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The United Church of Christ was founded in 1957 as a merger of the Congregational-Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. It continues the American Congregational tradition.

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 United Church of Christ. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.

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Rank 2010	Rank 2000	Rank 1990	Rank 1980	Metro Area [Download CSV]	Percent 2010	Percent 2000	Percent 1990	Percent 1980
27	28	31	31	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.5	1.98	2.55	2.77
115	121	143	141	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.17	0.2	0.25
116	126	143	142	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.12	0.2	0.24
4	4	4	4	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.67	6.64	8.18	9.04
86	53	62	65	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.42	1.17	1.39	1.54
83	92	110	105	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.46	0.55	0.58	0.74
124	139	160	166	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	--	--
127	120	129	131	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.18	0.36	0.38
42	41	44	41	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.07	1.54	1.99	2.29
15	16	18	23	Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.94	2.74	3.27	3.22
109	120	142	145	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.18	0.21	0.21
110	133	152	155	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.05	0.08	0.1
98	105	121	98	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.37	0.46	0.83
120	127	144	141	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.11	0.18	0.25
118	126	141	133	Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.12	0.22	0.35
105	109	123	121	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.31	0.42	0.52
39	36	43	38	Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.12	1.7	2.04	2.43
14	15	14	11	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.98	2.76	3.62	4.49
127	139	156	165	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.04	0
55	50	57	49	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.82	1.22	1.51	1.95
118	117	141	141	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.22	0.22	0.25
125	137	157	160	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.05
52	87	98	97	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.85	0.61	0.77	0.84
125	139	160	166	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	--	--
34	26	33	18	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.25	2.03	2.45	3.54
103	104	107	100	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.23	0.38	0.64	0.81
123	135	157	158	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.07
39	42	29	25	Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.12	1.47	2.67	3.17
121	139	160	166	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	--	--	--
87	91	93	115	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.41	0.56	0.89	0.61
112	108	129	131	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.34	0.36	0.38
116	120	133	129	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.18	0.31	0.4
36	34	45	41	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.21	1.75	1.97	2.29
75	83	82	74	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.57	0.68	1.09	1.32
112	117	131	151	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.22	0.34	0.15
11	13	16	20	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.38	2.91	3.36	3.33
52	52	61	63	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.85	1.18	1.42	1.59
8	7	7	5	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.78	4.98	6.16	8.4
20	22	22	22	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.78	2.32	2.97	3.29
22	21	17	16	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.66	2.39	3.34	3.85
109	102	93	139	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.41	0.89	0.28
39	46	60	58	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.12	1.3	1.45	1.68
116	123	141	143	Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.15	0.22	0.23
61	47	58	75	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.76	1.29	1.5	1.31
91	65	93	82	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.92	0.89	1.13
118	129	155	158	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.09	0.05	0.07
120	126	141	137	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.12	0.22	0.3
115	128	155	157	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.1	0.05	0.08
122	132	151	153	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.06	0.09	0.12
127	139	139	135	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.24	0.32
59	57	68	73	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.78	1.08	1.3	1.33
119	128	145	142	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.1	0.17	0.24
81	83	82	72	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.48	0.68	1.09	1.34
32	39	42	45	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.29	1.64	2.08	2.22
98	97	110	114	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.47	0.58	0.62
83	81	88	95	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.46	0.7	0.98	0.9
70	66	84	91	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.62	0.91	1.06	0.97
124	139	160	166	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	--	--
126	136	157	148	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.02	0.03	0.18
114	127	149	165	Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.11	0.12	0
62	71	85	96	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.75	0.84	1.04	0.86
124	135	154	160	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.06	0.05
81	92	109	81	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.48	0.55	0.59	1.14
104	100	96	92	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.22	0.43	0.8	0.94
115	134	154	156	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.04	0.06	0.09
58	70	80	84	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.79	0.87	1.12	1.1
50	49	53	59	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.88	1.23	1.56	1.65
34	35	37	43	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.25	1.73	2.16	2.25
