Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 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 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 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	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	48,991	32.0
2	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	26,515	25.7
3	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	33,046	23.7
4	Bismarck, ND MSA	17,279	20.6
5	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	20,440	17.6
6	Reading, PA MSA	54,953	16.3
7	Eau Claire, WI MSA	21,735	15.8
8	Rochester, MN MSA	16,468	15.5
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	389,811	15.4
10	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	83,689	14.1
11	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	32,693	13.6
12	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	18,518	13.3
13	Madison, WI MSA	47,758	13.0
14	York, PA MSA	43,945	12.9
15	Wausau, WI MSA	13,682	11.9
16	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	13,432	10.9
17	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	12,103	10.5
18	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	31,211	9.9
19	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	57,430	9.8
20	Johnstown, PA MSA	22,400	9.3
21	Williamsport, PA MSA	10,742	9.1
22	Rockford, IL MSA	28,428	8.6
23	Mansfield, OH MSA	14,952	8.6
24	Altoona, PA MSA	10,946	8.4
25	Toledo, OH MSA	47,699	7.8
26	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	26,556	7.6
27	Rapid City, SD MSA	6,123	7.5
28	St. Cloud, MN MSA	11,085	7.4
29	Green Bay, WI MSA	13,302	6.8
30	Lancaster, PA MSA	27,686	6.6
31	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	18,045	6.2
32	Des Moines, IA MSA	24,158	6.2
33	Victoria, TX MSA	4,554	6.1
34	Billings, MT MSA	6,915	6.1
35	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	10,051	6.0
36	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	36,958	5.8
37	Lincoln, NE MSA	12,188	5.7
38	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	91,152	5.7
39	Columbia, SC MSA	25,624	5.7
40	State College, PA MSA	6,783	5.5
41	Great Falls, MT MSA	4,167	5.4
42	Erie, PA MSA	13,701	5.0
43	Jamestown, NY MSA	6,418	4.5
44	Missoula, MT MSA	3,324	4.2
45	Lima, OH MSA	6,500	4.2
46	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	7,166	4.1
47	Sheboygan, WI MSA	4,212	4.1
48	Iowa City, IA MSA	3,805	4.0
49	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	14,648	3.7
50	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	88,675	3.7
51	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	16,831	3.7
52	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	3,734	3.7
53	Dubuque, IA MSA	3,115	3.6
54	Casper, WY MSA	2,104	3.4
55	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	5,180	3.3
56	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	37,006	3.2
56	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	5,912	3.2
57	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	19,842	3.1
58	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,893	3.1
58	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	3,937	3.1
59	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,318	3.0
60	Spokane, WA MSA	10,781	3.0
61	Columbus, OH MSA	39,624	3.0
62	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	17,515	2.9
63	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	27,497	2.9
64	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	79,805	2.7
65	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	149,475	2.5
66	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,850	2.5
66	Sharon, PA MSA	3,058	2.5
67	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	9,895	2.5
68	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	3,811	2.4
69	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,610	2.4
70	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	27,883	2.3
71	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,900	2.3
72	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	179,523	2.2
73	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	17,920	2.1
74	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	41,238	2.1
75	Springfield, IL MSA	3,811	2.0
76	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	35,704	2.0
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	16,681	1.9
78	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	129,615	1.9
79	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	9,582	1.9
80	Savannah, GA MSA	4,793	1.9
81	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,267	1.8
82	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	7,084	1.8
83	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	39,486	1.8
84	Anchorage, AK MSA	3,917	1.7
85	Roanoke, VA MSA	3,867	1.7
86	San Antonio, TX MSA	22,539	1.7
87	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	46,488	1.6
88	South Bend, IN MSA	3,909	1.6
89	Elmira, NY MSA	1,474	1.6
90	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,356	1.5
91	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	14,112	1.5
91	Hartford, CT NECMA	16,820	1.5
92	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,627	1.5
93	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	75,747	1.5
94	Rochester, NY MSA	15,301	1.4
95	Albuquerque, NM MSA	8,296	1.4
95	Wilmington, NC MSA	2,416	1.4
96	Decatur, IL MSA	1,620	1.4
96	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,216	1.4
97	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,657	1.4
98	Binghamton, NY MSA	3,481	1.3
99	Topeka, KS MSA	2,075	1.3
100	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	6,197	1.3
101	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	4,125	1.2
101	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	3,899	1.2
102	Waco, TX MSA	2,315	1.2
103	Yakima, WA MSA	2,273	1.2
104	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	5,151	1.2
104	Syracuse, NY MSA	8,808	1.2
105	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,820	1.1
105	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,688	1.1
106	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	4,432	1.1
107	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	11,545	1.1
107	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,586	1.1
108	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	21,699	1.1
109	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	4,177	1.0
110	Grand Junction, CO MSA	920	1.0
110	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,216	1.0
111	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	998	1.0
112	Boise City, ID MSA	2,857	1.0
112	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	2,055	1.0
112	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	14,424	1.0
113	Fresno, CA MSA	7,237	1.0
114	Indianapolis, IN MSA	12,741	0.9
