Episcopal Church 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 Episcopal Church. 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
66	Abilene, TX MSA	1,253	1.1
71	Albany, GA MSA	1,125	1.0
30	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	13,242	1.5
96	Albuquerque, NM MSA	4,181	0.7
62	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,453	1.1
62	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	6,559	1.1
122	Altoona, PA MSA	567	0.4
88	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,495	0.8
90	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,759	0.8
87	Anniston, AL MSA	942	0.8
92	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,376	0.8
29	Asheville, NC MSA	2,971	1.6
58	Athens, GA MSA	1,460	1.2
52	Atlanta, GA MSA	36,594	1.2
80	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	766	0.9
43	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	5,649	1.4
40	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	11,876	1.4
125	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,133	0.4
82	Bangor, ME NECMA	1,265	0.9
1	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	8,028	4.3
73	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,124	1.0
80	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,188	0.9
73	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,239	1.0
124	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	654	0.4
67	Billings, MT MSA	1,183	1.0
57	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,641	1.2
26	Binghamton, NY MSA	4,261	1.6
38	Birmingham, AL MSA	12,032	1.4
109	Bismarck, ND MSA	487	0.6
110	Bloomington, IN MSA	616	0.6
121	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	562	0.4
87	Boise City, ID MSA	2,407	0.8
14	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	107,705	1.9
110	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,484	0.6
72	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,191	1.0
36	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	17,376	1.5
24	Burlington, VT NECMA	2,881	1.6
103	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,518	0.6
34	Casper, WY MSA	913	1.5
111	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	942	0.6
105	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,074	0.6
76	Charleston, WV MSA	2,338	0.9
6	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	12,798	2.5
59	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	13,334	1.2
2	Charlottesville, VA MSA	4,643	3.5
40	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	5,929	1.4
98	Cheyenne, WY MSA	502	0.7
111	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	46,295	0.6
97	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,266	0.7
96	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	12,899	0.7
125	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	655	0.4
88	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	22,964	0.8
81	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,450	0.9
91	Columbia, MO MSA	855	0.8
11	Columbia, SC MSA	9,233	2.0
113	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,409	0.5
104	Columbus, OH MSA	8,411	0.6
51	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	4,404	1.3
36	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,033	1.5
23	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	1,673	1.7
56	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	47,606	1.2
96	Danville, VA MSA	772	0.7
119	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,624	0.5
38	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	5,723	1.4
113	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	5,159	0.5
108	Decatur, AL MSA	776	0.6
115	Decatur, IL MSA	607	0.5
52	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	24,580	1.2
99	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,682	0.7
90	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	40,630	0.8
108	Dothan, AL MSA	769	0.6
21	Dover, DE MSA	1,899	1.7
122	Dubuque, IA MSA	370	0.4
74	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	2,291	1.0
116	Eau Claire, WI MSA	699	0.5
107	El Paso, TX MSA	3,540	0.6
83	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,322	0.9
19	Elmira, NY MSA	1,655	1.7
114	Enid, OK MSA	301	0.5
94	Erie, PA MSA	2,015	0.7
102	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	1,832	0.7
130	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	884	0.3
109	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	893	0.6
94	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,993	0.7
77	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,945	0.9
117	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	506	0.5
104	Florence, AL MSA	826	0.6
59	Florence, SC MSA	1,313	1.2
55	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,234	1.2
39	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	4,738	1.4
35	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	3,692	1.5
102	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,145	0.7
20	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,478	1.7
125	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,798	0.4
129	Fresno, CA MSA	2,602	0.3
113	Gadsden, AL MSA	543	0.5
59	Gainesville, FL MSA	2,088	1.2
8	Glens Falls, NY MSA	2,615	2.2
95	Goldsboro, NC MSA	757	0.7
127	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	377	0.4
87	Grand Junction, CO MSA	753	0.8
101	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	6,149	0.7
94	Great Falls, MT MSA	566	0.7
36	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,848	1.5
74	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	9,990	1.0
57	Greenville, NC MSA	1,264	1.2
54	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	10,088	1.2
84	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	4,920	0.8
10	Hartford, CT NECMA	23,367	2.1
69	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,006	1.0
98	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	2,023	0.7
78	Honolulu, HI MSA	7,527	0.9
113	Houma, LA MSA	996	0.5
55	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	44,827	1.2
100	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	2,100	0.7
76	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,721	0.9
112	Indianapolis, IN MSA	7,576	0.6
101	Iowa City, IA MSA	634	0.7
38	Jackson, MI MSA	2,144	1.4
22	Jackson, MS MSA	6,614	1.7
119	Jackson, TN MSA	414	0.5
9	Jacksonville, FL MSA	19,391	2.1
91	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,141	0.8
29	Jamestown, NY MSA	2,204	1.6
123	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	583	0.4
106	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,673	0.6
133	Johnstown, PA MSA	705	0.3
100	Jonesboro, AR MSA	463	0.7
77	Joplin, MO MSA	1,241	0.9
72	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	4,223	1.0
85	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,079	0.8
97	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,785	0.7
60	Knoxville, TN MSA	6,581	1.1
125	Kokomo, IN MSA	376	0.4
113	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	623	0.5
