Episcopal Church 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 Episcopal Church. 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	Rhode Island	26,756	2.6
2	Connecticut	73,550	2.2
3	Virginia	126,874	1.8
4	Wyoming	8,668	1.8
5	Delaware	12,993	1.7
6	Massachusetts	98,963	1.6
7	Maryland	81,061	1.5
8	Vermont	9,163	1.5
9	South Dakota	11,191	1.5
10	New Hampshire	16,148	1.3
10	South Carolina	52,486	1.3
11	Maine	15,794	1.2
12	New Jersey	91,964	1.1
13	Alaska	6,693	1.1
14	New York	201,797	1.1
15	Alabama	45,041	1.0
16	North Carolina	80,068	1.0
17	Florida	152,526	1.0
17	Pennsylvania	116,511	1.0
18	Hawaii	11,084	0.9
19	Georgia	71,950	0.9
20	Texas	177,910	0.9
21	Colorado	34,942	0.8
22	Louisiana	33,653	0.8
23	Mississippi	21,124	0.7
24	Montana	6,509	0.7
25	Oregon	24,229	0.7
25	Washington	41,731	0.7
26	New Mexico	12,219	0.7
27	Nebraska	11,005	0.6
28	West Virginia	11,344	0.6
29	Kansas	16,687	0.6
29	Minnesota	30,547	0.6
29	Tennessee	35,037	0.6
30	Arizona	31,104	0.6
31	Michigan	58,482	0.6
32	Idaho	7,244	0.6
32	Oklahoma	19,335	0.6
33	Arkansas	13,956	0.5
33	Ohio	58,684	0.5
34	California	168,895	0.5
35	Kentucky	19,343	0.5
35	Missouri	26,846	0.5
36	North Dakota	2,983	0.5
37	Wisconsin	23,942	0.5
38	Iowa	12,730	0.4
39	Illinois	52,578	0.4
40	Utah	6,853	0.3
41	Indiana	18,396	0.3
42	Nevada	5,469	0.3

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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