Unitarian-Universalist 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 Unitarian-Universalist. 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

Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	2,157	1.2
2	Corvallis, OR MSA	589	0.8
3	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	33,766	0.6
4	Portland, ME NECMA	1,413	0.6
5	Iowa City, IA MSA	380	0.4
5	Santa Fe, NM MSA	464	0.4
6	Burlington, VT NECMA	694	0.4
7	Bloomington, IN MSA	402	0.4
7	Madison, WI MSA	1,350	0.4
8	Charlottesville, VA MSA	441	0.3
8	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	634	0.3
9	Bangor, ME NECMA	463	0.3
10	Tulsa, OK MSA	2,095	0.3
11	Rochester, MN MSA	311	0.3
12	Wausau, WI MSA	326	0.3
13	Asheville, NC MSA	526	0.3
13	Lincoln, NE MSA	575	0.3
14	Muncie, IN MSA	304	0.3
15	Columbia, MO MSA	244	0.2
15	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	795	0.2
16	Athens, GA MSA	264	0.2
16	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	361	0.2
16	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	218	0.2
16	Rockford, IL MSA	680	0.2
17	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	291	0.2
17	State College, PA MSA	244	0.2
18	Bellingham, WA MSA	249	0.2
18	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	333	0.2
19	Lawrence, KS MSA	150	0.2
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	4,664	0.2
20	Pocatello, ID MSA	110	0.2
20	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,514	0.2
20	Roanoke, VA MSA	379	0.2
20	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,023	0.2
20	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	210	0.2
21	Knoxville, TN MSA	957	0.2
21	Lancaster, PA MSA	674	0.2
22	Gainesville, FL MSA	269	0.2
22	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,738	0.2
22	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	203	0.2
22	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	10,367	0.2
23	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,208	0.1
23	Spokane, WA MSA	495	0.1
24	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,125	0.1
24	Syracuse, NY MSA	942	0.1
24	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	413	0.1
25	Albuquerque, NM MSA	679	0.1
25	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	413	0.1
25	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	2,125	0.1
25	Rochester, NY MSA	1,311	0.1
26	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	96	0.1
26	Binghamton, NY MSA	280	0.1
26	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	178	0.1
26	Glens Falls, NY MSA	125	0.1
26	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	479	0.1
26	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	1,805	0.1
26	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	561	0.1
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	3,394	0.1
26	Toledo, OH MSA	648	0.1
27	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	126	0.1
27	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,132	0.1
27	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	2,771	0.1
27	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	1,911	0.1
27	Eau Claire, WI MSA	141	0.1
27	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	279	0.1
27	Jamestown, NY MSA	135	0.1
27	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	442	0.1
27	Lafayette, IN MSA	164	0.1
27	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	266	0.1
27	Salinas, CA MSA	348	0.1
27	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	111	0.1
28	Boise City, ID MSA	275	0.1
28	Columbia, SC MSA	426	0.1
28	Decatur, IL MSA	109	0.1
28	Des Moines, IA MSA	360	0.1
28	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	222	0.1
28	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	133	0.1
28	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	757	0.1
28	Springfield, IL MSA	163	0.1
28	Springfield, MO MSA	237	0.1
28	St. Cloud, MN MSA	130	0.1
28	Topeka, KS MSA	143	0.1
29	Cheyenne, WY MSA	60	0.1
29	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	6,338	0.1
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	274	0.1
29	Indianapolis, IN MSA	1,151	0.1
29	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	176	0.1
29	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	4,442	0.1
29	San Diego, CA MSA	1,913	0.1
29	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	5,034	0.1
29	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	183	0.1
29	Tucson, AZ MSA	554	0.1
29	Yakima, WA MSA	153	0.1
30	Anchorage, AK MSA	166	0.1
30	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	229	0.1
30	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	578	0.1
30	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	347	0.1
30	Billings, MT MSA	85	0.1
30	Bismarck, ND MSA	59	0.1
30	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	861	0.1
30	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	297	0.1
30	Columbus, OH MSA	892	0.1
30	Huntsville, AL MSA	219	0.1
30	Jackson, MI MSA	109	0.1
30	Las Cruces, NM MSA	97	0.1
30	Lexington, KY MSA	290	0.1
30	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	365	0.1
30	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	624	0.1
30	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	694	0.1
30	Naples, FL MSA	106	0.1
30	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	12,983	0.1
30	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	429	0.1
30	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	237	0.1
30	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	79	0.1
30	Reading, PA MSA	230	0.1
30	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	718	0.1
30	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	251	0.1
30	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	333	0.1
30	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	99	0.1
30	Wilmington, NC MSA	114	0.1
31	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	378	0.1
