Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

• 2010

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 Congregations in Mission for 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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Complete List

Ranking	Metro Area   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
1	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,921	3.43
2	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,448	2.73
3	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,644	2.29
4	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,477	2.16
5	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,147	1.99
6	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,531	1.88
7	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,462	1.43
8	Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,214	1.12
9	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,852	1.11
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	35,994	1.1
11	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,400	1.05
12	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	911	0.93
13	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,054	0.89
14	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,007	0.77
15	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	940	0.76
15	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,153	0.76
16	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,124	0.71
17	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,040	0.69
18	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,508	0.6
19	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,805	0.59
20	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,453	0.56
21	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,154	0.55
22	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	837	0.5
22	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	929	0.5
23	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,287	0.44
24	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,730	0.42
24	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,312	0.42
25	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	797	0.35
26	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,182	0.34
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,077	0.33
27	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,168	0.33
27	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	379	0.33
28	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,700	0.3
29	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	807	0.29
29	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,235	0.29
30	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	704	0.28
31	Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	259	0.27
32	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,569	0.24
33	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	583	0.23
33	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	872	0.23
33	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	312	0.23
34	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,831	0.22
35	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	565	0.21
36	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	274	0.2
36	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	543	0.2
37	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,891	0.17
37	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,925	0.17
37	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	958	0.17
37	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,948	0.17
38	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	571	0.16
39	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	453	0.15
39	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,556	0.15
39	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	117	0.15
39	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	196	0.15
40	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,477	0.14
41	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,510	0.13
42	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,018	0.12
42	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,627	0.12
42	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	642	0.12
43	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	609	0.11
43	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	187	0.11
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,287	0.1
44	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	942	0.1
45	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	590	0.09
46	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,225	0.08
46	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	121	0.08
46	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	708	0.08
46	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	193	0.08
46	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	424	0.08
46	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,788	0.08
47	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	785	0.07
47	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	608	0.07
47	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,778	0.07
47	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	931	0.07
47	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	372	0.07
48	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	312	0.06
48	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,922	0.06
48	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	351	0.06
48	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	931	0.06
48	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	244	0.06
49	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	355	0.05
49	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	316	0.05
49	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	195	0.05
50	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	171	0.04
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	665	0.04
51	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	575	0.03
51	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,078	0.03
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,548	0.03
51	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	127	0.03
51	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	494	0.03
52	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	72	0.02
52	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	86	0.02
52	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,332	0.02
52	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	446	0.02
52	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	347	0.02
52	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.02
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,300	0.02
53	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0.01
53	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	305	0.01
53	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	44	0.01
53	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	71	0.01
53	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	92	0.01
53	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	38	0.01
53	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,387	0.01
53	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.01
53	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	249	0.01
53	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	386	0.01
53	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	34	0.01
53	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	261	0.01
53	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	290	0.01
54	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	16	0
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	57	0
54	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	22	0
54	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	38	0
54	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	61	0
54	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	75	0
54	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	60	0
55	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
55	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--

^* 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]