115	Muncie, IN MSA	1,086	0.9
116	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,808	0.9
117	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,065	0.9
117	Jackson, MI MSA	1,324	0.9
117	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	7,478	0.9
118	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,397	0.9
119	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	3,432	0.9
119	Naples, FL MSA	1,306	0.9
119	Ocala, FL MSA	1,667	0.9
120	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	163,896	0.8
121	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,013	0.8
122	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	14,706	0.8
122	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,180	0.8
123	Orlando, FL MSA	9,788	0.8
124	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	6,575	0.8
124	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,028	0.8
124	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	6,721	0.8
125	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	19,320	0.8
126	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,858	0.8
126	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,717	0.8
127	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	6,546	0.8
128	San Diego, CA MSA	18,687	0.8
128	Santa Fe, NM MSA	874	0.8
129	Columbia, MO MSA	830	0.7
129	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	2,054	0.7
130	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	1,358	0.7
130	St. Joseph, MO MSA	711	0.7
131	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	26,974	0.7
131	Jacksonville, FL MSA	6,496	0.7
131	San Angelo, TX MSA	713	0.7
131	Wichita, KS MSA	3,501	0.7
132	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,776	0.7
132	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,022	0.7
132	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	10,226	0.7
133	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	957	0.7
133	Sumter, SC MSA	712	0.7
134	Charlottesville, VA MSA	892	0.7
134	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	42,786	0.7
135	Salinas, CA MSA	2,390	0.7
136	Atlanta, GA MSA	19,629	0.7
136	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,841	0.7
136	Reno, NV MSA	1,692	0.7
137	Kokomo, IN MSA	630	0.7
137	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,472	0.7
137	Portland, ME NECMA	1,578	0.7
137	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,409	0.7
138	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	87,651	0.6
139	Charleston, WV MSA	1,466	0.6
140	Pocatello, ID MSA	385	0.6
140	Terre Haute, IN MSA	852	0.6
141	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	806	0.6
142	Florence, SC MSA	640	0.6
142	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	5,336	0.6
143	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,004	0.6
143	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,407	0.6
143	Las Cruces, NM MSA	743	0.6
144	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,375	0.5
145	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	21,594	0.5
145	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,549	0.5
145	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	4,866	0.5
146	Asheville, NC MSA	1,005	0.5
146	Lynchburg, VA MSA	1,016	0.5
147	Merced, CA MSA	905	0.5
148	Abilene, TX MSA	597	0.5
148	Dover, DE MSA	556	0.5
148	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	4,818	0.5
149	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	15,542	0.5
150	Gainesville, FL MSA	875	0.5
150	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,494	0.5
150	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,914	0.5
150	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,395	0.5
151	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	4,101	0.5
152	Danville, VA MSA	488	0.5
153	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	575	0.4
154	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	24,462	0.4
154	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,608	0.4
155	Bloomington, IN MSA	460	0.4
155	Lexington, KY MSA	1,717	0.4
156	Honolulu, HI MSA	3,419	0.4
157	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,170	0.4
157	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,240	0.4
157	Redding, CA MSA	593	0.4
158	Modesto, CA MSA	1,436	0.4
158	Springfield, MO MSA	1,030	0.4
158	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,221	0.4
159	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,574	0.4
159	Nashville, TN MSA	3,676	0.4
160	Athens, GA MSA	448	0.4
160	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	1,271	0.4
160	Goldsboro, NC MSA	364	0.4
161	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,359	0.3
161	Tallahassee, FL MSA	785	0.3
162	Lubbock, TX MSA	732	0.3
162	Macon, GA MSA	974	0.3
163	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,220	0.3
163	Tyler, TX MSA	488	0.3
163	Yuma, AZ MSA	339	0.3
164	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	514	0.3
164	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	570	0.3
164	Owensboro, KY MSA	251	0.3
164	Panama City, FL MSA	363	0.3
164	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	389	0.3
165	El Paso, TX MSA	1,635	0.3
165	Greenville, NC MSA	303	0.3
166	Anniston, AL MSA	315	0.3
166	Bangor, ME NECMA	398	0.3
166	Burlington, VT NECMA	478	0.3
167	Montgomery, AL MSA	769	0.3
167	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,284	0.3
168	Albany, GA MSA	285	0.3
168	Fayetteville, NC MSA	690	0.3
168	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	263	0.3
169	Amarillo, TX MSA	450	0.2
169	Enid, OK MSA	138	0.2
169	Jacksonville, NC MSA	366	0.2
170	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	599	0.2
171	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,207	0.2
171	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	820	0.2
172	Birmingham, AL MSA	1,737	0.2
172	Pensacola, FL MSA	724	0.2
173	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	183	0.2
174	Jackson, TN MSA	165	0.2
174	Yuba City, CA MSA	224	0.2
175	Lafayette, LA MSA	540	0.2
176	Mobile, AL MSA	717	0.2
177	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	753	0.1
177	Jackson, MS MSA	542	0.1
178	Joplin, MO MSA	178	0.1
178	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	160	0.1
179	Dothan, AL MSA	154	0.1
179	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	600	0.1
180	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	229	0.1
180	Lawton, OK MSA	103	0.1
180	Monroe, LA MSA	127	0.1
181	Jonesboro, AR MSA	55	0.1
182	Florence, AL MSA	95	0.1
182	Lake Charles, LA MSA	123	0.1
183	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	61	0.0
184	Laredo, TX MSA	--	0.0
184	Provo-Orem, UT 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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