Assemblies of God Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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 Assemblies of God. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 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	Springfield, IL MSA	11,424	6.1
2	Joplin, MO MSA	7,643	6.0
3	Springfield, MO MSA	10,757	4.7
4	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,174	3.9
5	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	5,898	3.6
6	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	10,670	3.3
7	Panama City, FL MSA	3,121	3.2
8	Dothan, AL MSA	3,749	3.1
9	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	8,009	2.9
10	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	3,049	2.8
11	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	7,040	2.8
12	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,180	2.7
13	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,367	2.6
14	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,353	2.5
15	Enid, OK MSA	1,538	2.5
16	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	4,339	2.4
17	Modesto, CA MSA	6,419	2.4
17	Tulsa, OK MSA	15,828	2.4
17	Tyler, TX MSA	3,100	2.4
18	Pensacola, FL MSA	6,845	2.4
19	Fresno, CA MSA	13,337	2.3
20	Bellingham, WA MSA	2,398	2.3
21	Yakima, WA MSA	3,835	2.2
22	Monroe, LA MSA	2,998	2.2
23	Bakersfield, CA MSA	8,364	2.1
24	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,580	2.0
25	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	7,628	2.0
26	Redding, CA MSA	2,282	2.0
27	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,447	1.9
28	Yuba City, CA MSA	1,955	1.9
29	Mobile, AL MSA	8,274	1.9
30	Williamsport, PA MSA	2,186	1.9
31	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	4,451	1.8
32	Bloomington, IN MSA	1,734	1.8
33	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,581	1.7
34	Boise City, ID MSA	4,438	1.7
35	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	14,382	1.7
36	Jonesboro, AR MSA	1,052	1.7
37	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	4,963	1.7
38	Waco, TX MSA	2,768	1.6
39	Missoula, MT MSA	1,186	1.6
40	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,343	1.5
40	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	7,265	1.5
41	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,675	1.5
42	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,492	1.5
42	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	5,057	1.5
43	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	5,439	1.5
43	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	44,262	1.5
44	Lawton, OK MSA	1,621	1.4
44	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,084	1.4
45	Elmira, NY MSA	1,395	1.4
46	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,961	1.4
47	Rockford, IL MSA	4,397	1.4
48	Birmingham, AL MSA	10,964	1.3
48	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,136	1.3
49	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	19,213	1.3
50	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,612	1.3
51	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	2,654	1.3
52	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,019	1.3
52	Corvallis, OR MSA	865	1.3
53	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,261	1.3
53	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,712	1.3
54	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	29,767	1.2
55	Montgomery, AL MSA	3,336	1.2
56	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,869	1.2
57	York, PA MSA	3,720	1.2
58	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	18,745	1.2
59	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,104	1.2
59	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,819	1.2
60	Anchorage, AK MSA	2,022	1.2
61	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,184	1.1
62	Merced, CA MSA	1,515	1.1
62	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,325	1.1
63	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	5,866	1.1
63	Orlando, FL MSA	8,906	1.1
64	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	6,046	1.1
65	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,861	1.1
66	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,422	1.0
66	Yuma, AZ MSA	815	1.0
67	Des Moines, IA MSA	3,796	1.0
68	Cheyenne, WY MSA	702	1.0
68	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	805	1.0
68	Spokane, WA MSA	3,487	1.0
69	South Bend, IN MSA	2,443	1.0
70	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	31,343	1.0
70	Las Cruces, NM MSA	964	1.0
71	Columbia, MO MSA	994	1.0
71	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,876	1.0
72	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,054	1.0
72	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	6,326	1.0
73	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,001	1.0
73	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	2,522	1.0
73	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	1,312	1.0
74	Glens Falls, NY MSA	1,031	0.9
75	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2,508	0.9
75	Owensboro, KY MSA	800	0.9
76	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,999	0.9
76	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	1,378	0.9
76	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	3,451	0.9
77	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	691	0.9
77	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,521	0.9
77	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	8,532	0.9
78	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	2,480	0.9
78	Wichita, KS MSA	3,976	0.9
79	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	2,751	0.9
79	Lancaster, PA MSA	3,224	0.9
79	Laredo, TX MSA	888	0.9
79	Rapid City, SD MSA	626	0.9
80	Pocatello, ID MSA	578	0.9
81	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,845	0.9
81	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	3,649	0.9
81	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	20,968	0.9
82	Billings, MT MSA	917	0.9
83	Abilene, TX MSA	918	0.8
84	Albuquerque, NM MSA	3,978	0.8
84	Altoona, PA MSA	1,116	0.8
85	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	748	0.8
86	Decatur, IL MSA	1,044	0.8
86	Salinas, CA MSA	2,286	0.8
86	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	12,826	0.8
87	New Orleans, LA MSA	10,207	0.8
87	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	2,865	0.8
87	Santa Fe, NM MSA	725	0.8
88	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,223	0.8
89	Casper, WY MSA	547	0.8
89	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	13,325	0.8
90	Muncie, IN MSA	962	0.8
90	Topeka, KS MSA	1,169	0.8
91	Naples, FL MSA	632	0.7
92	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	6,991	0.7
93	Honolulu, HI MSA	5,409	0.7
94	Albany, GA MSA	791	0.7
94	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	4,075	0.7
94	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	6,815	0.7
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	859	0.7
95	Indianapolis, IN MSA	8,882	0.7
95	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	10,915	0.7
