Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS)

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Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod--Rates of Adherence Per 1000 Population (2000)
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  Values: N
  22.51 to 68.62 10
  6.58 to 22.39 10
  3.31 to 6.56 10
  1.63 to 3.07 10
  0.32 to 1.61 10
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2000: Top Five States by Adherence Rate

  Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
(per 1,000)
Nebraska 270 117,419 68.62
Wisconsin 435 241,306 44.99
South Dakota 116 31,524 41.76
Minnesota 453 203,863 41.44
Iowa 294 120,075 41.03

2000: Top Five Counties by Adherence Rate

  Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
(per 1,000)
Pierce County, Nebraska 5 2,769 352.42
Crawford County, Iowa 12 5,793 341.93
Seward County, Nebraska 9 5,394 326.99
Cuming County, Nebraska 8 3,211 314.71
Traverse County, Minnesota 4 1,206 291.73

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.