The conference was founded in 1945 by conservative ministers and members of the Congregational Christian Churches who opposed the merger that created the United Church of Christ.
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 Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.
Rank
2010 |
Rank
2000 |
Rank
1990 |
Rank
1980 |
Metro Area [Download CSV] |
Percent
2010 |
Percent
2000 |
Percent
1990 |
Percent
1980 |
| 23 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.01 |
0.01 |
-- |
| 16 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.08 |
| 11 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.15 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 23 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
0 |
-- |
| 17 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
| 23 |
20 |
21 |
15 |
Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0 |
-- |
-- |
| 23 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
21 |
21 |
12 |
Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.04 |
-- |
-- |
0.02 |
| 23 |
5 |
21 |
15 |
Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.26 |
-- |
-- |
| 17 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
-- |
| 18 |
16 |
10 |
15 |
Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
-- |
| 10 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.15 |
0.13 |
0.1 |
0.12 |
| 20 |
17 |
21 |
15 |
Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.02 |
0.03 |
-- |
-- |
| 20 |
21 |
19 |
15 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.02 |
-- |
0.01 |
-- |
| 21 |
18 |
17 |
12 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
| 1 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.53 |
0.54 |
0.19 |
-- |
| 9 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 12 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.1 |
-- |
| 23 |
21 |
21 |
7 |
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.09 |
| 21 |
19 |
19 |
14 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0 |
| 21 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.01 |
-- |
-- |
| 17 |
17 |
19 |
13 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| 23 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
0 |
-- |
| 12 |
7 |
21 |
15 |
Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.11 |
0.17 |
-- |
-- |
| 21 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
-- |
| 21 |
18 |
19 |
13 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| 8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.18 |
0.27 |
0.3 |
0.29 |
| 19 |
13 |
8 |
4 |
Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.12 |
| 20 |
14 |
21 |
15 |
Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.02 |
0.06 |
-- |
-- |
| 15 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
-- |
| 23 |
17 |
21 |
15 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.03 |
-- |
-- |
| 23 |
21 |
21 |
10 |
Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.04 |
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.24 |
0.46 |
0.48 |
-- |
| 21 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 20 |
15 |
21 |
15 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.02 |
0.05 |
-- |
-- |
| 17 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
| 23 |
21 |
21 |
10 |
Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.04 |
| 14 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
| 4 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.26 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 18 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
| 23 |
18 |
16 |
13 |
Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
| 16 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.06 |
0.1 |
0.09 |
-- |
| 19 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
-- |
| 19 |
14 |
21 |
15 |
Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.06 |
-- |
-- |
| 22 |
19 |
20 |
13 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0 |
0.01 |
0 |
0.01 |
| 7 |
8 |
19 |
13 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.19 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| 23 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
| 6 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 15 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.1 |
0.11 |
| 22 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.12 |
| 18 |
21 |
21 |
11 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.04 |
-- |
-- |
0.03 |
| 23 |
21 |
20 |
13 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0.01 |
| 5 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.24 |
0.22 |
0.31 |
0.23 |
| 11 |
10 |
4 |
15 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.21 |
-- |
| 15 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.07 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 21 |
18 |
20 |
14 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 18 |
16 |
20 |
15 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0 |
-- |
| 17 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
| 21 |
16 |
21 |
15 |
Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.04 |
-- |
-- |
| 19 |
19 |
18 |
5 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.11 |
| 23 |
20 |
20 |
13 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
| 19 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.11 |
| 17 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
| 21 |
19 |
19 |
13 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| 23 |
20 |
19 |
13 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| 14 |
12 |
6 |
15 |
Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
-- |
| 11 |
8 |
21 |
15 |
Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.12 |
0.14 |
-- |
-- |
| 20 |
15 |
12 |
6 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.1 |
| 2 |
3 |
21 |
15 |
Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.38 |
0.45 |
-- |
-- |
| 19 |
18 |
15 |
11 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
| 19 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| 22 |
20 |
21 |
15 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
21 |
21 |
3 |
Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.29 |
-- |
-- |
0.14 |
| 23 |
21 |
21 |
13 |
Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.01 |
| 21 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 19 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
-- |
| 17 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
-- |
| 21 |
19 |
18 |
13 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| 23 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.01 |
0.01 |
-- |
| 18 |
16 |
21 |
15 |
Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.04 |
0.04 |
-- |
-- |
| 23 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
-- |
0.02 |
-- |
| 17 |
17 |
21 |
15 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.05 |
0.03 |
-- |
-- |
| 9 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 13 |
10 |
15 |
9 |
Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
0.1 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| 23 |
13 |
16 |
10 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
-- |
0.07 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
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.