31	Atlanta, GA MSA	1,918	0.1
31	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	1,095	0.1
31	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	254	0.1
31	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	587	0.1
31	Elmira, NY MSA	59	0.1
31	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	271	0.1
31	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	478	0.1
31	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	365	0.1
31	Macon, GA MSA	161	0.1
31	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	222	0.1
31	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	538	0.1
31	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	1,282	0.1
31	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	936	0.1
31	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	1,518	0.1
31	Tallahassee, FL MSA	140	0.1
31	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	508	0.1
31	York, PA MSA	190	0.1
32	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	220	0.1
32	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	2,016	0.1
32	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	2,717	0.1
32	Erie, PA MSA	144	0.1
32	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	76	0.1
32	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	104	0.1
32	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	74	0.1
32	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	474	0.1
32	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	1,743	0.1
32	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	824	0.1
32	Lubbock, TX MSA	102	0.1
32	Lynchburg, VA MSA	105	0.1
32	Missoula, MT MSA	39	0.1
32	Nashville, TN MSA	482	0.1
32	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	1,279	0.1
32	Reno, NV MSA	135	0.1
32	Savannah, GA MSA	127	0.1
32	South Bend, IN MSA	117	0.1
32	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	944	0.1
32	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	85	0.1
33	Amarillo, TX MSA	80	0.0
33	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	183	0.0
33	Charleston, WV MSA	112	0.0
33	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	226	0.0
33	Dubuque, IA MSA	35	0.0
33	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	103	0.0
33	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	37	0.0
33	Fresno, CA MSA	268	0.0
33	Goldsboro, NC MSA	44	0.0
33	Jacksonville, FL MSA	329	0.0
33	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	174	0.0
33	Modesto, CA MSA	152	0.0
33	New Orleans, LA MSA	548	0.0
33	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	530	0.0
33	Orlando, FL MSA	440	0.0
33	Owensboro, KY MSA	33	0.0
33	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	65	0.0
33	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	175	0.0
33	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	57	0.0
33	Terre Haute, IN MSA	58	0.0
33	Wichita, KS MSA	211	0.0
34	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	104	0.0
34	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	48	0.0
34	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	58	0.0
34	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	34	0.0
34	Greenville, NC MSA	35	0.0
34	Kokomo, IN MSA	33	0.0
34	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	36	0.0
34	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	4,381	0.0
34	Pensacola, FL MSA	118	0.0
34	Rapid City, SD MSA	21	0.0
34	San Antonio, TX MSA	390	0.0
34	Tyler, TX MSA	41	0.0
34	Victoria, TX MSA	24	0.0
34	Waco, TX MSA	66	0.0
34	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	200	0.0
34	Yuma, AZ MSA	28	0.0
35	Bakersfield, CA MSA	85	0.0
35	Birmingham, AL MSA	167	0.0
35	Casper, WY MSA	12	0.0
35	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	48	0.0
35	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	87	0.0
35	El Paso, TX MSA	111	0.0
35	Florence, AL MSA	22	0.0
35	Grand Junction, CO MSA	20	0.0
35	Great Falls, MT MSA	15	0.0
35	Honolulu, HI MSA	204	0.0
35	Jonesboro, AR MSA	16	0.0
35	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	94	0.0
35	Lima, OH MSA	30	0.0
35	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	33	0.0
35	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	706	0.0
35	Mobile, AL MSA	109	0.0
35	Montgomery, AL MSA	67	0.0
35	Ocala, FL MSA	38	0.0
35	Panama City, FL MSA	28	0.0
35	Pueblo, CO MSA	28	0.0
35	Redding, CA MSA	33	0.0
35	Sheboygan, WI MSA	25	0.0
35	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	52	0.0
36	Abilene, TX MSA	10	0.0
36	Alexandria, LA MSA	11	0.0
36	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	20	0.0
36	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	13	0.0
36	Dothan, AL MSA	19	0.0
36	Fayetteville, NC MSA	27	0.0
36	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	54	0.0
36	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	32	0.0
36	Jackson, MS MSA	53	0.0
36	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	36	0.0
36	Lafayette, LA MSA	25	0.0
36	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	76	0.0
36	Mansfield, OH MSA	26	0.0
36	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	15	0.0
37	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	--	0.0
37	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	9	0.0
37	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	--	0.0
37	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	--	0.0
37	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	--	0.0
37	Green Bay, WI MSA	--	0.0
37	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	--	0.0
37	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	10	0.0
37	Lawton, OK MSA	--	0.0
37	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	11	0.0
37	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	--	0.0
37	Sherman-Denison, TX 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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