Unitarian-Universalist States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are Unitarian-Universalist. 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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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
1	Massachusetts	25,834	0.4
2	Vermont	2,139	0.4
3	New Hampshire	3,968	0.3
4	Maine	3,234	0.3
5	Delaware	1,602	0.2
6	Connecticut	4,022	0.1
6	Rhode Island	1,299	0.1
7	Maryland	6,068	0.1
8	Minnesota	4,956	0.1
8	Oregon	3,365	0.1
8	Washington	5,828	0.1
9	New Mexico	1,684	0.1
9	Virginia	6,170	0.1
9	Wisconsin	5,093	0.1
10	Colorado	3,559	0.1
11	Alaska	457	0.1
11	New York	12,489	0.1
11	Oklahoma	2,301	0.1
11	Wyoming	330	0.1
12	Illinois	7,244	0.1
12	Iowa	1,816	0.1
12	New Jersey	5,109	0.1
12	North Carolina	5,181	0.1
12	Pennsylvania	6,778	0.1
13	Idaho	653	0.1
13	Indiana	2,936	0.1
13	Michigan	4,667	0.1
13	Nebraska	857	0.1
13	Ohio	6,116	0.1
13	Tennessee	2,569	0.1
14	Arizona	2,249	0.0
14	California	15,173	0.0
14	Florida	5,960	0.0
14	Missouri	2,445	0.0
14	South Carolina	1,519	0.0
14	Utah	988	0.0
15	Georgia	2,573	0.0
15	Kansas	845	0.0
15	Kentucky	1,081	0.0
15	Montana	266	0.0
15	Texas	6,872	0.0
16	Alabama	879	0.0
16	Arkansas	566	0.0
16	Hawaii	194	0.0
16	Louisiana	990	0.0
16	North Dakota	158	0.0
16	West Virginia	273	0.0
17	Mississippi	228	0.0
17	Nevada	289	0.0
17	South Dakota	112	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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