119	Lafayette, IN MSA	737	0.5
108	Lafayette, LA MSA	2,018	0.6
79	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,491	0.9
61	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,494	1.1
60	Lancaster, PA MSA	4,725	1.1
107	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,588	0.6
137	Laredo, TX MSA	186	0.1
95	Las Cruces, NM MSA	975	0.7
134	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,308	0.3
58	Lawrence, KS MSA	952	1.2
115	Lawton, OK MSA	579	0.5
85	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	872	0.8
53	Lexington, KY MSA	4,993	1.2
136	Lima, OH MSA	325	0.2
86	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,759	0.8
72	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	5,054	1.0
70	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	1,956	1.0
114	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	77,660	0.5
89	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	7,497	0.8
74	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,115	1.0
18	Lynchburg, VA MSA	3,409	1.8
79	Macon, GA MSA	2,588	0.9
109	Madison, WI MSA	2,146	0.6
105	Mansfield, OH MSA	1,077	0.6
126	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,444	0.4
89	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,163	0.8
46	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	5,315	1.3
62	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	11,067	1.1
131	Merced, CA MSA	559	0.3
89	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	25,332	0.8
106	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	9,817	0.6
88	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	20,258	0.8
75	Missoula, MT MSA	740	0.9
20	Mobile, AL MSA	8,211	1.7
108	Modesto, CA MSA	2,176	0.6
45	Monroe, LA MSA	1,907	1.3
39	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,138	1.4
138	Muncie, IN MSA	156	0.1
35	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	2,122	1.5
16	Naples, FL MSA	2,738	1.8
75	Nashville, TN MSA	9,213	0.9
13	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	4,884	1.9
81	New Orleans, LA MSA	11,201	0.9
44	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	263,519	1.4
17	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	25,875	1.8
78	Ocala, FL MSA	1,745	0.9
59	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,585	1.2
91	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	7,314	0.8
93	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	4,741	0.7
51	Orlando, FL MSA	15,447	1.3
115	Owensboro, KY MSA	455	0.5
81	Panama City, FL MSA	1,102	0.9
71	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,489	1.0
32	Pensacola, FL MSA	5,241	1.5
138	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	430	0.1
16	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	106,193	1.8
97	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	15,590	0.7
70	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	861	1.0
83	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	20,239	0.9
3	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	4,271	3.1
118	Pocatello, ID MSA	325	0.5
16	Portland, ME NECMA	4,388	1.8
75	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	16,810	0.9
4	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	27,468	3.0
139	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	137	0.1
107	Pueblo, CO MSA	735	0.6
62	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,216	1.1
27	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	13,598	1.6
33	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,227	1.5
96	Reading, PA MSA	2,401	0.7
125	Redding, CA MSA	575	0.4
88	Reno, NV MSA	2,028	0.8
96	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,060	0.7
5	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	25,114	2.9
13	Roanoke, VA MSA	4,318	1.9
37	Rochester, MN MSA	1,546	1.5
31	Rochester, NY MSA	16,228	1.5
115	Rockford, IL MSA	1,717	0.5
25	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	2,153	1.6
120	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	6,657	0.5
72	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	3,930	1.0
28	Salinas, CA MSA	5,624	1.6
126	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,067	0.4
88	San Angelo, TX MSA	792	0.8
66	San Antonio, TX MSA	13,958	1.1
96	San Diego, CA MSA	17,742	0.7
92	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	46,667	0.8
88	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,738	0.8
74	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,500	1.0
49	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,517	1.3
20	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	8,437	1.7
15	Savannah, GA MSA	4,777	1.9
76	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	5,921	0.9
76	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	27,627	0.9
73	Sharon, PA MSA	1,175	1.0
81	Sheboygan, WI MSA	908	0.9
80	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	837	0.9
41	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	5,249	1.4
61	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,277	1.1
101	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	921	0.7
121	South Bend, IN MSA	1,097	0.4
50	Spokane, WA MSA	4,673	1.3
112	Springfield, IL MSA	1,046	0.6
47	Springfield, MA NECMA	7,967	1.3
100	Springfield, MO MSA	1,774	0.7
135	St. Cloud, MN MSA	377	0.3
128	St. Joseph, MO MSA	346	0.4
108	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	14,788	0.6
72	State College, PA MSA	1,208	1.0
105	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	878	0.6
132	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	1,453	0.3
74	Sumter, SC MSA	970	1.0
48	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,727	1.3
15	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,315	1.9
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	24,217	1.2
117	Terre Haute, IN MSA	733	0.5
100	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	810	0.7
65	Toledo, OH MSA	6,488	1.1
37	Topeka, KS MSA	2,332	1.5
68	Tucson, AZ MSA	6,872	1.0
88	Tulsa, OK MSA	5,695	0.8
64	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	1,604	1.1
63	Tyler, TX MSA	1,652	1.1
34	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,724	1.5
68	Victoria, TX MSA	765	1.0
117	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,565	0.5
44	Waco, TX MSA	2,553	1.4
12	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	136,638	2.0
110	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	700	0.6
123	Wausau, WI MSA	490	0.4
42	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	11,915	1.4
60	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,783	1.1
84	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,092	0.8
87	Wichita, KS MSA	3,923	0.8
44	Williamsport, PA MSA	1,599	1.4
7	Wilmington, NC MSA	3,921	2.3
115	Yakima, WA MSA	980	0.5
124	York, PA MSA	1,390	0.4
117	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,996	0.5
116	Yuba City, CA MSA	622	0.5
92	Yuma, AZ MSA	805	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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