Assemblies of God Metro Areas (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 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 Assemblies of God. 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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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Springfield, IL MSA	15,110	7.5
2	Springfield, MO MSA	20,714	6.4
3	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	12,153	5.9
4	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,244	4.2
5	Pensacola, FL MSA	16,320	4.0
6	Decatur, IL MSA	3,668	3.2
7	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	7,977	3.2
8	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	13,639	3.1
9	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	13,786	2.9
9	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	10,497	2.9
10	Fresno, CA MSA	25,989	2.8
11	Modesto, CA MSA	11,538	2.6
12	Panama City, FL MSA	3,808	2.6
13	Dothan, AL MSA	3,464	2.5
14	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	9,695	2.5
15	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	26,318	2.4
15	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,490	2.4
16	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	10,522	2.4
17	Tulsa, OK MSA	18,831	2.3
18	Des Moines, IA MSA	10,455	2.3
19	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	4,075	2.3
20	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	6,181	2.3
21	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	3,811	2.2
22	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,588	2.2
23	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,295	2.1
24	Enid, OK MSA	1,195	2.1
25	Lawton, OK MSA	2,341	2.0
25	Yakima, WA MSA	4,543	2.0
26	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,854	2.0
27	Rockford, IL MSA	7,411	2.0
28	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,292	2.0
28	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	35,353	2.0
29	Lake Charles, LA MSA	3,593	2.0
30	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,695	1.9
31	Yuba City, CA MSA	2,642	1.9
32	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,671	1.9
33	Monroe, LA MSA	2,755	1.9
34	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	60,354	1.9
35	Las Cruces, NM MSA	3,226	1.9
35	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,920	1.9
36	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,739	1.8
36	Mobile, AL MSA	9,932	1.8
36	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,553	1.8
37	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	10,751	1.8
38	Elmira, NY MSA	1,640	1.8
39	Jonesboro, AR MSA	1,474	1.8
40	Tyler, TX MSA	3,106	1.8
41	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,620	1.8
42	Orlando, FL MSA	28,957	1.8
43	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	6,740	1.8
43	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	5,432	1.8
44	Joplin, MO MSA	2,716	1.7
45	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	61,042	1.7
45	Yuma, AZ MSA	2,759	1.7
46	Missoula, MT MSA	1,615	1.7
47	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	29,785	1.7
48	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	6,083	1.7
48	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	2,074	1.7
49	Erie, PA MSA	4,674	1.7
49	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	2,159	1.7
50	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	9,618	1.7
51	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,302	1.6
52	Bakersfield, CA MSA	10,515	1.6
52	Decatur, AL MSA	2,323	1.6
53	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,018	1.6
54	Waco, TX MSA	3,259	1.5
55	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	2,899	1.5
55	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,732	1.5
56	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	3,656	1.5
56	Mansfield, OH MSA	2,632	1.5
57	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	5,681	1.5
58	Terre Haute, IN MSA	2,199	1.5
59	Birmingham, AL MSA	13,490	1.5
60	Laredo, TX MSA	2,779	1.4
60	Sheboygan, WI MSA	1,626	1.4
61	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,457	1.4
62	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,292	1.4
63	Boise City, ID MSA	5,825	1.4
64	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	68,879	1.3
64	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	2,307	1.3
65	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,367	1.3
66	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	28,585	1.3
66	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	7,098	1.3
67	Dover, DE MSA	1,586	1.3
68	Casper, WY MSA	824	1.2
69	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,416	1.2
69	Jacksonville, FL MSA	13,585	1.2
69	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	19,248	1.2
70	Lincoln, NE MSA	3,060	1.2
71	Columbia, MO MSA	1,639	1.2
71	Honolulu, HI MSA	10,565	1.2
71	Wausau, WI MSA	1,518	1.2
72	Altoona, PA MSA	1,556	1.2
73	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	35,176	1.2
74	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	3,934	1.2
74	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	2,424	1.2
75	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,405	1.2
75	State College, PA MSA	1,565	1.2
76	Wichita, KS MSA	6,211	1.1
77	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,842	1.1
78	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	7,025	1.1
79	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	5,480	1.1
79	South Bend, IN MSA	2,946	1.1
80	Sumter, SC MSA	1,149	1.1
81	Merced, CA MSA	2,267	1.1
82	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	3,459	1.1
82	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,953	1.1
82	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	10,969	1.1
82	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,516	1.1
83	Rochester, MN MSA	1,315	1.1
84	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,196	1.1
85	Spokane, WA MSA	4,363	1.0
85	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,737	1.0
86	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,029	1.0
87	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	5,761	1.0
87	Redding, CA MSA	1,645	1.0
87	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	24,112	1.0
88	Binghamton, NY MSA	2,495	1.0
88	Indianapolis, IN MSA	15,942	1.0
88	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	3,100	1.0
89	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	1,476	1.0
89	Lafayette, LA MSA	3,786	1.0
90	Anniston, AL MSA	1,087	1.0
90	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	11,357	1.0
91	Bloomington, IN MSA	1,159	1.0
91	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,428	1.0
91	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	10,413	1.0
91	New Orleans, LA MSA	12,848	1.0
91	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	3,855	1.0
91	Topeka, KS MSA	1,630	1.0
92	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,740	1.0
92	Naples, FL MSA	2,391	1.0
92	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,646	1.0
93	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,685	0.9
94	Billings, MT MSA	1,197	0.9
94	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	3,354	0.9
94	El Paso, TX MSA	6,323	0.9
