Old Order Amish Counties (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. counties on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are Old Order Amish. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Complete List

RankingCountyAdherentsPercent
87Adair County, Kentucky 0 0.0
5Adams County, Indiana 2,299 7.8
55Adams County, Ohio 162 0.7
77Adams County, Pennsylvania 157 0.2
87Allegany County, New York 0 0.0
57Allen County, Indiana 1,759 0.6
30Anderson County, Kansas 156 1.8
79Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 156 0.2
25Ashland County, Ohio 952 2.1
87Barren County, Kentucky 0 0.0
49Barron County, Wisconsin 316 0.8
87Blair County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
75Bradford County, Pennsylvania 160 0.3
41Branch County, Michigan 478 1.2
12Buchanan County, Iowa 976 4.3
78Calhoun County, Michigan 316 0.2
87Carroll County, Missouri 0 0.0
59Carroll County, Tennessee 156 0.6
87Casey County, Kentucky 0 0.0
87Cattaraugus County, New York 0 0.0
55Centre County, Pennsylvania 754 0.7
51Chautauqua County, New York 1,093 0.7
87Chester County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
76Christian County, Kentucky 160 0.2
87Clare County, Michigan 0 0.0
70Clarion County, Pennsylvania 156 0.4
87Clark County, Missouri 0 0.0
61Clark County, Wisconsin 161 0.5
80Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 159 0.2
87Clinton County, Michigan 0 0.0
67Clinton County, Pennsylvania 156 0.4
19Coal County, Oklahoma 157 2.6
73Coles County, Illinois 152 0.3
87Columbia County, Wisconsin 0 0.0
87Cooper County, Missouri 0 0.0
37Coshocton County, Ohio 476 1.3
30Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1,583 1.8
31Crittenden County, Kentucky 156 1.7
81Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 309 0.2
87Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
11Daviess County, Indiana 1,275 4.6
3Daviess County, Missouri 940 10.6
87Davis County, Iowa 0 0.0
62De Kalb County, Indiana 162 0.5
66Defiance County, Ohio 162 0.4
87Delaware County, Iowa 0 0.0
6Douglas County, Illinois 1,422 7.2
87Eaton County, Michigan 0 0.0
79Eau Claire County, Wisconsin 155 0.2
39Elkhart County, Indiana 1,767 1.3
87Erath County, Texas 0 0.0
87Erie County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
87Fairfield County, Ohio 0 0.0
87Fillmore County, Minnesota 0 0.0
87Forest County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
83Franklin County, Pennsylvania 157 0.1
57Garrett County, Maryland 160 0.6
4Geauga County, Ohio 6,309 8.5
87Gladwin County, Michigan 0 0.0
87Gonzales County, Texas 0 0.0
60Green County, Wisconsin 159 0.5
68Guernsey County, Ohio 159 0.4
87Hardin County, Kentucky 0 0.0
26Hardin County, Ohio 633 1.9
87Hart County, Kentucky 0 0.0
87Henry County, Missouri 0 0.0
87Herkimer County, New York 0 0.0
87Hickman County, Tennessee 0 0.0
68Hillsdale County, Michigan 159 0.4
1Holmes County, Ohio 8,415 28.6
87Hopkins County, Texas 0 0.0
69Howard County, Indiana 321 0.4
48Indiana County, Pennsylvania 781 0.9
87Iosco County, Michigan 0 0.0
87Isabella County, Michigan 0 0.0
87Jefferson County, Illinois 0 0.0
72Jefferson County, Pennsylvania 157 0.3
38Johnson County, Iowa 1,064 1.3
32Juniata County, Pennsylvania 317 1.7
46Kent County, Delaware 958 1.0
71Knox County, Ohio 156 0.3
87Kosciusko County, Indiana 0 0.0
2Lagrange County, Indiana 5,536 21.7
18Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 9,928 2.7
34Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 1,705 1.6
36Lawrence County, Tennessee 476 1.4
65Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 468 0.4
87Lewis County, Missouri 0 0.0
74Licking County, Ohio 317 0.3
87Lincoln County, Montana 0 0.0
66Logan County, Ohio 160 0.4
84Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 157 0.1
27Macon County, Missouri 311 1.9
62Madison County, Ohio 159 0.5
87Marathon County, Wisconsin 0 0.0
7Marshall County, Indiana 2,554 6.5
87Mason County, Michigan 0 0.0
45Mayes County, Oklahoma 318 1.0
87Mecosta County, Michigan 0 0.0
65Medina County, Ohio 488 0.4
76Mercer County, Pennsylvania 310 0.2
87Miami County, Ohio 0 0.0
17Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1,577 3.4
14Mitchell County, Iowa 470 3.8
29Monroe County, Ohio 319 1.8
47Monroe County, Wisconsin 318 0.9
71Montcalm County, Michigan 161 0.3
87Montgomery County, New York 0 0.0
28Montour County, Pennsylvania 309 1.9
44Morgan County, Ohio 160 1.1
24Moultrie County, Illinois 315 2.2
87Newaygo County, Michigan 0 0.0
63Noble County, Indiana 162 0.5
82Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 155 0.2
87Oconto County, Wisconsin 0 0.0
87Orange County, Indiana 0 0.0
87Orleans County, New York 0 0.0
87Osceola County, Michigan 0 0.0
22Oscoda County, Michigan 156 2.3
87Perry County, Ohio 0 0.0
64Perry County, Pennsylvania 160 0.5
87Pickaway County, Ohio 0 0.0
15Pike County, Missouri 637 3.6
35Pike County, Ohio 321 1.4
87Pine County, Minnesota 0 0.0
87Polk County, Missouri 0 0.0
59Portage County, Wisconsin 315 0.6
87Pulaski County, Missouri 0 0.0
87Randolph County, Missouri 0 0.0
53Reno County, Kansas 470 0.7
87Richland County, Ohio 0 0.0
77Rock County, Wisconsin 319 0.2
33Rush County, Indiana 320 1.6
50Saint Mary's County, Maryland 487 0.8
87Sanilac County, Michigan 0 0.0
86Sarasota County, Florida 146 0.1
87Sauk County, Wisconsin 0 0.0
87Seneca County, New York 0 0.0
87Shawano County, Wisconsin 0 0.0
36Snyder County, Pennsylvania 470 1.4
58Somerset County, Pennsylvania 472 0.6
42St. Joseph County, Michigan 642 1.1
54St. Lawrence County, New York 788 0.7
85Stark County, Ohio 473 0.1
40Steuben County, Indiana 315 1.3
87Steuben County, New York 0 0.0
87Stoddard County, Missouri 0 0.0
87Sullivan County, Missouri 0 0.0
87Switzerland County, Indiana 0 0.0
16Taylor County, Wisconsin 645 3.4
87Tazewell County, Virginia 0 0.0
13Todd County, Kentucky 474 4.0
20Todd County, Minnesota 644 2.6
87Toombs County, Georgia 0 0.0
56Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 159 0.6
86Trumbull County, Ohio 158 0.1
23Tuscarawas County, Ohio 1,891 2.2
87Union County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
8Van Buren County, Iowa 473 5.5
87Venango County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0
21Vernon County, Wisconsin 627 2.5
43Wadena County, Minnesota 160 1.1
72Warren County, Pennsylvania 157 0.3
52Washington County, Indiana 161 0.7
87Washington County, Iowa 0 0.0
87Washington County, Kentucky 0 0.0
87Washington County, Ohio 0 0.0
87Waushara County, Wisconsin 0 0.0
87Wayne County, New York 0 0.0
9Wayne County, Ohio 4,967 5.1
10Webster County, Missouri 965 4.7
87Whitley County, Indiana 0 0.0
87Winona County, Minnesota 0 0.0
87Yadkin County, North Carolina 0 0.0
87York County, Pennsylvania 0 0.0


Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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