Mormon 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 that are Mormon. 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	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	324,790	88.1
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	790,754	59.3
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	35,659	47.2
4	Boise City, ID MSA	64,129	14.8
5	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	14,741	12.1
6	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	13,274	6.9
7	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	88,824	5.7
8	Grand Junction, CO MSA	5,890	5.1
9	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	160,023	4.9
10	Casper, WY MSA	3,141	4.7
11	Billings, MT MSA	5,292	4.1
12	Missoula, MT MSA	3,620	3.8
13	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,855	3.6
14	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	7,172	3.5
15	Reno, NV MSA	11,712	3.5
16	Spokane, WA MSA	14,225	3.4
17	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,726	3.3
18	Honolulu, HI MSA	28,802	3.3
18	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	5,963	3.3
19	Anchorage, AK MSA	8,203	3.2
20	Redding, CA MSA	4,838	3.0
21	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	66,334	2.9
22	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	49,046	2.7
23	Yuba City, CA MSA	3,728	2.7
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	92,214	2.6
25	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	8,341	2.6
26	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	6,330	2.5
27	Yakima, WA MSA	5,356	2.4
28	Modesto, CA MSA	10,444	2.3
29	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	11,489	2.2
30	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,537	2.2
31	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	5,418	2.2
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,577	2.1
33	Bakersfield, CA MSA	13,821	2.1
34	Tucson, AZ MSA	17,077	2.0
35	Fresno, CA MSA	16,872	1.8
35	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	10,299	1.8
36	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	46,494	1.8
37	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,347	1.7
38	Albuquerque, NM MSA	11,774	1.7
39	San Diego, CA MSA	46,268	1.6
40	Las Cruces, NM MSA	2,725	1.6
41	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,730	1.5
42	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,341	1.5
43	Merced, CA MSA	3,032	1.4
44	Santa Fe, NM MSA	2,106	1.4
45	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	233,280	1.4
46	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,921	1.4
46	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	5,607	1.4
47	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,001	1.4
48	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,231	1.3
49	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	87,993	1.3
50	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,231	1.2
51	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,072	1.2
52	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,346	1.2
53	Joplin, MO MSA	1,869	1.2
54	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,786	1.2
55	Topeka, KS MSA	1,849	1.1
56	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	7,502	1.1
57	Enid, OK MSA	596	1.0
58	Lawton, OK MSA	1,171	1.0
58	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,064	1.0
59	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,114	1.0
60	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	3,064	1.0
61	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,727	1.0
61	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	985	1.0
61	Panama City, FL MSA	1,445	1.0
62	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,993	1.0
62	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	5,466	1.0
62	Springfield, MO MSA	3,137	1.0
63	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,051	1.0
64	Rochester, MN MSA	1,168	0.9
65	Columbia, MO MSA	1,257	0.9
66	Lincoln, NE MSA	2,292	0.9
67	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,837	0.9
67	St. Joseph, MO MSA	914	0.9
68	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	15,305	0.9
69	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,830	0.8
70	Charlottesville, VA MSA	1,330	0.8
70	El Paso, TX MSA	5,662	0.8
71	Laredo, TX MSA	1,542	0.8
72	Bloomington, IN MSA	951	0.8
72	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,664	0.8
72	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,189	0.8
72	Victoria, TX MSA	663	0.8
72	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,113	0.8
73	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	9,788	0.8
73	Fayetteville, NC MSA	2,366	0.8
73	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,851	0.8
74	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,924	0.8
74	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	40,380	0.8
75	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	35,301	0.8
75	Lexington, KY MSA	3,628	0.8
75	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,856	0.8
75	San Antonio, TX MSA	12,084	0.8
75	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,140	0.8
76	Dothan, AL MSA	1,030	0.8
76	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,380	0.8
76	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,128	0.8
77	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,550	0.7
77	Salinas, CA MSA	2,974	0.7
77	Wichita, KS MSA	4,046	0.7
78	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,621	0.7
78	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	7,801	0.7
79	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,734	0.7
80	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,504	0.7
80	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	3,302	0.7
81	Tulsa, OK MSA	5,407	0.7
82	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,575	0.7
82	Orlando, FL MSA	10,929	0.7
83	Abilene, TX MSA	827	0.7
83	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,242	0.7
83	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	6,522	0.7
83	Tyler, TX MSA	1,139	0.7
84	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	48,830	0.6
85	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,723	0.6
85	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	694	0.6
86	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	605	0.6
86	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	944	0.6
87	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	779	0.6
88	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	2,864	0.6
88	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,470	0.6
89	Monroe, LA MSA	867	0.6
90	Decatur, IL MSA	660	0.6
90	Jonesboro, AR MSA	478	0.6
90	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,392	0.6
90	Macon, GA MSA	1,878	0.6
90	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	875	0.6
91	Albany, GA MSA	690	0.6
91	Athens, GA MSA	880	0.6
91	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	3,132	0.6
92	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	838	0.6
92	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	2,722	0.6
92	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	584	0.6
92	Sumter, SC MSA	588	0.6