96	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,823	0.7
96	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	35,885	0.7
96	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,403	0.7
97	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,096	0.6
97	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	961	0.6
98	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,656	0.6
98	Jackson, TN MSA	550	0.6
99	Eau Claire, WI MSA	815	0.6
99	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,194	0.6
99	Victoria, TX MSA	424	0.6
100	Wausau, WI MSA	678	0.6
101	Anniston, AL MSA	718	0.6
101	Jackson, MS MSA	2,184	0.6
101	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,289	0.6
101	Lexington, KY MSA	2,232	0.6
101	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,704	0.6
101	San Antonio, TX MSA	6,491	0.6
102	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	529	0.6
102	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	850	0.6
102	San Diego, CA MSA	10,920	0.6
102	State College, PA MSA	665	0.6
103	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	66,317	0.6
104	Tucson, AZ MSA	3,002	0.6
105	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,451	0.6
105	Lawrence, KS MSA	370	0.6
105	Macon, GA MSA	1,506	0.6
105	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	894	0.6
106	Alexandria, LA MSA	736	0.5
106	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	1,564	0.5
106	Johnstown, PA MSA	1,437	0.5
107	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	4,489	0.5
107	Jacksonville, NC MSA	601	0.5
107	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,211	0.5
107	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	11,597	0.5
107	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	1,595	0.5
108	Lima, OH MSA	801	0.5
109	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	4,772	0.5
109	Savannah, GA MSA	1,174	0.5
109	Syracuse, NY MSA	3,700	0.5
110	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,105	0.5
110	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	2,939	0.5
110	Reading, PA MSA	1,524	0.5
111	Green Bay, WI MSA	850	0.5
111	Houma, LA MSA	847	0.5
112	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	5,832	0.5
112	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,913	0.5
112	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,098	0.5
112	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	13,744	0.5
113	Jamestown, NY MSA	678	0.5
113	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	629	0.5
114	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	541	0.5
115	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	650	0.4
115	Great Falls, MT MSA	358	0.4
115	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,548	0.4
116	El Paso, TX MSA	2,062	0.4
116	Rochester, MN MSA	400	0.4
117	Burlington, VT NECMA	656	0.4
117	Nashville, TN MSA	3,540	0.4
117	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	4,999	0.4
117	Rochester, NY MSA	4,337	0.4
118	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	21,690	0.4
118	Ocala, FL MSA	507	0.4
119	Mansfield, OH MSA	726	0.4
119	Sumter, SC MSA	354	0.4
119	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	743	0.4
120	Erie, PA MSA	1,080	0.4
120	Gadsden, AL MSA	404	0.4
120	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	550	0.4
120	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,281	0.4
120	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	10,150	0.4
121	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	3,158	0.4
121	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	5,921	0.4
121	St. Cloud, MN MSA	502	0.4
122	Columbia, SC MSA	1,533	0.4
122	Huntsville, AL MSA	887	0.4
122	Portland, ME NECMA	806	0.4
123	Atlanta, GA MSA	7,949	0.4
123	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	862	0.4
123	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,112	0.4
123	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	20,778	0.4
124	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	554	0.4
125	Bangor, ME NECMA	467	0.3
125	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	575	0.3
125	Reno, NV MSA	662	0.3
125	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	463	0.3
126	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,634	0.3
126	Roanoke, VA MSA	735	0.3
127	Jackson, MI MSA	484	0.3
127	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	1,818	0.3
128	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,646	0.3
128	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,242	0.3
129	Charleston, WV MSA	781	0.3
129	Fayetteville, NC MSA	707	0.3
129	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	789	0.3
129	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	16,661	0.3
130	Asheville, NC MSA	490	0.3
130	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	1,194	0.3
130	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	2,146	0.3
131	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	462	0.3
131	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,586	0.3
131	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	300	0.3
131	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	50,468	0.3
132	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	21,487	0.3
132	Decatur, AL MSA	319	0.3
132	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	150	0.3
132	Wilmington, NC MSA	360	0.3
133	Florence, SC MSA	276	0.3
133	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,092	0.3
133	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	254	0.3
134	Columbus, OH MSA	2,972	0.2
134	Toledo, OH MSA	1,466	0.2
134	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	780	0.2
135	Athens, GA MSA	245	0.2
135	Gainesville, FL MSA	343	0.2
135	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	2,386	0.2
136	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	11,693	0.2
137	Dubuque, IA MSA	200	0.2
137	Hartford, CT NECMA	2,202	0.2
138	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	200	0.2
138	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	1,800	0.2
138	Sheboygan, WI MSA	200	0.2
139	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,244	0.2
139	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	230	0.2
140	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	279	0.2
140	Iowa City, IA MSA	150	0.2
140	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,011	0.2
140	Madison, WI MSA	570	0.2
141	Lynchburg, VA MSA	299	0.2
142	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	549	0.2
143	Florence, AL MSA	188	0.1
143	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	296	0.1
144	Danville, VA MSA	150	0.1
144	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,103	0.1
145	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	400	0.1
146	Goldsboro, NC MSA	111	0.1
147	Charlottesville, VA MSA	112	0.1
147	Dover, DE MSA	100	0.1
148	Greenville, NC MSA	50	0.1
149	Sharon, PA MSA	0	0.0

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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