Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 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 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. 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	Sheboygan, WI MSA	21,285	21.1
2	Wausau, WI MSA	10,559	9.5
3	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	34,752	8.2
4	Eau Claire, WI MSA	10,245	7.8
4	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	34,785	7.8
5	Rochester, MN MSA	6,632	7.2
6	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	9,534	6.8
7	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	7,315	6.2
8	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	9,483	5.5
9	Lincoln, NE MSA	10,507	5.5
10	Decatur, IL MSA	7,040	5.4
11	Enid, OK MSA	3,331	5.3
12	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	79,966	5.1
13	St. Cloud, MN MSA	6,582	4.9
14	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,106	4.3
15	Springfield, IL MSA	7,969	4.2
16	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	12,184	4.2
17	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,909	4.1
18	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	99,254	4.1
19	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,581	4.1
20	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,645	3.9
21	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	3,861	3.8
22	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	13,270	3.6
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	78,436	3.6
24	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	4,880	3.6
25	Green Bay, WI MSA	6,175	3.5
26	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	20,197	3.3
27	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,031	3.1
27	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	3,863	3.1
28	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,435	3.0
29	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	8,011	3.0
30	Rockford, IL MSA	8,753	2.7
31	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,824	2.7
32	Topeka, KS MSA	4,062	2.6
33	Billings, MT MSA	2,707	2.5
33	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	132,703	2.5
34	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	195,087	2.4
35	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,686	2.1
36	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	25,883	2.1
37	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	3,065	2.1
38	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	28,300	2.0
39	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,260	1.9
40	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	15,903	1.9
41	Missoula, MT MSA	1,391	1.8
42	Des Moines, IA MSA	6,686	1.8
43	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	7,594	1.8
44	Casper, WY MSA	1,281	1.8
45	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	7,295	1.7
46	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,781	1.7
47	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	29,609	1.7
48	Wichita, KS MSA	7,329	1.7
49	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	48,473	1.7
50	Jackson, MI MSA	2,481	1.6
51	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,416	1.5
52	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	4,135	1.5
53	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	8,625	1.5
53	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,184	1.5
54	Madison, WI MSA	4,710	1.5
55	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,121	1.4
55	Waco, TX MSA	2,352	1.4
56	Yuma, AZ MSA	1,065	1.4
57	Corvallis, OR MSA	919	1.4
57	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,106	1.4
58	South Bend, IN MSA	3,224	1.3
59	Yakima, WA MSA	2,261	1.3
60	Joplin, MO MSA	1,662	1.3
61	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,080	1.3
62	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,017	1.3
62	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	19,717	1.3
62	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,270	1.3
63	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,551	1.2
64	Boise City, ID MSA	3,092	1.2
65	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	36,588	1.2
66	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,647	1.1
67	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,451	1.1
67	Columbia, MO MSA	1,127	1.1
67	Pocatello, ID MSA	733	1.1
67	Spokane, WA MSA	3,823	1.1
68	Springfield, MO MSA	2,484	1.1
69	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	25,909	1.1
70	New Orleans, LA MSA	13,760	1.1
71	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,893	1.1
72	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,409	1.0
72	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	605	1.0
72	Rochester, NY MSA	10,571	1.0
73	Ocala, FL MSA	1,248	1.0
74	San Angelo, TX MSA	857	1.0
75	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,735	1.0
75	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,548	1.0
76	Toledo, OH MSA	6,071	1.0
77	Grand Junction, CO MSA	777	1.0
78	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	1,928	0.9
78	Panama City, FL MSA	921	0.9
79	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,983	0.9
79	Lawrence, KS MSA	625	0.9
79	Orlando, FL MSA	7,429	0.9
79	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,212	0.9
80	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,630	0.9
81	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,557	0.9
82	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,546	0.9
82	Indianapolis, IN MSA	11,641	0.9
82	Mobile, AL MSA	3,969	0.9
83	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,613	0.9
84	Bellingham, WA MSA	913	0.9
84	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,394	0.9
85	Modesto, CA MSA	2,239	0.8
86	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	772	0.8
86	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,091	0.8
87	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,160	0.8
87	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,651	0.8
88	San Antonio, TX MSA	8,573	0.8
89	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,177	0.8
90	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,892	0.8
91	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	12,219	0.8
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	6,205	0.8
93	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,419	0.7
94	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,443	0.7
95	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,280	0.7
95	San Diego, CA MSA	13,486	0.7
96	Naples, FL MSA	611	0.7
97	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	11,155	0.7
97	Tucson, AZ MSA	3,730	0.7
98	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	5,681	0.7
99	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,291	0.7
