National Association of Free Will Baptists Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

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The National Association of Free Will Baptists dates to the ministry of Paul Palmer in the American South in the 18th century. It operates internationally through the International Fellowship of Free Will Baptist Churches, a structure that has emerged as the missionary program has matured.

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 National Association of Free Will Baptists. 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
47	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	64	0.04
46	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	322	0.05
19	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	633	0.4
51	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	7	0
52	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
48	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	65	0.03
52	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
48	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	47	0.03
34	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	601	0.17
14	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,382	0.56
52	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	280	0.01
42	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	126	0.09
45	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	321	0.06
51	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0
45	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	540	0.06
51	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0
52	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
42	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	124	0.09
52	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
25	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,428	0.3
52	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
52	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
49	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	109	0.02
51	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0
32	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	234	0.19
43	Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.08
49	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	81	0.02
21	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	334	0.35
10	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,862	0.61
48	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.03
31	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,808	0.22
48	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	59	0.03
44	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	345	0.07
50	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	12	0.01
51	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	438	0
48	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	585	0.03
16	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,321	0.48
47	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	731	0.04
43	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.08
51	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0
47	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	76	0.04
49	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	140	0.02
27	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	813	0.28
38	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,405	0.13
52	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	395	0.01
38	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	106	0.13
40	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	408	0.11
43	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	684	0.08
23	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	508	0.33
42	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.09
49	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.02
51	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0
44	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,099	0.07
3	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,284	1.57
37	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	695	0.14
41	Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	120	0.1
47	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	71	0.04
50	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	48	0.01
49	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	69	0.02
42	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	92	0.09
52	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
11	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,746	0.59
52	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
42	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	374	0.09
6	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,736	0.84
22	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	498	0.34
51	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	12	0
2	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,978	1.67
46	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	207	0.05
48	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	299	0.03
52	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
46	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	94	0.05
17	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	566	0.46
50	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	12	0.01
50	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	13	0.01
47	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	114	0.04
38	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	974	0.13
5	Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,941	1.02
47	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	281	0.04
48	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.03
47	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.04
39	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	177	0.12
36	Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.15
27	Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	400	0.28
25	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,099	0.3
51	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	40	0
22	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	329	0.34
50	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	532	0.01
2	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,794	1.67
42	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	381	0.09
52	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	141	0.01
50	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.01
41	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.1
49	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	329	0.02
15	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	865	0.49
1	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,433	2.23
27	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	344	0.28
33	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	314	0.18
40	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	370	0.11
42	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.09
46	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	968	0.05
49	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0.02
52	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
4	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,736	1.21
33	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,270	0.18
35	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	980	0.16
26	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	356	0.29
39	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	586	0.12
43	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	82	0.08
52	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,815	0.26
42	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	190	0.09
51	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	338	0
50	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	117	0.01
46	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	129	0.05
44	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	187	0.07
47	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	91	0.04
47	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	59	0.04
50	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	39	0.01
12	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	728	0.58
50	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	71	0.01
49	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	309	0.02
52	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
49	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	852	0.02
45	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.06
52	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
52	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
46	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	235	0.05
44	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	116	0.07
43	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	123	0.08
44	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	258	0.07
7	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	983	0.72
52	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
29	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	676	0.25
24	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,089	0.32
43	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	123	0.08
48	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.03
46	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	68	0.05
50	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.01
22	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,262	0.34
52	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
49	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	326	0.02
41	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	119	0.1
50	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	114	0.01
41	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	522	0.1
45	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.06
38	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	204	0.13
44	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	320	0.07
48	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	106	0.03
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	151	0
50	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	367	0.01
8	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	665	0.66
50	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	160	0.01
51	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0
50	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0.01
50	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	118	0.01
50	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	12	0.01
38	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,448	0.13
52	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
48	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.03
49	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	256	0.02
51	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	59	0
49	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	63	0.02
48	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	106	0.03
20	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	558	0.37
50	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	113	0.01
50	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0.01
48	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	116	0.03
51	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0
52	San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	132	0.01
51	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	56	0
50	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	283	0.01
52	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0.1
52	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
50	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.01
48	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	89	0.03
51	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0
36	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	207	0.15
52	Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
48	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	114	0.03
52	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	655	0.23
46	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.05
18	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,958	0.45
21	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	491	0.35
45	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	73	0.06
45	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,582	0.06
49	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	119	0.02
47	Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	47	0.04
49	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.02
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	430	0.02
49	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	162	0.02
49	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0.02
51	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	32	0
9	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,927	0.63
13	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,248	0.57
48	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	65	0.03
38	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	181	0.13
50	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	57	0.01
45	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	66	0.06
45	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	98	0.06
47	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	700	0.04
44	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	308	0.07
48	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	65	0.03
44	Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	92	0.07
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	378	0.01
52	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
43	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	126	0.08
48	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	159	0.03
40	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	411	0.11
46	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	64	0.05
52	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
52	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
47	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	241	0.04
52	Yuba City, CA 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]