Assemblies of God 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 Assemblies of God. 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	Joplin, MO MSA	7,466	5.5
2	Springfield, MO MSA	13,709	5.2
3	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	8,441	4.8
4	Springfield, IL MSA	7,967	4.2
5	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,179	4.1
6	Yuba City, CA MSA	5,007	4.1
7	Grand Junction, CO MSA	3,352	3.6
8	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	13,197	3.3
9	Pensacola, FL MSA	10,996	3.2
10	Dothan, AL MSA	3,817	2.9
11	Enid, OK MSA	1,628	2.9
12	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,716	2.9
13	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	27,291	2.9
14	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	7,273	2.8
15	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,506	2.7
16	Billings, MT MSA	3,053	2.7
17	Pueblo, CO MSA	3,250	2.6
18	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	3,258	2.5
19	Monroe, LA MSA	3,522	2.5
19	Panama City, FL MSA	3,155	2.5
20	Tulsa, OK MSA	17,309	2.4
21	Modesto, CA MSA	8,988	2.4
22	Ocala, FL MSA	4,339	2.2
23	Redding, CA MSA	3,244	2.2
24	Lafayette, IN MSA	3,489	2.2
25	Fresno, CA MSA	16,033	2.1
26	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,039	2.1
27	Owensboro, KY MSA	1,801	2.1
28	Bakersfield, CA MSA	10,734	2.0
28	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,846	2.0
29	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	7,087	2.0
30	Lawton, OK MSA	2,162	1.9
31	Yuma, AZ MSA	2,022	1.9
32	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	7,049	1.9
33	Terre Haute, IN MSA	2,748	1.9
34	Jonesboro, AR MSA	1,261	1.8
34	Yakima, WA MSA	3,452	1.8
35	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	5,671	1.8
35	Missoula, MT MSA	1,431	1.8
35	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,724	1.8
36	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	2,153	1.8
37	Waco, TX MSA	3,295	1.7
38	Tyler, TX MSA	2,617	1.7
39	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,842	1.7
39	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,603	1.7
39	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	25,267	1.7
40	Lake Charles, LA MSA	2,859	1.7
41	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,278	1.7
42	Des Moines, IA MSA	6,488	1.7
42	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	7,132	1.7
43	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	2,535	1.6
44	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,575	1.6
45	Anchorage, AK MSA	3,585	1.6
45	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,285	1.6
46	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,292	1.5
46	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	2,367	1.5
46	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,705	1.5
47	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,487	1.5
48	Boise City, ID MSA	4,464	1.5
48	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,287	1.5
48	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	44,929	1.5
49	Birmingham, AL MSA	12,595	1.5
50	Mobile, AL MSA	7,125	1.5
50	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	3,365	1.5
51	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	59,078	1.5
51	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	7,517	1.5
51	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	32,673	1.5
52	Merced, CA MSA	2,535	1.4
53	Rockford, IL MSA	4,638	1.4
54	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,716	1.4
55	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	2,358	1.4
55	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	6,673	1.4
56	Orlando, FL MSA	16,960	1.4
57	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	21,614	1.4
57	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,018	1.4
58	Decatur, AL MSA	1,794	1.4
59	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	2,453	1.4
60	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	3,210	1.3
60	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	4,496	1.3
61	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	7,785	1.3
62	Decatur, IL MSA	1,520	1.3
63	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	3,323	1.3
63	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	12,042	1.3
64	Elmira, NY MSA	1,204	1.3
64	Williamsport, PA MSA	1,491	1.3
65	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	7,462	1.2
66	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,068	1.2
66	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,985	1.2
67	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,232	1.2
67	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	21,700	1.2
68	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,575	1.2
69	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,616	1.2
70	Erie, PA MSA	3,254	1.2
71	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,756	1.2
71	Corvallis, OR MSA	817	1.2
72	Bloomington, IN MSA	1,237	1.1
72	Indianapolis, IN MSA	15,760	1.1
73	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	4,521	1.1
73	Spokane, WA MSA	4,089	1.1
74	Dover, DE MSA	1,247	1.1
75	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,894	1.1
76	Columbia, MO MSA	1,241	1.1
76	New Orleans, LA MSA	14,193	1.1
77	Amarillo, TX MSA	2,039	1.1
77	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,054	1.1
78	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,243	1.1
79	Jacksonville, FL MSA	9,720	1.1
80	Wichita, KS MSA	5,153	1.1
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	12,525	1.1
81	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	4,209	1.1
82	Binghamton, NY MSA	2,761	1.0
82	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	3,511	1.0
82	Sheboygan, WI MSA	1,083	1.0
82	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,448	1.0
82	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	21,418	1.0
83	Casper, WY MSA	629	1.0
83	Honolulu, HI MSA	8,648	1.0
83	Laredo, TX MSA	1,367	1.0
83	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	10,416	1.0
84	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	9,506	1.0
85	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,112	1.0
85	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	37,009	1.0
86	Lexington, KY MSA	3,987	1.0
87	Lafayette, LA MSA	3,355	1.0
88	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,320	1.0
88	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,433	1.0
89	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,980	0.9
90	Rochester, MN MSA	968	0.9
90	York, PA MSA	3,091	0.9
91	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,853	0.9
91	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	22,805	0.9
92	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,984	0.9
92	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	5,720	0.9
93	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,480	0.9
93	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,062	0.9
94	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	12,539	0.9
95	El Paso, TX MSA	5,079	0.9
