American Baptist Association Metro Areas (2010) [ Counties | States ]

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The American Baptist Association grew out of the "landmark" movement among Southern Baptists in the 1850s. The movement, which emphasized the role of the local church, was led by James R. Graves and J. M. Pendleton. A merger of two landmark associations in 1924 created the American Baptist Association.

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 American Baptist Association. 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
34	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.06
33	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.07
41	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	74	0.01
14	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	606	0.39
41	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	298	0.12
41	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
26	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	182	0.14
38	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	71	0.02
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,287	0.02
41	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	194	0.01
30	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	880	0.1
40	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0
39	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0.01
20	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	862	0.22
37	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	43	0.03
40	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	5	0
35	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	597	0.05
35	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	97	0.05
40	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	24	0
41	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0.04
41	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.02
38	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	24	0.02
41	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	106	0.01
21	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.2
40	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	108	0
40	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
39	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	287	0.01
34	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	161	0.06
40	Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
40	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0
32	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.08
40	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
37	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	213	0.03
34	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0.06
39	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.01
37	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	103	0.03
26	Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.14
39	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	108	0.01
41	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
34	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	103	0.06
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,030	0.05
39	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	52	0.01
39	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	73	0.01
38	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.02
39	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	358	0.01
39	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	242	0.01
33	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.07
34	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.06
41	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
37	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.03
39	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	37	0.01
32	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0.08
13	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,950	0.42
33	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	278	0.07
20	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	326	0.22
34	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	170	0.06
6	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,239	1.75
34	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	585	0.06
32	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	215	0.08
38	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	119	0.02
39	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	12	0.01
37	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	64	0.03
36	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	240	0.04
19	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	560	0.23
14	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,062	0.39
25	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	237	0.15
17	Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	375	0.26
41	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
17	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	199	0.26
38	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	199	0.02
2	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	3,136	3.27
30	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,164	0.1
26	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	408	0.14
38	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	85	0.02
31	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	114	0.09
36	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	771	0.04
34	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	103	0.06
33	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	376	0.07
41	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
39	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	116	0.01
33	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	105	0.07
8	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	679	0.56
34	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.06
29	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	346	0.11
36	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	884	0.04
41	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
35	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.05
41	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	30	0
28	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	122	0.12
41	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
9	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,947	0.49
38	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	87	0.02
38	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	101	0.02
38	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	379	0.02
31	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.09
27	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	156	0.13
23	Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0.17
38	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	78	0.02
34	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	184	0.06
3	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	22,052	3.15
4	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5,002	2.33
30	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.1
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,411	0.01
41	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
21	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	570	0.2
36	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.04
34	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	96	0.06
35	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	350	0.05
41	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
34	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	763	0.06
32	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	198	0.08
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	688	0.01
22	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	206	0.18
33	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	95	0.07
41	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
40	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	110	0
31	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	101	0.09
18	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,033	0.25
24	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	826	0.16
10	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	843	0.48
15	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,415	0.38
33	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	97	0.07
41	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	256	0.02
41	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
38	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	276	0.02
40	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	24	0
27	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	200	0.13
32	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	270	0.08
12	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	585	0.43
38	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	117	0.02
29	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,434	0.11
29	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	285	0.11
41	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
30	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,088	0.1
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	292	0.04
40	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	23	0
40	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
21	Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	317	0.2
16	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,347	0.3
37	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.03
40	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	31	0
39	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	573	0.01
1	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	6,982	6.96
40	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0
34	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	256	0.06
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	355	0.02
27	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	275	0.13
41	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
32	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	106	0.08
28	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	210	0.12
39	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	553	0.01
36	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	124	0.04
37	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	625	0.03
41	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
37	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.03
37	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	107	0.03
39	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	111	0.01
31	San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.09
38	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	343	0.02
40	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	18	0
38	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	736	0.02
40	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	86	0
35	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	128	0.05
39	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	49	0.01
37	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	72	0.03
39	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	36	0.01
34	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	207	0.06
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	222	0.01
7	Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	739	0.61
11	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,771	0.44
38	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	64	0.02
35	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	250	0.05
32	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	165	0.08
38	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	90	0.02
41	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
36	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,095	0.04
36	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	258	0.04
35	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	201	0.05
36	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,072	0.04
34	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.06
5	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,664	1.96
32	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.08
38	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	182	0.02
25	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,420	0.15
33	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	144	0.07
20	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	452	0.22
37	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	102	0.03
41	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
41	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
28	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	549	0.12
28	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	293	0.12
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	2,097	0.04
36	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	44	0.04
33	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	104	0.07
31	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	572	0.09
33	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	93	0.07
39	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	36	0.01
34	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	108	0.06
31	Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	178	0.09

^* 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]