	256	0.17
38	Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,350	2.31
53	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,093	1.7
121	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	969	0.32
8	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	25,727	6.18
143	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	961	0.1
130	Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	235	0.23
119	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	905	0.34
137	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	289	0.16
107	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	605	0.47
146	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	87	0.07
47	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,943	1.97
83	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,177	0.8
73	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,577	0.98
66	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	923	1.13
80	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,092	0.83
15	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,037	4.26
141	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	841	0.12
153	Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
142	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	675	0.11
130	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	578	0.23
140	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	350	0.13
143	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.1
149	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	211	0.04
121	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,872	0.32
135	Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	256	0.18
42	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,918	2.17
40	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,859	2.22
142	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,088	0.11
84	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	739	0.77
138	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	310	0.15
92	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	37,646	0.63
143	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	283	0.1
125	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,160	0.28
90	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	873	0.67
75	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,598	0.95
65	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,732	1.14
119	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	345	0.34
56	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,575	1.61
140	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	722	0.13
136	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	199	0.17
132	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,810	0.21
140	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	231	0.13
19	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,041	3.77
22	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,235	3.49
139	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	274	0.14
148	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	68	0.05
125	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	335	0.28
91	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,131	0.64
67	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,667	1.12
28	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,499	3.08
53	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	34,548	1.7
93	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,569	0.62
90	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,734	0.67
148	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	162	0.05
149	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.04
115	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,643	0.38
55	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,642	1.66
79	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,128	0.84
49	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,814	1.89
149	Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.04
137	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	320	0.16
122	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	615	0.31
91	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,860	0.64
146	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	389	0.07
61	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,046	1.3
151	Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.02
135	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	373	0.18
131	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,261	0.22
85	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	834	0.75
89	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	850	0.68
138	Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	91	0.15
135	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	839	0.18
137	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	175	0.16
9	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,118	6
105	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,420	0.49
144	Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	111	0.09
143	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	213	0.1
133	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	202	0.2
125	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	35,694	0.28
118	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,481	0.35
124	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	816	0.29
150	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	70	0.03
151	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.02
149	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	59	0.04
64	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,992	1.23
130	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	932	0.23
52	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,192	1.72
6	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,755	8.02
150	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	42	0.03
136	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,354	0.17
106	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	966	0.48
122	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,061	0.31
123	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	755	0.3
134	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,306	0.19
37	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,613	2.34
109	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	619	0.45
18	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	60,232	3.87
41	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	71,580	2.18
75	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,034	0.95
121	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,342	0.32
127	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,321	0.26
138	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	268	0.15
31	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,438	2.92
142	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	423	0.11
145	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	109	0.08
138	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	181	0.15
126	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	314	0.27
51	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,163	1.84
138	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	417	0.15
94	Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	835	0.61
100	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,749	0.54
135	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,846	0.18
134	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,635	0.19
100	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,310	0.54
132	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	39,494	0.21
14	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,743	4.3
115	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,643	0.38
124	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	793	0.29
101	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,766	0.53
132	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	291	0.21
132	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,137	0.21
104	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,293	0.5
130	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	584	0.23
30	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	25,326	2.93
98	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,051	0.56
32	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,798	2.87
143	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	112	0.1
102	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,296	0.52
108	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,513	0.46
107	Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	452	0.47
104	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	837	0.5
144	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	142	0.09
136	Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	269	0.17
100	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,444	0.54
20	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,628	3.59
146	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,422	0.07
108	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,142	0.46
134	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	195	0.19
122	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,249	0.31
72	Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	904	1
119	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,445	0.34
147	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	304	0.06
98	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,406	0.56
97	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,862	0.58
110	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	914	0.43
145	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,271	0.08
150	Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	176	0.03
101	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	838	0.53
107	Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	754	0.47
24	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,648	3.4
113	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,501	0.4
25	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,217	3.34
125	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	504	0.28
113	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,716	0.4
125	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,557	0.28
126	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,444	0.27
144	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	276	0.09
16	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,899	4.25
81	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,644	0.82
46	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,096	2.03
132	Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	203	0.21
130	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,010	0.23
7	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,264	7.63
108	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,815	0.46
142	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	442	0.11
131	Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.22
135	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,004	0.18
105	San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	551	0.49
95	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,764	0.6
114	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,060	0.39
131	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,566	0.22
133	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,755	0.2
124	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	769	0.29
127	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.26
110	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,808	0.43
140	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	345	0.13
128	Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	361	0.25
107	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,269	0.47
139	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	503	0.14
115	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,162	0.38
108	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,908	0.46
137	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	219	0.16
1	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,624	11.79
129	Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	293	0.24
133	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	802	0.2
13	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,485	4.52
36	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,365	2.35
105	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,573	0.49
150	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.03
76	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,190	0.89
18	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,143	3.87
136	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,189	0.17
70	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,631	1.06
127	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	365	0.26
21	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,754	3.57
131	St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	303	0.22
68	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,411	1.11
23	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	98,521	3.47
143	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	151	0.1
139	Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	170	0.14
112	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,795	0.41
145	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	551	0.08
133	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	721	0.2
112	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,414	0.41
135	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	318	0.18
122	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	424	0.31
84	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,985	0.77
34	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,396	2.73
137	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	569	0.16
116	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,600	0.37
104	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,691	0.5
145	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	181	0.08
117	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	755	0.36
128	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	760	0.25
142	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	159	0.11
121	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,328	0.32
86	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	853	0.74
137	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	253	0.16
133	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,296	0.2
120	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,460	0.33
74	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,259	0.96
88	Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	971	0.69
124	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	16,419	0.29
29	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,970	2.96
4	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,495	8.57
99	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	608	0.55
99	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	831	0.55
59	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,369	1.34
149	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	159	0.04
135	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	235	0.18
118	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,650	0.35
144	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	700	0.09
116	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	897	0.37
126	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,158	0.27
125	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,567	0.28
139	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	241	0.14
108	Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	898	0.46

^* 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]