95	Great Falls, MT MSA	670	0.9
95	Jackson, TN MSA	779	0.9
96	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	24,322	0.9
96	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	8,091	0.9
97	Albany, GA MSA	950	0.8
97	Glens Falls, NY MSA	990	0.8
97	St. Joseph, MO MSA	824	0.8
97	Tucson, AZ MSA	5,580	0.8
97	Wausau, WI MSA	972	0.8
98	Altoona, PA MSA	1,078	0.8
98	Salinas, CA MSA	2,935	0.8
98	Topeka, KS MSA	1,340	0.8
99	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	15,967	0.8
100	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	3,085	0.8
101	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,150	0.8
101	Lawrence, KS MSA	643	0.8
102	Abilene, TX MSA	933	0.8
102	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	953	0.8
102	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	9,056	0.8
102	State College, PA MSA	965	0.8
103	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	19,240	0.8
103	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	1,096	0.8
104	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,936	0.8
105	Houma, LA MSA	1,369	0.8
106	Cheyenne, WY MSA	541	0.7
106	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,611	0.7
107	San Antonio, TX MSA	9,725	0.7
108	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	1,347	0.7
108	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,815	0.7
108	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	1,003	0.7
108	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	11,622	0.7
109	Goldsboro, NC MSA	740	0.7
109	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	44,275	0.7
110	Lancaster, PA MSA	2,971	0.7
110	Naples, FL MSA	1,068	0.7
111	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,432	0.7
112	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	5,667	0.7
113	South Bend, IN MSA	1,666	0.7
114	Muncie, IN MSA	795	0.7
115	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,123	0.7
115	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	94,143	0.7
115	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,151	0.7
116	Anniston, AL MSA	745	0.6
116	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	5,422	0.6
116	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	660	0.6
116	Macon, GA MSA	1,867	0.6
116	Rochester, NY MSA	6,782	0.6
116	San Diego, CA MSA	15,982	0.6
117	Gadsden, AL MSA	622	0.6
117	Jackson, MS MSA	2,439	0.6
117	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	14,890	0.6
117	Santa Fe, NM MSA	723	0.6
118	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	5,185	0.6
118	Victoria, TX MSA	453	0.6
119	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	6,292	0.6
120	Nashville, TN MSA	5,779	0.6
121	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	749	0.6
121	Burlington, VT NECMA	1,033	0.6
121	Reading, PA MSA	1,954	0.6
121	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,138	0.6
121	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,512	0.6
121	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	868	0.6
122	Toledo, OH MSA	3,517	0.6
123	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,095	0.6
124	Columbia, SC MSA	2,483	0.6
125	Portland, ME NECMA	1,303	0.5
126	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,540	0.5
127	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,031	0.5
127	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	9,402	0.5
127	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	26,844	0.5
127	Lima, OH MSA	797	0.5
127	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	644	0.5
128	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	3,059	0.5
129	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,628	0.5
129	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,187	0.5
129	Johnstown, PA MSA	1,213	0.5
130	Bangor, ME NECMA	724	0.5
130	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	40,704	0.5
130	Jamestown, NY MSA	695	0.5
130	Savannah, GA MSA	1,263	0.5
131	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,308	0.5
131	Syracuse, NY MSA	3,586	0.5
132	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	90,676	0.5
132	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	27,574	0.5
132	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,075	0.5
132	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	1,485	0.5
132	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	31,455	0.5
133	Asheville, NC MSA	881	0.5
133	Sumter, SC MSA	476	0.5
134	Jacksonville, NC MSA	670	0.5
134	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,922	0.5
135	Gainesville, FL MSA	798	0.4
136	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,732	0.4
136	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	445	0.4
136	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,056	0.4
137	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,607	0.4
137	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	561	0.4
138	Florence, SC MSA	444	0.4
138	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,782	0.4
138	Knoxville, TN MSA	2,314	0.4
138	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	3,308	0.4
139	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	380	0.4
139	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,107	0.4
139	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,250	0.4
139	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	551	0.4
139	Reno, NV MSA	956	0.4
139	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	599	0.4
140	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	686	0.4
140	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,078	0.4
140	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	499	0.4
141	Florence, AL MSA	462	0.4
141	Mansfield, OH MSA	608	0.4
141	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	886	0.4
142	Atlanta, GA MSA	10,157	0.3
143	Charleston, WV MSA	832	0.3
143	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	3,035	0.3
143	Roanoke, VA MSA	745	0.3
144	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	18,082	0.3
144	Danville, VA MSA	347	0.3
144	Pocatello, ID MSA	210	0.3
145	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	1,561	0.3
145	Columbus, OH MSA	4,159	0.3
146	Hartford, CT NECMA	3,381	0.3
147	Lynchburg, VA MSA	537	0.3
148	Iowa City, IA MSA	264	0.3
148	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	397	0.3
149	Jackson, MI MSA	387	0.3
150	Greenville, NC MSA	275	0.3
150	Wilmington, NC MSA	436	0.3
151	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,058	0.2
152	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	970	0.2
153	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	619	0.2
154	Athens, GA MSA	229	0.2
154	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	210	0.2
155	Charlottesville, VA MSA	225	0.2
156	Madison, WI MSA	571	0.2
157	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	341	0.1
158	Sharon, PA MSA	125	0.1
159	Dubuque, IA MSA	50	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 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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