127	139	160	148	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	--	0.18
74	89	109	117	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.58	0.59	0.59	0.57
99	95	102	102	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.27	0.5	0.73	0.77
105	105	119	118	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.37	0.48	0.55
46	55	72	78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.97	1.11	1.25	1.25
100	106	115	115	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.26	0.36	0.52	0.61
109	105	122	115	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.37	0.45	0.61
39	44	49	68	Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.12	1.38	1.8	1.43
83	94	106	106	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.46	0.51	0.66	0.73
74	75	89	98	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.58	0.77	0.96	0.83
54	58	63	73	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.83	1.06	1.38	1.33
125	135	152	159	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.08	0.06
89	79	79	55	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.38	0.72	1.13	1.75
87	73	71	123	Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.41	0.82	1.26	0.5
115	127	146	144	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.11	0.16	0.22
100	111	134	137	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.26	0.28	0.29	0.3
12	10	10	13	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.27	3.42	4.06	4.38
56	56	54	60	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.81	1.1	1.55	1.62
127	134	160	166	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.04	--	--
119	130	152	153	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.12
122	139	160	166	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	--	--	--
71	75	90	148	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.61	0.77	0.95	0.18
108	113	126	132	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.18	0.26	0.39	0.36
9	9	8	8	Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.74	4.24	5.36	5.72
91	102	105	107	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.41	0.67	0.72
91	68	70	63	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.89	1.27	1.59
115	121	125	124	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.17	0.4	0.47
96	111	138	153	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.3	0.28	0.25	0.12
125	134	155	160	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.05
114	125	148	152	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.14
102	116	138	138	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.24	0.23	0.25	0.29
105	102	109	90	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.41	0.59	0.99
69	54	50	46	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.63	1.12	1.77	2.18
67	78	100	112	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.66	0.73	0.75	0.65
66	38	32	33	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.68	1.67	2.46	2.74
88	97	108	111	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.39	0.47	0.63	0.67
82	77	74	53	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.47	0.74	1.22	1.77
64	42	36	29	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.73	1.47	2.18	2.98
33	29	35	30	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.28	1.97	2.31	2.83
59	41	51	36	Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.78	1.54	1.76	2.54
7	8	9	9	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.33	4.64	5.07	5.21
57	66	65	76	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.8	0.91	1.34	1.3
113	117	139	140	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.22	0.24	0.27
106	103	113	114	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.2	0.39	0.55	0.62
30	34	47	48	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.44	1.75	1.91	1.98
120	128	146	147	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.1	0.16	0.19
120	133	156	159	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.06
119	131	152	157	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.08
127	130	145	165	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.08	0.17	0
91	95	100	96	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.5	0.75	0.86
98	102	118	121	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.41	0.49	0.52
44	41	52	54	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.03	1.54	1.65	1.76
79	86	105	104	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.51	0.62	0.67	0.75
118	137	159	164	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.01	0.01	0.01
122	134	150	157	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.1	0.08
127	139	158	164	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.02	0.01
43	67	82	60	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.04	0.9	1.09	1.62
29	32	39	40	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.47	1.8	2.14	2.3
85	92	108	79	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.43	0.55	0.63	1.24
122	139	159	164	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	--	0.01	0.01
78	80	95	89	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.52	0.71	0.82	1
50	54	69	64	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.88	1.12	1.28	1.56
102	105	115	112	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.24	0.37	0.52	0.65
118	128	126	127	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.1	0.39	0.43
122	134	156	165	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.04	0
127	139	153	158	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.07	0.07
122	135	157	161	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.04
90	101	116	110	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.37	0.42	0.51	0.68
38	40	50	51	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.15	1.55	1.77	1.81
92	82	99	107	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.34	0.69	0.76	0.72
122	134	156	160	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05
123	134	155	165	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	0.05	0
19	12	11	10	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.79	3	4.05	4.66
53	47	64	57	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.84	1.29	1.37	1.72
118	139	160	166	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	--	--	--
