Presbyterian Church (USA) Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 congregation and membership totals.

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	15,222	11.9
2	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	188,659	7.3
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	67,480	7.0
4	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	10,442	5.6
5	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	9,104	5.6
6	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	8,573	5.1
7	Sumter, SC MSA	4,363	4.9
8	Wilmington, NC MSA	6,583	4.7
9	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,432	4.6
10	Lincoln, NE MSA	8,775	4.6
11	Glens Falls, NY MSA	4,948	4.5
12	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	28,594	4.4
13	Lafayette, IN MSA	6,744	4.4
14	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,621	4.1
15	Charleston, WV MSA	10,835	4.0
16	Erie, PA MSA	11,181	4.0
17	Springfield, IL MSA	7,480	4.0
18	Asheville, NC MSA	6,934	3.9
19	Rochester, NY MSA	39,982	3.9
20	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	4,479	3.8
21	Roanoke, VA MSA	8,087	3.7
22	Lynchburg, VA MSA	6,641	3.6
23	Topeka, KS MSA	5,578	3.6
24	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	20,825	3.4
25	Elmira, NY MSA	3,334	3.4
25	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	32,470	3.4
26	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	11,853	3.4
27	Naples, FL MSA	2,891	3.4
28	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	14,336	3.3
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,638	3.3
30	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,887	3.3
31	Charlottesville, VA MSA	3,699	3.3
32	Decatur, IL MSA	4,225	3.2
33	Des Moines, IA MSA	11,750	3.2
33	Florence, SC MSA	3,521	3.2
34	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	17,461	3.2
35	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	44,641	3.1
36	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,772	3.0
37	Columbia, SC MSA	12,259	3.0
38	Binghamton, NY MSA	7,853	3.0
39	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,876	3.0
40	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	11,926	3.0
41	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	22,307	2.9
42	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	19,409	2.9
43	State College, PA MSA	3,262	2.9
44	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	21,364	2.9
45	Amarillo, TX MSA	4,926	2.8
45	Knoxville, TN MSA	15,538	2.8
46	Columbus, OH MSA	34,271	2.8
46	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	9,025	2.8
47	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	7,418	2.8
48	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,814	2.8
49	Lancaster, PA MSA	9,974	2.8
50	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	47,132	2.7
51	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	2,725	2.7
51	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,207	2.7
52	Williamsport, PA MSA	3,190	2.7
53	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,660	2.7
54	Fayetteville, NC MSA	6,556	2.7
55	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,096	2.6
56	Rockford, IL MSA	8,497	2.6
57	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	146,357	2.6
58	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	3,143	2.6
59	San Angelo, TX MSA	2,150	2.5
60	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	10,820	2.5
61	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	3,951	2.5
61	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	10,536	2.5
62	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	5,103	2.5
62	Yakima, WA MSA	4,302	2.5
63	Spokane, WA MSA	8,455	2.5
64	Atlanta, GA MSA	55,040	2.5
64	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,728	2.5
65	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,683	2.5
66	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,194	2.4
67	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	30,172	2.4
67	Rochester, MN MSA	2,233	2.4
68	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	2,982	2.4
69	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	4,727	2.4
70	York, PA MSA	7,425	2.4
71	Altoona, PA MSA	3,225	2.4
72	Orlando, FL MSA	18,882	2.4
72	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	15,465	2.4
72	Wichita, KS MSA	10,362	2.4
73	Tulsa, OK MSA	15,170	2.3
74	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,049	2.2
75	South Bend, IN MSA	5,397	2.2
76	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	2,391	2.2
76	Lexington, KY MSA	8,224	2.2
77	Jamestown, NY MSA	3,250	2.2
78	Indianapolis, IN MSA	28,595	2.2
79	Athens, GA MSA	2,266	2.2
79	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	5,855	2.2
79	Ocala, FL MSA	2,649	2.2
79	Springfield, MO MSA	4,936	2.2
80	Danville, VA MSA	2,408	2.2
80	Dubuque, IA MSA	2,020	2.2
80	Syracuse, NY MSA	15,543	2.2
81	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	9,533	2.1
81	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,940	2.1
82	Enid, OK MSA	1,338	2.1
82	Joplin, MO MSA	2,715	2.1
82	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	20,364	2.1
83	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	20,014	2.1
83	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	2,319	2.1
83	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	19,910	2.1
84	Huntsville, AL MSA	5,120	2.1
85	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	11,589	2.1
85	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,696	2.1
86	Mansfield, OH MSA	3,783	2.1
87	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,506	2.1
88	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,671	2.1
88	Wausau, WI MSA	2,307	2.1
89	Gainesville, FL MSA	3,093	2.0
89	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,897	2.0
90	Kokomo, IN MSA	2,105	2.0
91	Casper, WY MSA	1,452	2.0
92	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	24,167	2.0
93	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,905	2.0
93	Jackson, MI MSA	2,963	2.0
93	Panama City, FL MSA	1,911	2.0
94	Greenville, NC MSA	1,759	2.0
94	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	47,155	2.0
95	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	8,122	1.9
95	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	8,166	1.9
95	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	6,256	1.9
96	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	5,963	1.9
96	Victoria, TX MSA	1,331	1.9
97	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	33,319	1.9
98	Tallahassee, FL MSA	3,601	1.9
99	Nashville, TN MSA	15,866	1.9
99	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,702	1.9
100	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,883	1.9
101	Johnstown, PA MSA	4,875	1.8
101	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,244	1.8
102	Jacksonville, FL MSA	13,178	1.8
103	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,232	1.8
103	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	55,070	1.8
103	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,228	1.8
103	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,738	1.8
