Mormon 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 that are Mormon. 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	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	184,282	84.5
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	567,808	62.4
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	28,323	43.3
4	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	10,882	13.8
5	Boise City, ID MSA	33,471	13.0
6	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	38,223	7.2
7	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	9,145	6.3
8	Grand Junction, CO MSA	4,139	5.1
9	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	77,200	4.8
10	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,031	3.9
11	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	5,544	3.9
12	Casper, WY MSA	2,677	3.7
13	Redding, CA MSA	3,997	3.5
14	Reno, NV MSA	6,616	3.4
15	Missoula, MT MSA	2,486	3.3
16	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,630	3.3
17	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,190	3.2
18	Billings, MT MSA	3,168	2.9
19	Spokane, WA MSA	9,937	2.9
20	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,900	2.8
21	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	29,560	2.7
22	Honolulu, HI MSA	19,828	2.6
23	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,426	2.6
24	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	40,160	2.5
25	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	6,696	2.4
26	Yakima, WA MSA	3,992	2.3
26	Yuba City, CA MSA	2,358	2.3
27	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,568	2.3
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	51,433	2.1
29	Bakersfield, CA MSA	8,519	2.1
30	Modesto, CA MSA	5,484	2.1
31	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	3,117	2.0
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,993	1.9
33	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,515	1.8
34	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,558	1.7
34	San Diego, CA MSA	31,872	1.7
35	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	5,876	1.7
36	Fresno, CA MSA	9,590	1.7
37	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,932	1.7
38	Albuquerque, NM MSA	7,892	1.6
39	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	186,047	1.6
40	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	84,317	1.6
41	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,752	1.5
42	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	25,653	1.5
43	Merced, CA MSA	1,896	1.4
44	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,250	1.3
45	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,181	1.3
46	Rapid City, SD MSA	889	1.3
47	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,345	1.2
48	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,155	1.2
49	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,483	1.2
49	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,100	1.2
50	Salinas, CA MSA	3,318	1.1
51	Panama City, FL MSA	1,044	1.1
52	El Paso, TX MSA	4,606	1.0
53	Goldsboro, NC MSA	914	0.9
54	Lawton, OK MSA	998	0.9
55	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	751	0.8
56	Wilmington, NC MSA	1,051	0.8
57	Enid, OK MSA	467	0.7
58	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,739	0.7
58	Sumter, SC MSA	641	0.7
59	Joplin, MO MSA	905	0.7
60	Bloomington, IN MSA	680	0.7
61	Laredo, TX MSA	678	0.7
61	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,343	0.7
62	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	599	0.7
62	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,484	0.7
63	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,870	0.7
64	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,617	0.7
64	Jacksonville, NC MSA	738	0.7
65	Jacksonville, FL MSA	4,602	0.6
66	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	3,792	0.6
67	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	937	0.6
68	Albany, GA MSA	688	0.6
68	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,167	0.6
69	Columbia, SC MSA	2,457	0.6
69	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	650	0.6
69	Gainesville, FL MSA	906	0.6
69	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,137	0.6
70	Charlottesville, VA MSA	659	0.6
70	Columbia, MO MSA	583	0.6
70	Lawrence, KS MSA	389	0.6
70	San Angelo, TX MSA	492	0.6
71	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,013	0.6
71	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	935	0.6
71	Topeka, KS MSA	880	0.6
71	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	726	0.6
72	Amarillo, TX MSA	975	0.6
72	Dothan, AL MSA	685	0.6
73	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,177	0.6
74	Abilene, TX MSA	601	0.5
74	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,141	0.5
75	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,605	0.5
76	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,573	0.5
76	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,107	0.5
76	Orlando, FL MSA	4,154	0.5
76	St. Joseph, MO MSA	531	0.5
77	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,944	0.5
77	Lafayette, IN MSA	777	0.5
77	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,386	0.5
77	Pensacola, FL MSA	1,490	0.5
78	San Antonio, TX MSA	5,468	0.5
78	Springfield, MO MSA	1,137	0.5
79	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,070	0.5
79	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	6,947	0.5
79	Macon, GA MSA	1,323	0.5
80	Dover, DE MSA	458	0.5
80	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	14,593	0.5
80	Lexington, KY MSA	1,737	0.5
80	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	4,085	0.5
80	Rochester, MN MSA	431	0.5
81	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	780	0.5
81	Danville, VA MSA	513	0.5
81	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,518	0.5
81	Victoria, TX MSA	318	0.5
81	Wichita, KS MSA	2,054	0.5
82	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	1,466	0.5
82	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	13,768	0.5
82	Gadsden, AL MSA	460	0.5
83	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	529	0.4
83	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	747	0.4
83	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,662	0.4
84	Elmira, NY MSA	423	0.4
84	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,390	0.4
84	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	599	0.4
85	Decatur, IL MSA	553	0.4
85	Iowa City, IA MSA	340	0.4
85	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	1,986	0.4
85	Muncie, IN MSA	543	0.4
85	Savannah, GA MSA	975	0.4
85	State College, PA MSA	478	0.4
86	Anniston, AL MSA	496	0.4
86	Athens, GA MSA	426	0.4
86	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	1,711	0.4
87	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	548	0.4
87	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	950	0.4
88	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,429	0.4