99	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	7,114	0.7
100	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	33,127	0.6
100	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,173	0.6
100	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	36,071	0.6
101	Abilene, TX MSA	680	0.6
101	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	70,681	0.6
102	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,954	0.6
103	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	17,961	0.6
103	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,682	0.6
103	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,460	0.6
104	Albuquerque, NM MSA	2,832	0.6
104	Pueblo, CO MSA	734	0.6
105	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,198	0.6
105	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	5,799	0.6
106	Redding, CA MSA	643	0.6
107	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	609	0.6
107	Reno, NV MSA	1,061	0.6
108	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,193	0.5
108	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,139	0.5
108	York, PA MSA	1,699	0.5
109	Glens Falls, NY MSA	582	0.5
109	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,271	0.5
110	Hartford, CT NECMA	5,466	0.5
111	Lake Charles, LA MSA	857	0.5
111	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,673	0.5
111	Yuba City, CA MSA	517	0.5
112	Erie, PA MSA	1,405	0.5
112	Jamestown, NY MSA	736	0.5
113	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,331	0.5
113	Lawton, OK MSA	548	0.5
113	Victoria, TX MSA	340	0.5
114	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,299	0.5
114	Muncie, IN MSA	618	0.5
115	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	710	0.5
115	Merced, CA MSA	628	0.5
116	Decatur, AL MSA	539	0.5
117	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,335	0.4
117	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,213	0.4
117	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	82,417	0.4
117	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	11,327	0.4
117	Terre Haute, IN MSA	689	0.4
118	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	474	0.4
118	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,296	0.4
118	Tyler, TX MSA	552	0.4
119	Dover, DE MSA	414	0.4
119	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	3,962	0.4
119	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,472	0.4
120	Gainesville, FL MSA	619	0.4
121	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,953	0.4
121	Huntsville, AL MSA	978	0.4
122	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,028	0.4
122	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,579	0.4
122	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	2,602	0.4
123	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,556	0.4
123	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	3,681	0.4
123	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,603	0.4
123	Lima, OH MSA	593	0.4
123	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	343	0.4
123	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,420	0.4
124	Fresno, CA MSA	2,118	0.4
124	Jackson, TN MSA	320	0.4
125	Gadsden, AL MSA	375	0.4
126	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	858	0.3
126	Sharon, PA MSA	435	0.3
126	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	462	0.3
127	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	254	0.3
127	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	264	0.3
127	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,234	0.3
128	Alexandria, LA MSA	437	0.3
128	Columbus, OH MSA	3,895	0.3
129	Dothan, AL MSA	374	0.3
129	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	350	0.3
130	Jacksonville, FL MSA	2,182	0.3
130	Montgomery, AL MSA	820	0.3
131	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,362	0.3
131	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	260	0.3
132	Bloomington, IN MSA	280	0.3
132	El Paso, TX MSA	1,346	0.3
132	Owensboro, KY MSA	237	0.3
132	Salinas, CA MSA	818	0.3
133	Jackson, MS MSA	979	0.3
133	Jonesboro, AR MSA	170	0.3
133	Santa Fe, NM MSA	247	0.3
133	Tallahassee, FL MSA	520	0.3
134	Asheville, NC MSA	468	0.3
134	Honolulu, HI MSA	2,016	0.3
134	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	3,136	0.3
135	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	2,210	0.2
135	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	363	0.2
136	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,071	0.2
136	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,187	0.2
137	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	712	0.2
137	Lexington, KY MSA	747	0.2
137	Monroe, LA MSA	273	0.2
138	Burlington, VT NECMA	301	0.2
138	Columbia, SC MSA	772	0.2
138	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	171	0.2
139	Athens, GA MSA	193	0.2
139	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	193	0.2
139	Danville, VA MSA	198	0.2
139	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	316	0.2
140	Atlanta, GA MSA	3,729	0.2
140	Charlottesville, VA MSA	190	0.2
140	Florence, AL MSA	234	0.2
140	Houma, LA MSA	306	0.2
141	Jacksonville, NC MSA	180	0.2
141	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	8,907	0.2
141	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	344	0.2
141	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,168	0.2
142	Albany, GA MSA	172	0.2
142	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	807	0.2
142	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	661	0.2
142	Lancaster, PA MSA	541	0.2
142	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,006	0.2
142	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	249	0.2
143	Nashville, TN MSA	1,165	0.1
143	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,215	0.1
143	Savannah, GA MSA	314	0.1
144	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	572	0.1
144	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	132	0.1
145	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,217	0.1
145	Fayetteville, NC MSA	292	0.1
145	Lafayette, LA MSA	386	0.1
145	Portland, ME NECMA	264	0.1
146	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	363	0.1
146	Johnstown, PA MSA	284	0.1
147	Lynchburg, VA MSA	174	0.1
147	Mansfield, OH MSA	186	0.1
147	Wilmington, NC MSA	134	0.1
148	Charleston, WV MSA	207	0.1
148	Goldsboro, NC MSA	79	0.1
148	Roanoke, VA MSA	187	0.1
149	Florence, SC MSA	80	0.1
150	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	425	0.1
151	Macon, GA MSA	134	0.1
152	Greenville, NC MSA	25	0.0
153	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	0	0.0
153	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	0	0.0
153	Laredo, TX MSA	0	0.0
153	Las Cruces, NM MSA	0	0.0
153	State College, 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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