104	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	95,272	1.8
104	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	5,382	1.8
105	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,374	1.8
105	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	28,904	1.8
106	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	27,847	1.8
107	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	5,903	1.8
107	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	4,773	1.8
108	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	6,308	1.7
108	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	2,392	1.7
108	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	2,834	1.7
109	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	4,707	1.7
109	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	2,372	1.7
110	Birmingham, AL MSA	13,700	1.7
111	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	13,639	1.7
111	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,084	1.7
112	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	2,777	1.6
113	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	38,807	1.6
114	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	34,851	1.6
114	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,912	1.6
115	Boise City, ID MSA	4,045	1.6
116	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	91,008	1.6
117	Mobile, AL MSA	6,812	1.5
118	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,704	1.5
119	Albany, GA MSA	1,667	1.5
119	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	12,754	1.5
119	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	5,594	1.5
120	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	8,485	1.5
120	Toledo, OH MSA	8,929	1.5
121	Anniston, AL MSA	1,724	1.4
121	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	6,036	1.4
121	Salinas, CA MSA	4,194	1.4
121	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,241	1.4
122	Tucson, AZ MSA	7,571	1.4
123	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	4,551	1.4
124	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	5,205	1.4
125	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	40,467	1.4
125	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	6,526	1.4
125	Owensboro, KY MSA	1,186	1.4
125	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,840	1.4
126	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,635	1.4
126	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,462	1.4
126	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	1,878	1.4
127	Madison, WI MSA	4,413	1.4
128	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,816	1.4
129	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,025	1.3
129	Decatur, AL MSA	1,617	1.3
129	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	41,953	1.3
130	Monroe, LA MSA	1,845	1.3
131	Lima, OH MSA	2,042	1.3
132	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,226	1.3
133	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	242,287	1.3
134	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,250	1.3
134	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	20,533	1.3
135	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,689	1.3
136	Muncie, IN MSA	1,610	1.3
136	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,743	1.3
137	Columbia, MO MSA	1,242	1.2
137	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,619	1.2
137	Tyler, TX MSA	1,595	1.2
138	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	99,915	1.2
139	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,902	1.2
140	Billings, MT MSA	1,306	1.2
140	San Diego, CA MSA	22,615	1.2
141	Abilene, TX MSA	1,333	1.2
141	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,932	1.2
142	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	63,168	1.2
143	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,253	1.2
144	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	11,655	1.1
145	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,373	1.1
145	Yuma, AZ MSA	878	1.1
146	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,362	1.1
147	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,639	1.1
148	Florence, AL MSA	1,444	1.1
148	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	16,851	1.1
149	Fresno, CA MSA	6,104	1.1
149	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	8,886	1.1
149	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,021	1.1
149	Missoula, MT MSA	803	1.1
150	Grand Junction, CO MSA	857	1.1
150	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	120,601	1.1
151	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	2,645	1.0
151	Jackson, TN MSA	904	1.0
152	Jackson, MS MSA	3,728	1.0
153	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,185	1.0
154	Dothan, AL MSA	1,219	1.0
154	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,306	1.0
155	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,061	1.0
156	Sheboygan, WI MSA	969	1.0
156	Waco, TX MSA	1,636	1.0
157	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,724	0.9
158	Lawton, OK MSA	1,043	0.9
158	Modesto, CA MSA	2,473	0.9
158	San Antonio, TX MSA	10,086	0.9
159	Merced, CA MSA	1,228	0.9
160	Savannah, GA MSA	2,070	0.9
161	Jonesboro, AR MSA	551	0.9
162	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,244	0.8
162	Pocatello, ID MSA	535	0.8
163	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,170	0.8
163	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,280	0.8
163	New Orleans, LA MSA	10,524	0.8
164	Bakersfield, CA MSA	3,082	0.8
164	El Paso, TX MSA	3,647	0.8
165	Bloomington, IN MSA	744	0.8
165	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,259	0.8
165	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,606	0.8
165	Yuba City, CA MSA	767	0.8
166	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,280	0.7
167	Dover, DE MSA	711	0.7
168	Macon, GA MSA	1,799	0.7
169	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,389	0.6
170	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	456	0.6
171	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,507	0.6
171	Redding, CA MSA	632	0.6
172	Reno, NV MSA	1,014	0.5
173	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,649	0.5
174	Jacksonville, NC MSA	542	0.5
175	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	408	0.5
176	Alexandria, LA MSA	561	0.4
177	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	387	0.4
178	Reading, PA MSA	1,195	0.4
179	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,157	0.4
180	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	2,553	0.3
181	Houma, LA MSA	449	0.3
182	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,992	0.2
183	Laredo, TX MSA	172	0.2
183	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	403	0.2
184	Honolulu, HI MSA	1,174	0.2
185	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	7,469	0.1
186	Gadsden, AL MSA	112	0.1
186	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	240	0.1
187	Springfield, MA NECMA	573	0.1
188	Burlington, VT NECMA	80	0.1

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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