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Southern Baptist Convention--Rates of Adherence Per 1000 Population (2000)
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  Values: N
  171.98 to 322.16 10
  26.89 to 168.78 10
  11.94 to 24.63 10
  3.62 to 10.57 10
  1.11 to 2.75 10
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2000: Top Five States by Adherence Rate

  Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
(per 1,000)
Mississippi 2,037 916,440 322.16
Alabama 3,148 1,380,121 310.34
Oklahoma 1,578 967,223 280.30
Arkansas 1,372 665,307 248.86
Tennessee 2,972 1,414,199 248.57

2000: Top Five Counties by Adherence Rate

  Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
(per 1,000)
Hancock County, Tennessee 37 6,524 961.39
Caldwell County, Kentucky 27 11,133 852.45
Hardeman County, Texas 5 3,982 842.93
La Salle County, Louisiana 33 10,764 753.68
Harmon County, Oklahoma 5 2,450 746.27

Notes

Data are from Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 and Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org/grc.