88	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	2,307	0.4
88	Huntsville, AL MSA	954	0.4
88	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	4,730	0.4
88	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	443	0.4
88	Tulsa, OK MSA	2,593	0.4
88	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	22,761	0.4
89	Alexandria, LA MSA	509	0.4
89	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,022	0.4
89	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	386	0.4
89	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,034	0.4
89	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	443	0.4
89	Tyler, TX MSA	493	0.4
90	Jonesboro, AR MSA	232	0.4
90	Ocala, FL MSA	456	0.4
90	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	584	0.4
90	Portland, ME NECMA	788	0.4
91	Bangor, ME NECMA	500	0.4
91	Terre Haute, IN MSA	555	0.4
92	Indianapolis, IN MSA	4,553	0.4
92	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	1,465	0.4
92	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	432	0.4
93	Charleston, WV MSA	904	0.3
93	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	3,207	0.3
93	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	461	0.3
93	Madison, WI MSA	1,110	0.3
93	Mansfield, OH MSA	622	0.3
93	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	347	0.3
94	Dubuque, IA MSA	314	0.3
94	Florence, SC MSA	368	0.3
94	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	891	0.3
94	Kokomo, IN MSA	338	0.3
94	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	356	0.3
94	Lake Charles, LA MSA	560	0.3
94	Lynchburg, VA MSA	596	0.3
94	Waco, TX MSA	569	0.3
95	Atlanta, GA MSA	7,064	0.3
95	Florence, AL MSA	436	0.3
95	Jackson, MI MSA	492	0.3
95	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	2,133	0.3
96	Columbus, OH MSA	3,740	0.3
96	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,981	0.3
96	Greenville, NC MSA	281	0.3
96	Jackson, MS MSA	1,106	0.3
96	Monroe, LA MSA	435	0.3
96	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	279	0.3
97	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	1,640	0.3
97	Jackson, TN MSA	258	0.3
97	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,081	0.3
97	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	274	0.3
97	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	174	0.3
98	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,292	0.3
98	Jamestown, NY MSA	433	0.3
98	Mobile, AL MSA	1,277	0.3
98	Rochester, NY MSA	2,965	0.3
98	Springfield, IL MSA	541	0.3
98	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	4,729	0.3
98	Williamsport, PA MSA	345	0.3
99	Asheville, NC MSA	489	0.3
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	2,684	0.3
99	Eau Claire, WI MSA	361	0.3
99	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	2,106	0.3
99	Naples, FL MSA	243	0.3
99	Rockford, IL MSA	914	0.3
100	Des Moines, IA MSA	981	0.3
100	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	733	0.3
100	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,486	0.3
100	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	1,577	0.3
101	Binghamton, NY MSA	676	0.3
101	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	363	0.3
101	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,425	0.3
101	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	5,823	0.3
102	Altoona, PA MSA	336	0.3
102	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,076	0.3
102	Burlington, VT NECMA	384	0.3
102	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	507	0.3
102	Glens Falls, NY MSA	275	0.3
102	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	313	0.3
102	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	6,077	0.3
103	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	4,093	0.2
103	Decatur, AL MSA	291	0.2
103	Lima, OH MSA	373	0.2
103	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,000	0.2
104	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	622	0.2
104	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	323	0.2
105	Erie, PA MSA	610	0.2
105	York, PA MSA	687	0.2
106	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	308	0.2
106	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	318	0.2
106	South Bend, IN MSA	519	0.2
106	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,371	0.2
107	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	822	0.2
107	Nashville, TN MSA	1,743	0.2
107	New Orleans, LA MSA	2,659	0.2
107	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	715	0.2
107	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,440	0.2
108	Green Bay, WI MSA	337	0.2
108	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	638	0.2
108	Toledo, OH MSA	1,172	0.2
109	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,496	0.2
109	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	135	0.2
109	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	9,483	0.2
109	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	1,694	0.2
109	Reading, PA MSA	565	0.2
109	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	332	0.2
110	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	1,400	0.2
110	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	2,630	0.2
110	Springfield, MA NECMA	963	0.2
110	Wausau, WI MSA	192	0.2
111	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	13,228	0.2
111	Lancaster, PA MSA	596	0.2
112	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	4,342	0.2
112	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,918	0.2
112	Sheboygan, WI MSA	150	0.2
112	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	475	0.2
113	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	604	0.1
113	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,441	0.1
113	Johnstown, PA MSA	366	0.1
113	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	1,388	0.1
114	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	715	0.1
114	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	183	0.1
114	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	829	0.1
115	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	208	0.1
115	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,604	0.1
115	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,520	0.1
115	Houma, LA MSA	207	0.1
115	Lafayette, LA MSA	396	0.1
115	Owensboro, KY MSA	105	0.1
115	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	6,781	0.1
116	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	285	0.1
116	St. Cloud, MN MSA	127	0.1
117	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	239	0.1
118	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	131	0.1
119	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	13,545	0.1
119	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	586	0.1
120	Bismarck, ND MSA	0	0.0
120	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	0	0.0
120	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	0	0.0
120	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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