Southern Baptist Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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 Southern Baptist. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.

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

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Gadsden, AL MSA	50,681	50.8
2	Anniston, AL MSA	49,297	42.5
3	Knoxville, TN MSA	240,121	41.0
4	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	38,382	40.4
5	Decatur, AL MSA	49,869	37.9
6	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	313,490	37.7
7	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	36,960	37.4
8	Dothan, AL MSA	48,545	37.1
9	Lawton, OK MSA	41,138	36.9
10	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	106,807	36.5
11	Owensboro, KY MSA	31,729	36.4
12	Abilene, TX MSA	43,439	36.3
13	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	46,123	35.4
14	Waco, TX MSA	65,620	34.7
15	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	41,339	34.4
16	Jackson, TN MSA	31,171	34.3
16	Monroe, LA MSA	48,810	34.3
17	Amarillo, TX MSA	64,353	34.3
18	Alexandria, LA MSA	44,229	33.6
19	Asheville, NC MSA	64,180	33.5
20	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	64,675	33.4
21	Jonesboro, AR MSA	22,609	32.8
22	Tyler, TX MSA	49,604	32.8
23	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	57,227	32.5
24	Birmingham, AL MSA	264,318	31.5
25	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	117,123	31.1
26	Jackson, MS MSA	122,230	30.9
27	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	107,531	29.8
28	Florence, AL MSA	38,068	29.0
29	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	43,288	28.8
30	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	261,130	27.2
31	Macon, GA MSA	77,808	26.8
32	Mobile, AL MSA	125,523	26.3
33	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	113,616	26.1
34	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	57,946	25.7
35	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	66,334	25.4
36	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	105,385	25.4
37	Joplin, MO MSA	33,985	25.2
38	Montgomery, AL MSA	72,337	24.7
39	San Angelo, TX MSA	24,243	24.6
40	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	104,299	24.6
41	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	125,785	24.5
42	Lubbock, TX MSA	54,514	24.5
43	Tulsa, OK MSA	169,129	23.9
44	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	19,829	23.2
45	Roanoke, VA MSA	51,808	23.1
46	Springfield, MO MSA	60,896	23.0
47	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	48,428	23.0
48	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	38,843	22.9
49	Huntsville, AL MSA	67,024	22.9
50	Danville, VA MSA	24,806	22.8
51	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	32,515	22.6
52	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	221,904	22.0
53	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	68,388	21.9
54	Athens, GA MSA	27,565	21.8
55	Lake Charles, LA MSA	36,250	21.6
56	Wilmington, NC MSA	36,662	21.4
57	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	18,477	21.2
58	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	30,460	21.2
59	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	54,054	21.2
60	Albany, GA MSA	23,611	21.0
61	Panama City, FL MSA	26,618	21.0
62	Pensacola, FL MSA	71,102	20.6
63	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	234,629	20.2
64	Florence, SC MSA	23,061	20.2
64	Nashville, TN MSA	198,724	20.2
65	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	26,320	19.8
66	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	102,192	19.3
67	Atlanta, GA MSA	568,767	19.2
68	Jacksonville, FL MSA	173,246	19.1
69	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	768,487	19.0
70	Lynchburg, VA MSA	36,663	18.9
71	Columbia, SC MSA	83,239	18.4
72	Savannah, GA MSA	47,344	18.4
73	Lexington, KY MSA	73,811	18.2
74	Enid, OK MSA	10,173	17.9
75	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	147,135	17.2
76	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	58,255	16.7
76	Sumter, SC MSA	17,084	16.7
77	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	67,167	16.6
78	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	155,242	16.4
79	St. Joseph, MO MSA	15,792	16.2
80	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	167,164	15.9
81	Victoria, TX MSA	11,742	15.8
82	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	136,069	15.7
83	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	76,003	15.0
84	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	555,402	14.9
85	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	39,877	14.3
86	Charlottesville, VA MSA	18,672	14.2
87	Tallahassee, FL MSA	32,788	14.0
88	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	17,071	14.0
89	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	114,517	13.5
90	Gainesville, FL MSA	24,538	13.5
91	Fayetteville, NC MSA	33,407	12.2
92	Columbia, MO MSA	13,102	11.7
93	Ocala, FL MSA	21,820	11.2
94	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	150,714	10.4
95	San Antonio, TX MSA	137,660	10.4
96	Jacksonville, NC MSA	15,490	10.3
97	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	159,545	10.1
98	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	29,577	9.5
99	Orlando, FL MSA	114,739	9.4
100	Goldsboro, NC MSA	9,293	8.9
101	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	33,512	8.4
102	Anchorage, AK MSA	17,492	7.7
103	Houma, LA MSA	13,997	7.7
104	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	154,165	7.5
105	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	180,914	7.3
106	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	28,316	7.1
107	Casper, WY MSA	4,316	7.1
108	Lafayette, LA MSA	24,270	7.0
109	Wichita, KS MSA	33,885	7.0
110	Las Cruces, NM MSA	9,286	6.9
111	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	16,503	6.3
112	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	21,004	6.3
113	Albuquerque, NM MSA	36,889	6.3
114	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	110,401	6.1
115	New Orleans, LA MSA	76,528	6.0
116	Yuma, AZ MSA	6,309	5.9
117	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	27,770	5.7
118	Greenville, NC MSA	5,834	5.4
119	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	13,562	5.4
120	Rapid City, SD MSA	4,177	5.1
121	El Paso, TX MSA	30,119	5.1
122	Santa Fe, NM MSA	5,860	5.0
123	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	19,528	4.9
124	Bakersfield, CA MSA	25,425	4.7
125	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,580	4.5
126	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	100,597	4.5
127	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	16,866	4.4
128	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	40,892	4.3
129	Topeka, KS MSA	6,875	4.3
130	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	36,667	4.3
131	Tucson, AZ MSA	27,428	4.1
132	Merced, CA MSA	7,062	4.0
133	Decatur, IL MSA	4,522	3.9
134	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,760	3.8
135	Naples, FL MSA	5,700	3.8
136	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	5,541	3.7