123	136	155	155	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.02	0.05	0.1
28	38	46	35	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.48	1.67	1.94	2.58
109	127	147	147	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.11	0.15	0.19
3	3	3	2	Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.38	7.18	9.06	10.42
116	126	144	154	Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.12	0.18	0.11
77	71	91	82	Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.55	0.84	0.94	1.13
125	136	159	161	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.04
36	24	23	23	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.21	2.18	2.94	3.22
21	30	34	36	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.74	1.93	2.36	2.54
126	136	157	161	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.02	0.03	0.04
106	112	138	165	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.2	0.27	0.25	0
116	127	146	146	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.11	0.16	0.2
97	89	94	88	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.29	0.59	0.85	1.01
125	137	159	164	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
125	136	159	164	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01
127	139	159	165	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01	0
122	133	150	159	Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.05	0.1	0.06
41	43	48	47	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.08	1.39	1.85	2.07
26	25	27	24	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.55	2.16	2.75	3.19
90	89	73	69	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.37	0.59	1.24	1.41
83	72	87	119	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.46	0.83	1	0.54
73	80	75	67	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.59	0.71	1.21	1.47
106	123	142	133	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.2	0.15	0.21	0.35
120	133	158	162	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.05	0.02	0.03
110	118	133	103	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.2	0.31	0.76
49	43	32	39	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.89	1.39	2.46	2.39
60	62	72	70	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.77	1.01	1.25	1.4
72	76	81	80	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.6	0.76	1.1	1.18
59	85	116	112	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.78	0.63	0.51	0.65
121	129	146	147	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.09	0.16	0.19
127	139	153	158	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.07	0.07
114	126	155	159	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.12	0.05	0.06
127	139	160	163	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	--	0.02
111	125	147	152	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.13	0.15	0.14
127	93	92	94	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.53	0.92	0.91
71	62	75	60	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.61	1.01	1.21	1.62
73	45	86	93	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.59	1.35	1.02	0.93
122	135	155	160	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.03	0.05	0.05
13	14	19	17	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.14	2.82	3.24	3.65
116	122	137	143	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.16	0.26	0.23
113	121	140	139	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.17	0.23	0.28
31	31	26	27	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.41	1.92	2.76	3.13
97	96	107	106	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.29	0.48	0.64	0.73
18	17	25	32	Norwich-New London, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.84	2.63	2.84	2.75
118	120	146	165	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.18	0.16	0
122	129	139	133	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.09	0.24	0.35
112	127	152	161	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.11	0.08	0.04
115	124	139	137	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.14	0.24	0.3
68	69	63	67	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.64	0.88	1.38	1.47
117	119	137	138	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.19	0.26	0.29
35	37	41	42	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.22	1.69	2.11	2.26
97	111	124	126	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.29	0.28	0.41	0.45
118	129	149	150	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.09	0.12	0.16
111	120	137	138	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.18	0.26	0.29
91	92	92	90	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.35	0.55	0.92	0.99
121	131	151	162	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.07	0.09	0.03
40	33	38	44	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.11	1.79	2.15	2.24
84	88	104	105	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.45	0.6	0.7	0.74
113	115	112	99	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.24	0.56	0.82
98	106	111	111	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	0.36	0.57	0.67
17	16	15	12	Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.85	2.74	3.4	4.46
122	116	114	114	Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.23	0.53	0.62
110	84	98	140	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.67	0.77	0.27
10	11	12	15	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.44	3.14	3.77	4.22
107	114	130	125	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.19	0.25	0.35	0.46
118	126	139	134	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.12	0.24	0.34
118	112	101	52	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.27	0.74	1.8
65	65	85	85	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.7	0.92	1.04	1.08
123	132	146	144	Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.06	0.16	0.22
115	118	140	133	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.2	0.23	0.35
78	88	103	113	Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.52	0.6	0.72	0.64
93	107	120	100	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.33	0.35	0.47	0.81
97	60	74	61	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.29	1.03	1.22	1.61
47	59	67	59	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.92	1.04	1.32	1.65