93	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,524	0.6
94	Alexandria, LA MSA	688	0.5
94	Anniston, AL MSA	605	0.5
94	Atlanta, GA MSA	22,229	0.5
94	Bangor, ME NECMA	789	0.5
94	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	978	0.5
94	Gadsden, AL MSA	556	0.5
94	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,805	0.5
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	923	0.5
95	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	5,081	0.5
95	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	6,348	0.5
96	Burlington, VT NECMA	1,027	0.5
96	Columbia, SC MSA	2,809	0.5
96	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,791	0.5
96	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	680	0.5
97	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2,515	0.5
97	Florence, SC MSA	637	0.5
97	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,906	0.5
97	Waco, TX MSA	1,093	0.5
98	Danville, VA MSA	556	0.5
98	Dover, DE MSA	628	0.5
98	Dubuque, IA MSA	444	0.5
98	Elmira, NY MSA	455	0.5
98	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	7,774	0.5
98	Ocala, FL MSA	1,305	0.5
98	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	818	0.5
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	7,347	0.5
99	Columbus, OH MSA	7,590	0.5
99	Greenville, NC MSA	657	0.5
99	Indianapolis, IN MSA	7,909	0.5
99	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,381	0.5
100	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,866	0.5
100	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	5,987	0.5
100	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,162	0.5
100	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,236	0.5
100	Savannah, GA MSA	1,416	0.5
100	State College, PA MSA	647	0.5
100	York, PA MSA	1,816	0.5
101	Nashville, TN MSA	5,801	0.5
101	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,852	0.5
102	Charleston, WV MSA	1,170	0.5
102	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,040	0.5
102	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,599	0.5
103	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	822	0.5
103	Lake Charles, LA MSA	827	0.5
104	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,104	0.4
104	Jackson, MS MSA	1,923	0.4
104	Jamestown, NY MSA	611	0.4
104	Lynchburg, VA MSA	950	0.4
104	Rochester, NY MSA	4,790	0.4
104	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	11,576	0.4
105	Springfield, IL MSA	863	0.4
106	Asheville, NC MSA	940	0.4
106	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	482	0.4
106	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,668	0.4
106	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,317	0.4
106	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	12,473	0.4
106	South Bend, IN MSA	1,106	0.4
107	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	710	0.4
107	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	801	0.4
108	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	1,194	0.4
108	Florence, AL MSA	578	0.4
108	Jackson, MI MSA	640	0.4
108	Kokomo, IN MSA	405	0.4
108	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	511	0.4
108	Lima, OH MSA	617	0.4
108	Wilmington, NC MSA	945	0.4
109	Birmingham, AL MSA	3,608	0.4
109	Jackson, TN MSA	415	0.4
109	Mobile, AL MSA	2,118	0.4
109	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	329	0.4
110	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	7,527	0.4
110	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	1,686	0.4
111	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,331	0.4
111	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	4,182	0.4
111	Williamsport, PA MSA	450	0.4
112	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	881	0.4
112	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	3,909	0.4
112	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	3,647	0.4
112	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	446	0.4
113	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,429	0.4
113	Wausau, WI MSA	435	0.4
114	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	557	0.3
114	Portland, ME NECMA	891	0.3
114	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	476	0.3
114	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	8,091	0.3
115	Altoona, PA MSA	423	0.3
115	Decatur, AL MSA	477	0.3
115	Eau Claire, WI MSA	487	0.3
115	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	1,589	0.3
116	Green Bay, WI MSA	721	0.3
116	Muncie, IN MSA	377	0.3
117	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	993	0.3
117	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,129	0.3
117	Sheboygan, WI MSA	350	0.3
118	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,626	0.3
118	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,882	0.3
118	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,374	0.3
118	Erie, PA MSA	843	0.3
118	Glens Falls, NY MSA	369	0.3
118	Mansfield, OH MSA	524	0.3
118	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	428	0.3
118	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,771	0.3
119	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	17,391	0.3
119	St. Cloud, MN MSA	488	0.3
119	Toledo, OH MSA	1,778	0.3
119	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	859	0.3
120	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	990	0.3
120	Houma, LA MSA	535	0.3
120	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	4,747	0.3
120	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,698	0.3
120	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	3,160	0.3
120	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	431	0.3
120	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,672	0.3
121	Owensboro, KY MSA	248	0.3
121	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	369	0.3
121	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	360	0.3
121	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,941	0.3
122	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	14,143	0.3
122	Hartford, CT NECMA	3,038	0.3
122	Madison, WI MSA	1,129	0.3
122	Rockford, IL MSA	980	0.3
123	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,250	0.3
123	Johnstown, PA MSA	573	0.3
123	Lancaster, PA MSA	1,154	0.3
123	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,506	0.3
124	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	21,956	0.2
124	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	7,161	0.2
125	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,427	0.2
126	Lafayette, LA MSA	863	0.2
126	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	5,152	0.2
127	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	870	0.2
127	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	44,354	0.2
127	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	12,986	0.2
128	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	2,375	0.2
128	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,929	0.2
129	Reading, PA MSA	726	0.2
130	Naples, FL MSA	421	0.2
130	Sharon, PA MSA	207	0.2
131	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	258	0.1
132	Corvallis, OR MSA	--	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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