Old Order Amish 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 that are Old Order Amish. 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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Complete List

RankingMetro AreaAdherentsPercent
1Lancaster, PA MSA 13,500 3.2
2Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 2,700 1.7
3Fort Wayne, IN MSA 5,100 1.1
4Iowa City, IA MSA 1,050 1.1
5Dover, DE MSA 1,200 1.1
6State College, PA MSA 1,050 0.9
7Eau Claire, WI MSA 600 0.4
8Jamestown, NY MSA 600 0.4
9Johnstown, PA MSA 750 0.3
9Kokomo, IN MSA 300 0.3
10Wausau, WI MSA 350 0.3
11Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 8,400 0.3
11Sharon, PA MSA 350 0.3
12Williamsport, PA MSA 300 0.3
13Springfield, MO MSA 600 0.2
14Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 900 0.2
15Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 200 0.1
15Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 750 0.1
16Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 150 0.1
17Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 150 0.1
18Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 400 0.1
18Mansfield, OH MSA 150 0.1
19Altoona, PA MSA 100 0.1
19Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 300 0.1
20Erie, PA MSA 150 0.1
20Utica-Rome, NY MSA 150 0.1
21York, PA MSA 150 0.0
22Columbus, OH MSA 450 0.0
22Rochester, NY MSA 300 0.0
22Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 150 0.0
23Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 150 0.0
23Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 150 0.0
24Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 150 0.0
24Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 50 0.0
24Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 750 0.0
25Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA -- 0.0
25Danville, VA MSA -- 0.0
25Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA -- 0.0
25Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA -- 0.0
25Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA -- 0.0
25Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA -- 0.0
25Reading, PA MSA -- 0.0
25Sheboygan, WI MSA -- 0.0
25Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA -- 0.0
25Tulsa, OK MSA -- 0.0
25Wheeling, WV-OH MSA -- 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 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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