National Association of Free Will Baptists Metro Areas [ 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.

Complete List

Rank 2010	Rank 2000	Rank 1990	Metro Area   [Download CSV]	Percent 2010	Percent 2000	Percent 1990
47	50	57	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.03	0.02
46	50	54	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.03	0.05
19	19	20	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.4	0.52	0.71
51	53	59	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0
52	54	53	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.06
48	51	56	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.02	0.03
52	53	47	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0	0.13
48	49	60	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	--
34	40	34	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.13	0.31
14	14	18	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.56	0.61	0.75
52	47	60	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.06	--
50	52	59	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0
42	41	55	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.12	0.04
45	46	55	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.07	0.04
51	53	60	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	--
45	47	47	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.06	0.13
51	52	58	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	0.01
52	54	58	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
42	47	60	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.06	--
52	52	54	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.01	0.05
25	23	28	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.3	0.45	0.45
52	54	58	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
52	54	58	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
49	51	60	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	--
51	53	59	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0
32	30	51	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.19	0.29	0.08
43	42	49	Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.11	0.1
49	51	60	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	--
21	21	19	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.47	0.73
10	11	18	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.61	0.73	0.75
48	50	53	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.06
31	28	20	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.22	0.35	0.71
48	48	50	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.05	0.09
44	46	52	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.07	0.07
50	53	51	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	0.08
51	52	58	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	0.01
48	49	57	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	0.02
16	15	23	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.48	0.6	0.58
47	49	55	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.04
43	42	32	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.11	0.33
51	52	58	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	0.01
47	46	55	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.07	0.04
49	50	54	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.05
27	32	36	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.25	0.29
38	37	34	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.16	0.31
52	47	57	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.06	0.02
50	52	57	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.02
38	54	60	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	--	--
40	45	47	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.08	0.13
43	46	47	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.07	0.13
23	27	25	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.33	0.4	0.51
42	44	38	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.09	0.27
49	51	57	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	0.02
51	53	58	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0.01
44	47	51	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.06	0.08
3	3	4	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.57	2.09	2.73
37	38	36	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.15	0.29
41	38	52	Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.15	0.07
47	53	54	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0	0.05
50	50	54	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.05
49	53	58	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0	0.01
42	53	60	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0	--
52	49	58	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.04	0.01
11	8	11	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.59	1.01	1.39
52	54	57	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.02
42	49	51	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.04	0.08
6	6	2	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.84	1.16	2.95
22	9	33	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.34	0.89	0.32
51	50	57	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.03	0.02
2	2	5	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.67	2.46	2.51
46	53	56	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0	0.03
48	48	38	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.05	0.27
52	54	58	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
46	46	51	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.07	0.08
17	17	9	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.46	0.58	1.63
50	50	57	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.02
50	51	57	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.02
47	54	60	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	--	--
38	39	54	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.14	0.05
5	7	3	Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.02	1.09	2.94
47	50	49	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.03	0.1
48	50	57	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.02
47	47	48	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.06	0.12
39	43	47	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.1	0.13
36	34	56	Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.19	0.03
27	27	43	Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.4	0.19
25	33	44	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.3	0.23	0.18
51	52	58	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	0.01
22	31	32	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.34	0.27	0.33
50	52	57	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.02
2	4	8	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.67	2.06	1.91
42	40	48	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.13	0.12
52	54	42	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.2
50	53	57	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	0.02
50	50	52	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.07
41	42	54	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.11	0.05
49	48	56	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.05	0.03
15	24	15	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.49	0.44	0.92
1	1	1	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.23	2.62	4.27
27	28	29	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.35	0.37
33	26	24	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.18	0.41	0.53
40	47	55	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.06	0.04
42	43	56	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.1	0.03
46	46	51	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.07	0.08
49	48	53	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.05	0.06
52	54	58	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
4	5	6	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.21	1.68	2.16
33	34	39	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.18	0.19	0.26
35	33	45	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.23	0.17
26	29	28	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.29	0.31	0.45
39	46	54	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.07	0.05
43	46	60	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.07	--
52	54	57	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.02
28	29	30	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.26	0.31	0.36
42	42	41	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.11	0.22
51	53	59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0
50	49	58	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.04	0.01
46	51	53	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.02	0.06
44	44	51	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.09	0.08
47	48	51	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.05	0.08
47	43	55	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.1	0.04
50	52	60	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	--
12	18	31	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.58	0.53	0.35
50	51	51	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.08
49	50	54	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.05
52	54	56	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.03
49	51	56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	0.03
45	53	48	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0	0.12
52	54	51	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.08
52	54	58	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
46	47	48	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.06	0.12
44	52	60	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.01	--
43	47	60	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.06	--
44	40	58	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.13	0.01
7	17	16	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.72	0.58	0.86
52	54	49	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.1
29	20	12	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.25	0.48	1.18
24	23	21	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.32	0.45	0.64
43	48	56	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.05	0.03
48	45	55	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.08	0.04
46	48	48	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.05	0.12
50	53	60	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	--
22	23	30	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.34	0.45	0.36
52	54	58	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
49	49	57	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.04	0.02
41	39	45	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.14	0.17
50	51	57	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.02
41	43	46	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.1	0.14
45	46	56	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.07	0.03
38	34	52	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.19	0.07
44	41	40	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.12	0.23
48	50	58	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.01
51	53	57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0.02
50	52	55	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.04
8	13	10	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.66	0.69	1.54
50	53	60	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	--
51	53	59	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0
50	54	60	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	--
50	54	59	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	0
50	54	60	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	--
38	35	27	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.18	0.47
52	53	60	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0	--
48	49	55	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	0.04
49	47	53	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.06	0.06
51	53	58	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0.01
49	54	56	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	0.03
48	50	58	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.01
20	22	26	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.37	0.46	0.49
50	53	56	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	0.03
50	50	55	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.04
48	48	56	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.05	0.03
51	53	60	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	--
52	48	60	San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.05	--
50	53	60	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	--
51	53	59	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0
50	52	57	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.02
52	53	58	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0	0.01
41	34	51	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.19	0.08
52	54	59	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0
50	52	55	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.04
48	50	51	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.08
51	53	59	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0
36	45	55	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.08	0.04
52	48	50	Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.05	0.09
48	52	58	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.01	0.01
52	50	60	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.03	--
30	26	7	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.23	0.41	1.93
46	42	57	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.11	0.02
18	10	14	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.45	0.78	0.99
21	25	22	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.42	0.59
45	45	53	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.08	0.06
45	45	48	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.08	0.12
49	48	49	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.05	0.1
47	41	32	Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.12	0.33
49	50	52	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.07
49	51	53	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	0.06
49	50	55	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.04
49	51	56	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	0.03
51	53	58	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0.01
9	12	17	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.63	0.72	0.82
13	16	13	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.57	0.59	1.1
48	50	54	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.05
38	36	45	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.17	0.17
50	50	55	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.04
45	48	54	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.05	0.05
45	53	56	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0	0.03
47	46	35	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.07	0.3
44	41	31	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.12	0.35
48	51	55	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.02	0.04
44	34	50	Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.19	0.09
50	51	56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.03
52	54	42	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.2
43	43	37	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.1	0.28
48	51	54	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.02	0.05
40	35	58	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.18	0.01
46	43	48	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.1	0.12
52	54	57	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.02
52	50	60	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.03	--
47	49	55	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.04
52	44	54	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.09	0.05

^* 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]