Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. 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	State	Adherents	Percent
1	Nebraska	117,419	6.9
2	Wisconsin	241,306	4.5
3	South Dakota	31,524	4.2
4	Minnesota	203,863	4.1
5	Iowa	120,075	4.1
6	North Dakota	23,720	3.7
7	Missouri	140,315	2.5
8	Michigan	244,231	2.5
9	Kansas	62,712	2.3
10	Wyoming	11,113	2.3
11	Illinois	278,008	2.2
12	Indiana	111,522	1.8
13	Montana	15,441	1.7
14	Colorado	47,283	1.1
15	Idaho	13,289	1.0
16	Ohio	79,976	0.7
16	Oklahoma	24,199	0.7
17	Washington	40,618	0.7
18	Texas	140,106	0.7
19	Alaska	4,128	0.7
19	Oregon	22,429	0.7
20	Arkansas	14,088	0.5
21	Maryland	27,544	0.5
22	Arizona	24,977	0.5
23	Florida	71,970	0.5
24	New York	81,705	0.4
25	Connecticut	13,317	0.4
26	California	130,336	0.4
26	Nevada	7,654	0.4
27	Louisiana	14,791	0.3
28	New Mexico	5,584	0.3
29	Tennessee	16,883	0.3
30	Delaware	2,281	0.3
31	New Jersey	22,319	0.3
32	Alabama	11,488	0.3
32	North Carolina	20,651	0.3
32	Virginia	18,751	0.3
33	Utah	4,562	0.2
34	Pennsylvania	21,015	0.2
35	Kentucky	6,499	0.2
35	New Hampshire	2,015	0.2
36	Hawaii	1,775	0.2
37	Georgia	9,887	0.1
37	Massachusetts	7,456	0.1
37	Mississippi	3,372	0.1
38	Vermont	650	0.1
39	Rhode Island	1,017	0.1
40	South Carolina	3,440	0.1
41	Maine	435	0.0
41	West Virginia	584	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 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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