Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Metro Areas (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	51,819	29.7
2	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	25,668	26.3
3	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	37,181	21.6
4	Bismarck, ND MSA	17,518	18.5
5	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	22,822	18.0
6	Rochester, MN MSA	17,935	14.4
7	Reading, PA MSA	52,946	14.2
8	Eau Claire, WI MSA	20,924	14.1
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	416,242	14.0
10	Madison, WI MSA	49,561	11.6
11	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	72,774	11.4
11	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	27,822	11.4
12	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	14,442	11.3
13	Wausau, WI MSA	13,721	10.9
14	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	16,538	10.9
15	York, PA MSA	38,924	10.2
16	St. Cloud, MN MSA	16,040	9.6
17	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	11,658	9.4
18	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	30,339	8.5
19	Rapid City, SD MSA	7,479	8.4
20	Johnstown, PA MSA	19,554	8.4
21	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	47,948	7.6
22	Williamsport, PA MSA	8,922	7.4
23	Altoona, PA MSA	9,553	7.4
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	25,633	7.1
25	Toledo, OH MSA	43,708	7.1
26	Mansfield, OH MSA	12,283	7.0
27	Rockford, IL MSA	24,894	6.7
28	Green Bay, WI MSA	14,045	6.2
29	Des Moines, IA MSA	26,924	5.9
30	Billings, MT MSA	7,584	5.9
31	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	10,875	5.7
32	Lancaster, PA MSA	26,516	5.6
33	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	39,571	5.5
34	Victoria, TX MSA	4,427	5.3
35	Great Falls, MT MSA	4,177	5.2
36	Lincoln, NE MSA	12,662	5.1
37	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	83,125	4.9
37	State College, PA MSA	6,684	4.9
38	Columbia, SC MSA	25,960	4.8
39	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	16,152	4.7
40	Erie, PA MSA	12,395	4.4
41	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	7,906	4.4
42	Lima, OH MSA	6,316	4.1
43	Jamestown, NY MSA	5,583	4.0
44	Dubuque, IA MSA	3,521	4.0
45	Sheboygan, WI MSA	4,416	3.9
46	Iowa City, IA MSA	4,265	3.8
47	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	80,543	3.4
48	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	3,471	3.4
49	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	13,662	3.4
50	Missoula, MT MSA	3,115	3.3
51	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	15,397	3.1
52	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	4,525	3.0
53	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,196	2.9
54	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	4,404	2.9
55	Casper, WY MSA	1,891	2.8
56	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	17,480	2.8
57	Columbus, OH MSA	41,606	2.7
58	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	15,815	2.7
59	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	24,505	2.6
60	Spokane, WA MSA	10,736	2.6
61	Sharon, PA MSA	3,020	2.5
62	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,038	2.5
63	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	37,340	2.5
64	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	9,461	2.4
65	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	77,064	2.2
66	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	133,233	2.2
67	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	5,369	2.1
68	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	23,971	2.1
69	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,408	2.0
70	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,770	2.0
71	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,921	1.9
72	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	3,458	1.9
73	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	170,977	1.9
74	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,678	1.8
75	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	15,496	1.8
76	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	44,912	1.7
77	Springfield, IL MSA	3,447	1.7
78	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	129,334	1.7
79	Roanoke, VA MSA	3,884	1.7
80	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,385	1.6
80	South Bend, IN MSA	4,308	1.6
81	Savannah, GA MSA	4,714	1.6
82	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	51,832	1.6
83	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	34,963	1.5
84	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	8,361	1.5
85	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	18,735	1.5
86	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,168	1.5
87	Hartford, CT NECMA	16,378	1.4
88	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	41,257	1.4
89	San Antonio, TX MSA	21,958	1.4
90	Wilmington, NC MSA	3,094	1.3
91	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,267	1.3
91	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	3,967	1.3
92	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	70,723	1.3
93	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,421	1.3
93	Tucson, AZ MSA	10,906	1.3
94	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,761	1.2
94	Rochester, NY MSA	13,576	1.2
95	Binghamton, NY MSA	3,111	1.2
96	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	5,441	1.2
96	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,843	1.2
97	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	13,115	1.2
98	Elmira, NY MSA	1,080	1.2
99	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	5,104	1.2
100	Albuquerque, NM MSA	7,943	1.1
101	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	6,514	1.1
102	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,736	1.1
103	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	2,083	1.1
104	Topeka, KS MSA	1,730	1.0
105	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,498	1.0
106	Waco, TX MSA	1,989	0.9
107	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	4,369	0.9
107	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,123	0.9
108	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,531	0.9
109	Decatur, IL MSA	1,009	0.9
109	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	11,000	0.9
110	Boise City, ID MSA	3,689	0.9
111	Indianapolis, IN MSA	13,566	0.8
111	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,796	0.8
111	Yakima, WA MSA	1,869	0.8
112	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	16,308	0.8
112	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	2,545	0.8
113	Grand Junction, CO MSA	945	0.8
114	Fresno, CA MSA	7,417	0.8
115	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	3,743	0.8
115	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	18,941	0.8
