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
119	Abilene, TX MSA	1,452	1.2
137	Albany, GA MSA	1,097	1.0
109	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	11,510	1.3
128	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,423	1.1
177	Alexandria, LA MSA	191	0.2
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	11,726	2.0
67	Altoona, PA MSA	2,584	2.0
48	Amarillo, TX MSA	4,240	2.3
152	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,682	0.7
118	Anniston, AL MSA	1,423	1.2
130	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,315	1.1
33	Asheville, NC MSA	5,016	2.6
38	Athens, GA MSA	3,051	2.4
51	Atlanta, GA MSA	65,355	2.2
130	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	915	1.1
115	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	5,247	1.3
113	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	10,962	1.3
167	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,811	0.5
135	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,215	1.0
134	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,625	1.0
147	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,063	0.8
117	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,996	1.2
149	Billings, MT MSA	915	0.8
152	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,314	0.7
37	Binghamton, NY MSA	6,425	2.4
104	Birmingham, AL MSA	11,766	1.4
57	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,785	2.1
161	Bloomington, IN MSA	692	0.6
9	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	4,856	3.8
119	Boise City, ID MSA	3,575	1.2
180	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,934	0.1
147	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,147	0.8
112	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,598	1.3
76	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	22,120	1.9
183	Burlington, VT NECMA	95	0.1
47	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	8,940	2.3
58	Casper, WY MSA	1,290	2.1
8	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,440	3.8
69	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,369	2.0
14	Charleston, WV MSA	8,438	3.4
32	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	13,540	2.7
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	64,899	5.6
31	Charlottesville, VA MSA	3,622	2.8
127	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	4,672	1.1
87	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,232	1.7
132	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	83,665	1.0
154	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,320	0.7
58	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	38,364	2.1
141	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,564	0.9
123	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	32,834	1.2
60	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,297	2.1
121	Columbia, MO MSA	1,333	1.2
39	Columbia, SC MSA	10,924	2.4
133	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	2,638	1.0
51	Columbus, OH MSA	29,725	2.2
134	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,512	1.0
88	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,175	1.7
64	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	2,058	2.0
102	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	57,309	1.4
66	Danville, VA MSA	2,169	2.0
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	10,588	3.0
93	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,334	1.6
99	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	13,888	1.5
120	Decatur, AL MSA	1,574	1.2
29	Decatur, IL MSA	3,293	2.8
109	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	26,516	1.3
34	Des Moines, IA MSA	10,117	2.6
103	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	73,145	1.4
175	Dothan, AL MSA	344	0.3
158	Dover, DE MSA	743	0.7
69	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,681	2.0
55	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,204	2.2
143	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,217	0.9
159	El Paso, TX MSA	3,839	0.7
116	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,955	1.3
35	Elmira, NY MSA	2,436	2.6
86	Enid, OK MSA	960	1.7
16	Erie, PA MSA	9,194	3.3
153	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,053	0.7
105	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,860	1.4
53	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,361	2.2
36	Fayetteville, NC MSA	6,841	2.5
87	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,537	1.7
170	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	469	0.5
142	Florence, AL MSA	1,166	0.9
49	Florence, SC MSA	2,566	2.2
45	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,261	2.3
72	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	6,355	1.9
114	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	3,248	1.3
85	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	2,982	1.7
162	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	877	0.6
93	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	7,246	1.6
147	Fresno, CA MSA	6,288	0.8
180	Gadsden, AL MSA	124	0.1
85	Gainesville, FL MSA	3,081	1.7
7	Glens Falls, NY MSA	4,633	3.9
82	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,822	1.7
50	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	2,295	2.2
140	Grand Junction, CO MSA	867	0.9
132	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	9,590	1.0
81	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,364	1.8
133	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,957	1.0
21	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	32,548	3.1
70	Greenville, NC MSA	2,067	1.9
27	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	23,950	2.9
25	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	17,385	3.0
179	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,486	0.1
171	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	444	0.5
71	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	5,587	1.9
184	Honolulu, HI MSA	229	0.0
176	Houma, LA MSA	448	0.3
118	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	45,839	1.2
99	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	4,562	1.5
83	Huntsville, AL MSA	5,038	1.7
80	Indianapolis, IN MSA	24,760	1.8
40	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,306	2.4
98	Jackson, MI MSA	2,216	1.5
156	Jackson, MS MSA	2,721	0.7
140	Jackson, TN MSA	844	0.9
88	Jacksonville, FL MSA	15,053	1.7
172	Jacksonville, NC MSA	607	0.4
74	Jamestown, NY MSA	2,662	1.9
89	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	2,295	1.7
28	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	12,446	2.9
100	Johnstown, PA MSA	3,475	1.4
152	Jonesboro, AR MSA	509	0.7
82	Joplin, MO MSA	2,343	1.7
92	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	6,892	1.6
45	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	36,200	2.3
160	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,641	0.6
42	Knoxville, TN MSA	13,708	2.3
73	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,836	1.9
91	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	1,881	1.6
10	Lafayette, IN MSA	6,034	3.7