1	1	1	1	Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	9.81	12.44	13.78
111	114	138	138	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.25	0.25	0.29
118	128	148	156	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.1	0.13	0.09
118	128	149	148	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.1	0.12	0.18
120	126	143	128	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.12	0.2	0.41
24	26	31	34	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.58	2.03	2.55	2.71
80	80	89	86	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.5	0.71	0.96	1.03
73	51	55	50	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.59	1.19	1.54	1.82
126	138	160	166	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	--	--
119	128	142	136	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.1	0.21	0.31
94	100	97	83	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.32	0.43	0.79	1.11
113	123	132	128	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.15	0.33	0.41
124	133	157	165	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.05	0.03	0
121	130	150	157	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.08	0.1	0.08
118	121	128	124	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.17	0.37	0.47
109	116	131	129	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.23	0.34	0.4
105	113	131	127	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.26	0.34	0.43
112	121	136	130	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.17	0.27	0.39
94	108	121	119	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.32	0.34	0.46	0.54
5	5	6	7	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.28	5.38	6.38	6.54
121	125	141	144	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.13	0.22	0.22
102	111	139	161	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.24	0.28	0.24	0.04
100	116	142	165	Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.26	0.23	0.21	0
93	108	127	116	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.33	0.34	0.38	0.59
124	135	155	159	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.05	0.06
64	64	78	77	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.73	0.95	1.17	1.26
107	110	126	122	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.19	0.29	0.39	0.51
16	19	40	65	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.88	2.41	2.12	1.54
2	2	2	3	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.57	8.11	9.33	9.44
45	61	67	62	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.98	1.02	1.32	1.6
51	63	73	66	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.87	0.99	1.24	1.53
94	90	98	101	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.32	0.57	0.77	0.79
114	121	128	121	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.17	0.37	0.52
109	100	103	113	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.43	0.72	0.64
14	13	13	14	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.98	2.91	3.73	4.31
114	121	141	136	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.17	0.22	0.31
48	50	77	71	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.91	1.22	1.19	1.39
108	117	131	144	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.18	0.22	0.34	0.22
82	67	76	74	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.47	0.9	1.2	1.32
18	20	20	19	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.84	2.4	3.11	3.41
37	27	30	26	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.16	2.02	2.64	3.14
118	129	146	129	Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.09	0.16	0.4
121	126	141	120	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.12	0.22	0.53
95	98	117	108	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.31	0.45	0.5	0.71
122	134	155	162	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.03
111	114	125	121	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.25	0.4	0.52
76	73	83	87	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.56	0.82	1.07	1.02
56	48	56	60	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.81	1.27	1.53	1.62
84	74	66	56	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.45	0.79	1.33	1.74
122	134	157	162	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03
111	113	132	131	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.26	0.33	0.38
121	133	156	161	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04
99	101	116	98	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.27	0.42	0.51	0.83
118	125	148	146	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.13	0.13	0.2
127	139	160	159	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	--	0.06
88	77	89	82	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.39	0.74	0.96	1.13
118	124	145	136	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.14	0.17	0.31
103	99	110	116	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.23	0.44	0.58	0.59
105	107	124	123	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.35	0.41	0.5
23	29	28	37	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.6	1.97	2.72	2.46
25	23	21	28	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.57	2.22	3	3.12
119	129	150	148	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.09	0.1	0.18
127	109	122	109	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.31	0.45	0.7
110	112	127	120	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.27	0.38	0.53
93	100	125	119	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.33	0.43	0.4	0.54
124	134	153	156	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.04	0.07	0.09
101	101	117	104	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.25	0.42	0.5	0.75
111	116	135	121	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.23	0.28	0.52
20	18	24	21	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.78	2.54	2.92	3.3
122	135	155	149	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.03	0.05	0.17
6	6	5	6	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.39	5.22	6.88	7.68
63	51	59	68	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.74	1.19	1.49	1.43
124	139	160	166	Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	--	--

^* 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]