94	Toledo, OH MSA	5,726	0.9
95	Sharon, PA MSA	1,110	0.9
96	Albany, GA MSA	1,104	0.9
96	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	10,336	0.9
96	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,154	0.9
97	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,968	0.9
98	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,369	0.9
98	Corvallis, OR MSA	694	0.9
98	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	41,674	0.9
99	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	8,656	0.9
99	Tucson, AZ MSA	7,319	0.9
100	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	4,334	0.9
100	Nashville, TN MSA	10,575	0.9
101	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,717	0.9
101	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	8,094	0.9
101	Reno, NV MSA	2,873	0.9
102	Jackson, TN MSA	898	0.8
102	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	2,930	0.8
103	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,981	0.8
104	Gadsden, AL MSA	853	0.8
104	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,267	0.8
104	York, PA MSA	3,127	0.8
105	Abilene, TX MSA	1,020	0.8
106	Cheyenne, WY MSA	651	0.8
106	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,157	0.8
107	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	5,699	0.8
108	Lancaster, PA MSA	3,651	0.8
108	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	13,107	0.8
108	Salinas, CA MSA	3,148	0.8
108	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,873	0.8
108	Williamsport, PA MSA	935	0.8
109	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	42,129	0.8
109	Lawrence, KS MSA	765	0.8
110	Owensboro, KY MSA	698	0.8
110	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	1,081	0.8
111	Reading, PA MSA	2,798	0.8
112	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	17,520	0.7
112	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,834	0.7
113	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	8,259	0.7
114	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	920	0.7
115	San Antonio, TX MSA	11,376	0.7
116	Houma, LA MSA	1,354	0.7
117	Macon, GA MSA	2,240	0.7
118	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	111,815	0.7
118	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	47,859	0.7
119	Columbia, SC MSA	3,587	0.7
119	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	2,304	0.7
120	Alexandria, LA MSA	834	0.7
120	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	1,009	0.7
120	Lexington, KY MSA	3,157	0.7
121	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	8,192	0.7
121	Pocatello, ID MSA	488	0.7
121	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	16,794	0.7
122	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	24,897	0.6
122	Ocala, FL MSA	1,665	0.6
122	Victoria, TX MSA	541	0.6
123	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	16,120	0.6
123	Johnstown, PA MSA	1,451	0.6
124	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	17,921	0.6
124	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,468	0.6
124	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	9,518	0.6
125	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	917	0.6
125	Muncie, IN MSA	709	0.6
125	San Diego, CA MSA	16,770	0.6
126	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	569	0.6
126	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,619	0.6
127	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	758	0.6
128	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,234	0.5
128	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	33,223	0.5
128	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,266	0.5
129	Asheville, NC MSA	1,190	0.5
129	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	7,883	0.5
129	Lima, OH MSA	825	0.5
130	Bangor, ME NECMA	750	0.5
131	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,084	0.5
131	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,464	0.5
131	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,476	0.5
132	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	6,210	0.5
132	Glens Falls, NY MSA	619	0.5
132	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	104,542	0.5
132	Rochester, NY MSA	5,507	0.5
133	Atlanta, GA MSA	19,973	0.5
133	Goldsboro, NC MSA	560	0.5
133	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,888	0.5
133	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	37,017	0.5
134	Burlington, VT NECMA	946	0.5
135	Charleston, WV MSA	1,194	0.5
135	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	42,980	0.5
135	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,522	0.5
136	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,381	0.5
136	Jackson, MI MSA	731	0.5
136	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	6,164	0.5
137	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,456	0.5
137	Jacksonville, NC MSA	675	0.5
137	Santa Fe, NM MSA	668	0.5
138	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	2,780	0.4
138	Jackson, MS MSA	1,932	0.4
138	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,142	0.4
139	Gainesville, FL MSA	935	0.4
139	Jamestown, NY MSA	595	0.4
139	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	446	0.4
139	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	664	0.4
140	Savannah, GA MSA	1,216	0.4
140	Syracuse, NY MSA	3,054	0.4
141	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,018	0.4
141	Florence, SC MSA	510	0.4
142	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,266	0.4
142	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,384	0.4
142	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	612	0.4
142	Portland, ME NECMA	1,063	0.4
143	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	4,549	0.4
143	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	1,142	0.4
144	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	22,591	0.4
144	Florence, AL MSA	533	0.4
145	Hartford, CT NECMA	4,169	0.4
146	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	3,374	0.4
147	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,559	0.3
147	Madison, WI MSA	1,393	0.3
147	Roanoke, VA MSA	776	0.3
148	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,902	0.3
149	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,484	0.3
150	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,644	0.3
150	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,385	0.3
150	Lynchburg, VA MSA	646	0.3
150	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	592	0.3
151	Columbus, OH MSA	4,430	0.3
151	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	929	0.3
151	Wilmington, NC MSA	671	0.3
152	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	355	0.3
152	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	368	0.3
153	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	600	0.3
153	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	301	0.3
154	Athens, GA MSA	400	0.3
155	Charlottesville, VA MSA	388	0.2
156	Greenville, NC MSA	311	0.2
157	Danville, VA MSA	242	0.2
158	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	746	0.2
159	Iowa City, IA MSA	172	0.2
160	Dubuque, IA MSA	100	0.1

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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