137	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	238,169	3.5
138	Yuba City, CA MSA	4,245	3.5
139	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	106,307	3.3
140	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	3,592	3.2
141	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	9,587	3.1
142	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,828	3.0
143	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	3,024	3.0
144	Springfield, IL MSA	5,493	2.9
145	Lawrence, KS MSA	2,308	2.8
146	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	22,984	2.7
147	Pueblo, CO MSA	3,313	2.7
148	Fresno, CA MSA	17,993	2.4
148	Salinas, CA MSA	8,463	2.4
149	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	8,021	2.4
150	Billings, MT MSA	2,640	2.3
151	Columbus, OH MSA	31,009	2.3
152	Modesto, CA MSA	8,400	2.3
153	Yakima, WA MSA	4,146	2.2
154	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	31,828	2.2
155	Honolulu, HI MSA	16,447	2.0
156	Muncie, IN MSA	2,348	2.0
157	Redding, CA MSA	2,757	1.9
158	Laredo, TX MSA	2,450	1.8
158	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	8,839	1.8
159	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	34,369	1.7
160	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,680	1.7
161	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	2,477	1.7
162	Spokane, WA MSA	5,758	1.6
163	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,633	1.6
163	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	229,145	1.6
164	Pocatello, ID MSA	1,022	1.6
165	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,194	1.5
166	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,333	1.5
167	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,055	1.5
168	Dover, DE MSA	1,640	1.5
169	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,377	1.5
170	Charleston, WV MSA	3,571	1.4
170	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	89,228	1.4
171	Indianapolis, IN MSA	19,585	1.4
172	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	8,874	1.4
173	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	2,323	1.3
174	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	2,407	1.3
175	Jackson, MI MSA	1,925	1.3
176	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,771	1.2
176	San Diego, CA MSA	30,304	1.2
177	Boise City, ID MSA	3,506	1.2
178	Mansfield, OH MSA	2,044	1.2
179	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,073	1.1
180	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,376	1.1
181	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	2,717	1.1
181	Reno, NV MSA	2,727	1.1
182	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	1,348	1.0
183	Rockford, IL MSA	3,386	1.0
184	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	3,472	1.0
185	Missoula, MT MSA	741	0.9
186	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,353	0.9
187	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,364	0.9
188	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	26,515	0.9
189	Toledo, OH MSA	5,407	0.9
190	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	71,993	0.9
191	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	1,059	0.9
192	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	44,065	0.9
193	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	4,989	0.8
194	Lima, OH MSA	1,216	0.8
195	York, PA MSA	2,606	0.8
196	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	8,169	0.8
197	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	13,402	0.8
198	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	20,411	0.7
199	Bismarck, ND MSA	585	0.7
200	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,870	0.7
201	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	933	0.7
201	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,030	0.7
202	Bloomington, IN MSA	653	0.6
202	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,611	0.6
203	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	996	0.6
204	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	924	0.6
205	Lancaster, PA MSA	2,356	0.6
205	Rochester, MN MSA	593	0.6
206	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,161	0.5
207	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	2,355	0.5
208	Iowa City, IA MSA	495	0.5
209	Elmira, NY MSA	478	0.5
209	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,959	0.5
210	Des Moines, IA MSA	1,885	0.5
211	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	546	0.5
212	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	6,542	0.4
213	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	410	0.4
214	Portland, ME NECMA	796	0.3
214	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,326	0.3
214	Williamsport, PA MSA	392	0.3
215	Bellingham, WA MSA	405	0.3
216	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	430	0.3
216	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	993	0.3
217	South Bend, IN MSA	753	0.3
218	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	17,053	0.3
219	Green Bay, WI MSA	498	0.3
220	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	345	0.3
221	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	2,235	0.2
222	Binghamton, NY MSA	597	0.2
223	Jamestown, NY MSA	313	0.2
223	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	569	0.2
224	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	11,794	0.2
224	Hartford, CT NECMA	2,390	0.2
224	Sharon, PA MSA	260	0.2
225	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	747	0.2
225	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,404	0.2
226	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	425	0.2
227	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	261	0.2
227	Madison, WI MSA	614	0.2
227	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,110	0.2
228	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,881	0.2
228	Erie, PA MSA	428	0.2
228	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,905	0.2
229	Johnstown, PA MSA	320	0.1
230	Dubuque, IA MSA	103	0.1
230	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	185	0.1
230	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	3,030	0.1
230	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	23,376	0.1
230	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,113	0.1
230	Wausau, WI MSA	134	0.1
231	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	335	0.1
231	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	213	0.1
231	Sheboygan, WI MSA	118	0.1
232	Rochester, NY MSA	880	0.1
232	Springfield, MA NECMA	491	0.1
233	St. Cloud, MN MSA	111	0.1
234	Altoona, PA MSA	79	0.1
234	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	71	0.1
234	Reading, PA MSA	192	0.1
234	State College, PA MSA	70	0.1
235	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	435	0.1
235	Burlington, VT NECMA	90	0.1
236	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	241	0.0
237	Glens Falls, NY MSA	33	0.0
237	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	41	0.0
238	Bangor, ME NECMA	--	0.0
238	Eau Claire, WI 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 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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