Presbyterian Church (USA) 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 Presbyterian Church (USA). 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	Sharon, PA MSA	12,046	10.0
2	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	140,613	5.9
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	64,899	5.6
4	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	7,503	4.7
5	Wilmington, NC MSA	7,052	4.1
6	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	5,804	4.1
7	Glens Falls, NY MSA	4,633	3.9
8	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,440	3.8
9	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	4,856	3.8
10	Lafayette, IN MSA	6,034	3.7
11	Lynchburg, VA MSA	6,979	3.6
12	Sumter, SC MSA	3,679	3.6
13	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	4,403	3.6
14	Charleston, WV MSA	8,438	3.4
15	Roanoke, VA MSA	7,523	3.4
16	Erie, PA MSA	9,194	3.3
17	Springfield, IL MSA	6,284	3.3
18	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	19,530	3.3
19	Lincoln, NE MSA	6,890	3.2
20	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	3,601	3.1
21	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	32,548	3.1
22	Rochester, NY MSA	32,329	3.0
23	Naples, FL MSA	4,604	3.0
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	10,588	3.0
25	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	17,385	3.0
26	Topeka, KS MSA	4,653	2.9
27	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	23,950	2.9
28	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	12,446	2.9
28	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	24,422	2.9
29	Decatur, IL MSA	3,293	2.8
29	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	18,004	2.8
29	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	13,747	2.8
30	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	24,011	2.8
31	Charlottesville, VA MSA	3,622	2.8
32	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	13,540	2.7
33	Asheville, NC MSA	5,016	2.6
34	Des Moines, IA MSA	10,117	2.6
35	Elmira, NY MSA	2,436	2.6
36	Fayetteville, NC MSA	6,841	2.5
37	Binghamton, NY MSA	6,425	2.4
37	State College, PA MSA	3,009	2.4
38	Athens, GA MSA	3,051	2.4
39	Columbia, SC MSA	10,924	2.4
40	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,306	2.4
41	Yakima, WA MSA	4,452	2.4
42	Knoxville, TN MSA	13,708	2.3
43	San Angelo, TX MSA	2,295	2.3
44	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	5,234	2.3
45	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,261	2.3
45	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	36,200	2.3
45	Lancaster, PA MSA	9,681	2.3
45	Spokane, WA MSA	8,277	2.3
45	Williamsport, PA MSA	2,723	2.3
46	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,857	2.3
47	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	8,940	2.3
48	Amarillo, TX MSA	4,240	2.3
49	Florence, SC MSA	2,566	2.2
50	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	2,295	2.2
50	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,173	2.2
51	Atlanta, GA MSA	65,355	2.2
51	Columbus, OH MSA	29,725	2.2
52	York, PA MSA	7,473	2.2
53	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,361	2.2
54	Rockford, IL MSA	7,179	2.2
55	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,204	2.2
56	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,033	2.1
56	Wichita, KS MSA	10,390	2.1
57	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,785	2.1
57	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	3,063	2.1
57	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	2,840	2.1
58	Casper, WY MSA	1,290	2.1
58	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	38,364	2.1
59	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	8,376	2.1
60	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,297	2.1
61	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	6,553	2.1
62	Ocala, FL MSA	4,005	2.1
62	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,802	2.1
63	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	120,658	2.1
64	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	2,058	2.0
64	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	2,246	2.0
65	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,715	2.0
66	Danville, VA MSA	2,169	2.0
67	Altoona, PA MSA	2,584	2.0
67	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,585	2.0
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	11,726	2.0
69	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,369	2.0
69	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,681	2.0
70	Greenville, NC MSA	2,067	1.9
70	Lexington, KY MSA	7,807	1.9
71	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	5,587	1.9
72	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	6,355	1.9
73	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,836	1.9
74	Jamestown, NY MSA	2,662	1.9
74	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	11,988	1.9
75	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	17,781	1.9
75	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	2,601	1.9
76	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	22,120	1.9
76	Orlando, FL MSA	22,768	1.9
76	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	6,301	1.9
76	Tulsa, OK MSA	13,165	1.9
77	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	2,760	1.9
78	Mansfield, OH MSA	3,174	1.8
79	Springfield, MO MSA	4,763	1.8
80	Indianapolis, IN MSA	24,760	1.8
81	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,364	1.8
82	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,822	1.7
82	Joplin, MO MSA	2,343	1.7
83	Huntsville, AL MSA	5,038	1.7
83	Rochester, MN MSA	1,826	1.7
84	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,561	1.7
85	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	2,982	1.7
85	Gainesville, FL MSA	3,081	1.7
86	Enid, OK MSA	960	1.7
87	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,232	1.7
87	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,537	1.7
88	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,175	1.7
88	Jacksonville, FL MSA	15,053	1.7
88	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	24,029	1.7
89	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	2,295	1.7
89	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	6,702	1.7
90	Nashville, TN MSA	16,167	1.6
91	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	1,881	1.6
92	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	6,892	1.6
93	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,334	1.6
93	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	7,246	1.6
94	Syracuse, NY MSA	11,592	1.6
95	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,273	1.6
95	Victoria, TX MSA	1,149	1.6
96	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	6,065	1.5
96	South Bend, IN MSA	3,757	1.5
97	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	37,453	1.5
98	Jackson, MI MSA	2,216	1.5
99	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	13,888	1.5
99	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	4,562	1.5
99	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	26,195	1.5
100	Johnstown, PA MSA	3,475	1.4
100	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	29,838	1.4
