National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

• 2010

The National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., the largest predominantly black denomination in America, was founded in 1895 when the Foreign Mission Baptist Convention of the U.S.A., the American National Baptist Convention, and the Baptist National Educational Convention merged.

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 Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.. 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
119	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	248	0.15
110	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,691	0.24
25	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,226	2.69
107	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,422	0.28
132	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	154	0.02
50	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,000	1.3
128	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	488	0.06
115	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	482	0.19
134	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
111	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	304	0.23
56	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,255	1.21
98	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,381	0.4
27	Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,038	2.56
128	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	249	0.06
91	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	959	0.5
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	89,670	1.7
45	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,999	1.46
28	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,976	2.12
9	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	26,671	4.79
122	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,063	0.12
69	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	25,681	0.95
20	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	25,738	3.21
68	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,312	0.96
104	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	361	0.33
23	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,245	2.89
5	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	69,827	6.19
133	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	353	0.01
129	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	493	0.05
62	Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,225	1.09
68	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,903	0.96
105	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	489	0.32
85	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,268	0.56
127	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	67	0.07
122	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	309	0.12
96	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,002	0.43
71	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,770	0.91
35	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,234	1.84
74	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,774	0.84
126	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	170	0.08
42	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,112	1.54
134	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
67	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	91,407	0.97
134	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
88	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	11,207	0.53
77	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,088	0.76
50	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	27,085	1.3
101	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	837	0.37
115	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,236	0.19
78	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,751	0.75
10	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,105	4.44
90	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,411	0.51
105	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	20,216	0.32
98	Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	573	0.4
94	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	369	0.45
117	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	180	0.17
71	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,447	0.91
38	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,055	1.67
106	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	484	0.31
100	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	425	0.38
113	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,050	0.21
117	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,125	0.17
86	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,113	0.55
33	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	83,339	1.94
40	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,364	1.62
123	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.11
101	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,854	0.37
127	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	129	0.07
134	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
113	Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	251	0.21
50	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,575	1.3
89	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,449	0.52
54	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,451	1.24
63	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,936	1.07
120	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	626	0.14
21	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,304	3.12
15	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,599	3.7
46	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,132	1.45
128	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.06
29	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,654	2.08
18	Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,681	3.52
85	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,484	0.56
68	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,731	0.96
125	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	113	0.09
124	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	753	0.1
76	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,587	0.77
68	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,091	0.96
55	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,045	1.22
105	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,781	0.32
130	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	512	0.04
130	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	150	0.04
69	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	911	0.95
35	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,822	1.84
121	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,894	0.13
134	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
129	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	189	0.05
82	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	10,955	0.62
81	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,032	0.64
11	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,292	4.14
52	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,474	1.28
48	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,532	1.38
99	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	619	0.39
109	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	368	0.25
113	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	415	0.21
60	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,644	1.14
116	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	314	0.18
97	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,365	0.42
31	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,237	1.97
70	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	19,162	0.94
121	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	518	0.13
128	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	178	0.06
114	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	358	0.2
102	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,490	0.36
1	Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	24,251	8.86
30	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,113	2.06
116	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	927	0.18
119	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	715	0.15
129	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	101	0.05
129	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	963	0.05
45	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,809	1.46
96	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,011	0.43
19	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,431	3.23
128	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	184	0.06
36	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,476	1.78
51	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,762	1.29
115	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	23,843	0.19
57	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,092	1.18
121	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	372	0.13
7	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	12,706	5.47
128	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	332	0.06
92	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	605	0.48
80	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	817	0.66
2	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	87,424	6.64
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	64,904	1.17
108	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	303	0.27
58	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	18,127	1.17
122	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,020	0.12
6	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	24,679	5.98
22	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,430	3.08
4	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	23,948	6.39
102	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	617	0.36
95	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,186	0.44
34	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	30,744	1.93
132	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	180	0.02
49	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,313	1.31
89	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	98,156	0.52
41	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,476	1.58
83	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,673	0.61
110	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	792	0.24
110	Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	232	0.24
125	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	496	0.09
84	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,538	0.6
66	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,852	1.02
118	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,343	0.16
103	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,849	0.34
61	Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,781	1.1
52	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,730	1.28
87	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,039	0.54
72	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	53,700	0.9
132	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	655	0.02
3	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,503	6.49
111	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,372	0.23
87	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,279	0.54
133	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	189	0.01
104	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,196	0.33
134	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	78	0
108	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	430	0.27
77	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,482	0.76
93	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,158	0.46
123	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	453	0.11
39	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	20,862	1.66
113	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,906	0.21
80	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,036	0.66
96	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,487	0.43
66	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,548	1.02
102	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	551	0.36
80	Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	635	0.66
111	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,915	0.23
14	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,486	3.74
126	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	341	0.08
129	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	521	0.05
134	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	38	0
128	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,010	0.06
103	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	14,953	0.34
132	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	444	0.02
98	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,078	0.4
73	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	689	0.89
112	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	935	0.22
12	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,693	3.94
128	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,962	0.06
13	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,025	3.77
94	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,446	0.45
26	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,416	2.61
59	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,410	1.15
117	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,154	0.17
129	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	204	0.05
106	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	427	0.31
121	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	171	0.13
64	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	30,037	1.06
115	Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	236	0.19
131	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	193	0.03
24	Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,934	2.73
113	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,420	0.21
16	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	13,351	3.63
110	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,618	0.24
124	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	168	0.1
32	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,647	1.95
43	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	9,846	1.51
65	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,420	1.03
75	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,021	0.82
115	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,836	0.19
79	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,887	0.73
17	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,917	3.61
47	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,974	1.42
108	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	373	0.27
129	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	221	0.05
126	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	123	0.08
70	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,778	0.94
121	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	311	0.13
102	Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	503	0.36
78	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	41,759	0.75
8	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,730	5.2
126	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	117	0.08
91	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	754	0.5
53	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	7,883	1.27
119	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	533	0.15
73	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4,234	0.89
124	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	426	0.1
44	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8,505	1.5

^* 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]