116	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,428	0.8
117	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	3,768	0.8
118	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,392	0.8
118	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,328	0.8
118	Lynchburg, VA MSA	1,613	0.8
119	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,109	0.7
120	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	1,564	0.7
120	Jackson, MI MSA	1,112	0.7
120	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,264	0.7
121	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	144,975	0.7
121	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	17,851	0.7
122	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	6,583	0.7
122	Pueblo, CO MSA	957	0.7
122	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,670	0.7
123	Muncie, IN MSA	771	0.7
123	Portland, ME NECMA	1,716	0.7
123	Santa Fe, NM MSA	961	0.7
124	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	10,018	0.6
124	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	863	0.6
124	San Diego, CA MSA	17,873	0.6
125	Atlanta, GA MSA	25,744	0.6
125	Florence, SC MSA	788	0.6
125	Naples, FL MSA	1,580	0.6
125	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	7,515	0.6
125	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,121	0.6
126	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,359	0.6
127	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	9,535	0.6
127	Wichita, KS MSA	3,318	0.6
128	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	27,814	0.6
129	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,842	0.6
129	Knoxville, TN MSA	4,049	0.6
129	Ocala, FL MSA	1,532	0.6
129	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	778	0.6
130	St. Joseph, MO MSA	590	0.6
131	Jacksonville, FL MSA	6,285	0.6
131	Orlando, FL MSA	9,387	0.6
131	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	5,465	0.6
131	Sumter, SC MSA	595	0.6
132	Reno, NV MSA	1,904	0.6
132	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,217	0.6
133	Asheville, NC MSA	1,242	0.6
133	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,871	0.6
134	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,078	0.5
135	Columbia, MO MSA	704	0.5
135	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	36,328	0.5
135	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,907	0.5
136	Charlottesville, VA MSA	806	0.5
136	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	1,507	0.5
136	Pocatello, ID MSA	389	0.5
136	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,127	0.5
137	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,409	0.5
138	Charleston, WV MSA	1,237	0.5
139	Abilene, TX MSA	602	0.5
139	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	5,152	0.5
140	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	24,199	0.5
140	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	75,689	0.5
141	Las Cruces, NM MSA	788	0.5
142	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,481	0.4
143	Dover, DE MSA	545	0.4
143	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,349	0.4
143	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,027	0.4
144	Gainesville, FL MSA	916	0.4
144	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,089	0.4
144	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	4,216	0.4
145	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,229	0.4
145	Goldsboro, NC MSA	468	0.4
146	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	24,435	0.4
146	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,342	0.4
147	Nashville, TN MSA	4,821	0.4
147	Salinas, CA MSA	1,577	0.4
147	Terre Haute, IN MSA	582	0.4
148	Redding, CA MSA	621	0.4
148	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,090	0.4
149	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,774	0.4
150	Merced, CA MSA	749	0.4
150	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	502	0.4
151	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,312	0.4
151	Springfield, MO MSA	1,143	0.4
151	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,305	0.4
151	Yuma, AZ MSA	566	0.4
152	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,920	0.3
152	San Angelo, TX MSA	349	0.3
153	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,190	0.3
153	Danville, VA MSA	359	0.3
154	Bloomington, IN MSA	385	0.3
154	Kokomo, IN MSA	324	0.3
154	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,541	0.3
154	Tallahassee, FL MSA	901	0.3
155	Anniston, AL MSA	322	0.3
155	Athens, GA MSA	439	0.3
155	Burlington, VT NECMA	583	0.3
156	Lexington, KY MSA	1,345	0.3
157	Enid, OK MSA	154	0.3
157	Lubbock, TX MSA	652	0.3
158	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	538	0.3
158	Macon, GA MSA	833	0.3
158	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,432	0.3
159	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	958	0.3
159	Honolulu, HI MSA	2,178	0.3
160	Albany, GA MSA	290	0.2
160	Modesto, CA MSA	1,091	0.2
160	Panama City, FL MSA	359	0.2
161	Tyler, TX MSA	404	0.2
162	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	221	0.2
162	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	236	0.2
163	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	929	0.2
163	Jacksonville, NC MSA	304	0.2
164	Birmingham, AL MSA	1,767	0.2
164	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	763	0.2
165	El Paso, TX MSA	1,234	0.2
166	Bangor, ME NECMA	248	0.2
166	Greenville, NC MSA	230	0.2
167	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	335	0.2
167	Jackson, MS MSA	689	0.2
167	Pensacola, FL MSA	650	0.2
168	Amarillo, TX MSA	337	0.2
168	Jackson, TN MSA	164	0.2
168	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	1,677	0.2
168	Montgomery, AL MSA	486	0.2
168	Owensboro, KY MSA	141	0.2
168	Yuba City, CA MSA	207	0.2
169	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	387	0.1
169	Lafayette, LA MSA	529	0.1
169	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	207	0.1
170	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	803	0.1
171	Jonesboro, AR MSA	88	0.1
171	Lawton, OK MSA	125	0.1
171	Mobile, AL MSA	605	0.1
172	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	197	0.1
172	Florence, AL MSA	145	0.1
172	Joplin, MO MSA	152	0.1
172	Lake Charles, LA MSA	176	0.1
173	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	538	0.1
174	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	280	0.1
175	Dothan, AL MSA	98	0.1
176	Laredo, TX MSA	124	0.1
176	Monroe, LA MSA	91	0.1
177	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	66	0.0
177	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	23	0.0

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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