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

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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