101	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,568	1.4
102	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	57,309	1.4
103	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	73,145	1.4
103	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,739	1.4
104	Birmingham, AL MSA	11,766	1.4
104	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,633	1.4
105	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,860	1.4
106	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	13,758	1.4
106	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	40,696	1.4
107	St. Cloud, MN MSA	2,023	1.4
108	Mobile, AL MSA	6,415	1.4
108	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,025	1.4
109	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	11,510	1.3
109	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	26,516	1.3
109	Savannah, GA MSA	3,456	1.3
110	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,573	1.3
111	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	12,669	1.3
111	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,884	1.3
112	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,598	1.3
113	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	10,962	1.3
114	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	3,248	1.3
114	Tyler, TX MSA	1,947	1.3
115	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	5,247	1.3
115	Salinas, CA MSA	4,465	1.3
116	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,955	1.3
116	Madison, WI MSA	4,572	1.3
116	Wausau, WI MSA	1,437	1.3
117	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,996	1.2
118	Anniston, AL MSA	1,423	1.2
118	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	45,839	1.2
118	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	31,239	1.2
119	Abilene, TX MSA	1,452	1.2
119	Boise City, ID MSA	3,575	1.2
119	Lawrence, KS MSA	987	1.2
120	Decatur, AL MSA	1,574	1.2
120	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	80,691	1.2
121	Columbia, MO MSA	1,333	1.2
121	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	6,104	1.2
122	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,721	1.2
123	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	32,834	1.2
123	Panama City, FL MSA	1,464	1.2
124	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	4,872	1.1
125	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	4,231	1.1
125	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,350	1.1
126	Toledo, OH MSA	6,834	1.1
127	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	4,672	1.1
127	Muncie, IN MSA	1,322	1.1
128	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,423	1.1
129	Missoula, MT MSA	835	1.1
130	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,315	1.1
130	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	915	1.1
130	Monroe, LA MSA	1,488	1.1
130	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	15,550	1.1
130	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,267	1.1
131	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	64,259	1.0
132	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	83,665	1.0
132	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	9,590	1.0
133	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	2,638	1.0
133	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,957	1.0
133	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	196,353	1.0
133	San Diego, CA MSA	25,199	1.0
134	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,625	1.0
134	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,512	1.0
135	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,215	1.0
135	Lima, OH MSA	1,524	1.0
135	Owensboro, KY MSA	859	1.0
136	San Antonio, TX MSA	12,948	1.0
137	Albany, GA MSA	1,097	1.0
137	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,164	1.0
138	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	21,582	1.0
139	Pensacola, FL MSA	3,243	0.9
140	Grand Junction, CO MSA	867	0.9
140	Jackson, TN MSA	844	0.9
141	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,564	0.9
142	Florence, AL MSA	1,166	0.9
143	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,217	0.9
144	Yuba City, CA MSA	1,061	0.9
145	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,405	0.9
146	Waco, TX MSA	1,595	0.8
147	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,063	0.8
147	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,147	0.8
147	Fresno, CA MSA	6,288	0.8
147	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	13,348	0.8
148	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,108	0.8
148	Sheboygan, WI MSA	856	0.8
149	Billings, MT MSA	915	0.8
150	Lawton, OK MSA	853	0.8
150	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	112,555	0.8
151	Yuma, AZ MSA	810	0.8
152	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,682	0.7
152	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,314	0.7
152	Jonesboro, AR MSA	509	0.7
152	Pocatello, ID MSA	490	0.7
153	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,053	0.7
154	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,320	0.7
154	New Orleans, LA MSA	9,237	0.7
155	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,541	0.7
156	Jackson, MS MSA	2,721	0.7
157	Modesto, CA MSA	2,524	0.7
158	Dover, DE MSA	743	0.7
159	El Paso, TX MSA	3,839	0.7
159	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,088	0.7
159	Merced, CA MSA	1,167	0.7
160	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,641	0.6
160	Reno, NV MSA	1,639	0.6
161	Bloomington, IN MSA	692	0.6
162	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	877	0.6
163	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,738	0.6
164	Macon, GA MSA	1,691	0.6
165	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,638	0.6
166	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,071	0.5
167	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,811	0.5
168	Reading, PA MSA	1,659	0.5
169	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	14,993	0.5
169	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,994	0.5
170	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	469	0.5
171	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	444	0.5
172	Jacksonville, NC MSA	607	0.4
172	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	428	0.4
173	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,211	0.4
173	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,988	0.4
174	Redding, CA MSA	499	0.3
175	Dothan, AL MSA	344	0.3
176	Houma, LA MSA	448	0.3
176	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	2,315	0.3
177	Alexandria, LA MSA	191	0.2
177	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	395	0.2
178	Laredo, TX MSA	186	0.1
179	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,486	0.1
180	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,934	0.1
180	Gadsden, AL MSA	124	0.1
181	Springfield, MA NECMA	667	0.1
182	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	231	0.1
183	Burlington, VT NECMA	95	0.1
184	Honolulu, HI MSA	229	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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