173	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,211	0.4
159	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,088	0.7
89	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	6,702	1.7
45	Lancaster, PA MSA	9,681	2.3
124	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	4,872	1.1
178	Laredo, TX MSA	186	0.1
148	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,108	0.8
173	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,988	0.4
119	Lawrence, KS MSA	987	1.2
150	Lawton, OK MSA	853	0.8
172	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	428	0.4
70	Lexington, KY MSA	7,807	1.9
135	Lima, OH MSA	1,524	1.0
19	Lincoln, NE MSA	6,890	3.2
121	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	6,104	1.2
110	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,573	1.3
150	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	112,555	0.8
75	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	17,781	1.9
137	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,164	1.0
11	Lynchburg, VA MSA	6,979	3.6
164	Macon, GA MSA	1,691	0.6
116	Madison, WI MSA	4,572	1.3
78	Mansfield, OH MSA	3,174	1.8
166	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,071	0.5
95	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,273	1.6
96	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	6,065	1.5
106	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	13,758	1.4
159	Merced, CA MSA	1,167	0.7
169	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	14,993	0.5
147	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	13,348	0.8
118	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	31,239	1.2
129	Missoula, MT MSA	835	1.1
108	Mobile, AL MSA	6,415	1.4
157	Modesto, CA MSA	2,524	0.7
130	Monroe, LA MSA	1,488	1.1
163	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,738	0.6
127	Muncie, IN MSA	1,322	1.1
57	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	3,063	2.1
23	Naples, FL MSA	4,604	3.0
90	Nashville, TN MSA	16,167	1.6
177	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	395	0.2
154	New Orleans, LA MSA	9,237	0.7
133	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	196,353	1.0
88	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	24,029	1.7
62	Ocala, FL MSA	4,005	2.1
44	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	5,234	2.3
111	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	12,669	1.3
29	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	18,004	2.8
76	Orlando, FL MSA	22,768	1.9
135	Owensboro, KY MSA	859	1.0
123	Panama City, FL MSA	1,464	1.2
77	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	2,760	1.9
139	Pensacola, FL MSA	3,243	0.9
76	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	6,301	1.9
63	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	120,658	2.1
138	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	21,582	1.0
65	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,715	2.0
2	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	140,613	5.9
152	Pocatello, ID MSA	490	0.7
99	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	26,195	1.5
176	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	2,315	0.3
182	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	231	0.1
103	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,739	1.4
64	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	2,246	2.0
28	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	24,422	2.9
46	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,857	2.3
168	Reading, PA MSA	1,659	0.5
174	Redding, CA MSA	499	0.3
160	Reno, NV MSA	1,639	0.6
84	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,561	1.7
30	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	24,011	2.8
15	Roanoke, VA MSA	7,523	3.4
83	Rochester, MN MSA	1,826	1.7
22	Rochester, NY MSA	32,329	3.0
54	Rockford, IL MSA	7,179	2.2
57	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	2,840	2.1
130	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	15,550	1.1
59	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	8,376	2.1
115	Salinas, CA MSA	4,465	1.3
169	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,994	0.5
43	San Angelo, TX MSA	2,295	2.3
136	San Antonio, TX MSA	12,948	1.0
133	San Diego, CA MSA	25,199	1.0
131	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	64,259	1.0
155	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,541	0.7
111	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,884	1.3
104	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,633	1.4
29	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	13,747	2.8
109	Savannah, GA MSA	3,456	1.3
74	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	11,988	1.9
106	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	40,696	1.4
1	Sharon, PA MSA	12,046	10.0
148	Sheboygan, WI MSA	856	0.8
56	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,033	2.1
125	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	4,231	1.1
20	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	3,601	3.1
75	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	2,601	1.9
96	South Bend, IN MSA	3,757	1.5
45	Spokane, WA MSA	8,277	2.3
17	Springfield, IL MSA	6,284	3.3
181	Springfield, MA NECMA	667	0.1
79	Springfield, MO MSA	4,763	1.8
107	St. Cloud, MN MSA	2,023	1.4
50	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,173	2.2
97	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	37,453	1.5
37	State College, PA MSA	3,009	2.4
6	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	5,804	4.1
165	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,638	0.6
12	Sumter, SC MSA	3,679	3.6
94	Syracuse, NY MSA	11,592	1.6
62	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,802	2.1
100	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	29,838	1.4
122	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,721	1.2
125	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,350	1.1
126	Toledo, OH MSA	6,834	1.1
26	Topeka, KS MSA	4,653	2.9
101	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,568	1.4
76	Tulsa, OK MSA	13,165	1.9
108	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,025	1.4
114	Tyler, TX MSA	1,947	1.3
61	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	6,553	2.1
95	Victoria, TX MSA	1,149	1.6
130	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,267	1.1
146	Waco, TX MSA	1,595	0.8
120	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	80,691	1.2
13	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	4,403	3.6
116	Wausau, WI MSA	1,437	1.3
145	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,405	0.9
4	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	7,503	4.7
67	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,585	2.0
56	Wichita, KS MSA	10,390	2.1
45	Williamsport, PA MSA	2,723	2.3
5	Wilmington, NC MSA	7,052	4.1
41	Yakima, WA MSA	4,452	2.4
52	York, PA MSA	7,473	2.2
18	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	19,530	3.3
144	Yuba City, CA MSA	1,061	0.9
151	Yuma, AZ MSA	810	0.8

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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