Evangelical Church Counties (1980) [ Metro Areas | States ]

• 1980

The Evangelical Church of North America was founded in 1968 by former members of the Evangelical United Brethren who rejected that church's merger into the United Methodist Church.

Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. counties on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Evangelical Church. 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. "Percent" is the percentage of the total population that belongs to that denomination. Note: Adherents are sometimes residents of a county different than the location of their congregation.

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Complete List

Ranking	County   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
14	Adair County, Missouri	169	0.68
50	Anoka County, Minnesota	--	--
23	Benton County, Oregon	220	0.32
20	Blaine County, Montana	29	0.41
19	Bremer County, Iowa	107	0.43
37	Brown County, Minnesota	37	0.13
50	Buchanan County, Iowa	--	--
50	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	--	--
50	Burleigh County, North Dakota	--	--
47	Cameron County, Texas	46	0.02
50	Campbell County, Wyoming	--	--
34	Carroll County, Ohio	41	0.16
27	Cascade County, Montana	198	0.25
6	Cavalier County, North Dakota	138	1.81
28	Chelan County, Washington	110	0.24
30	Chilton County, Alabama	60	0.2
50	Chippewa County, Minnesota	--	--
21	Clackamas County, Oregon	891	0.37
30	Clark County, Washington	391	0.2
27	Clearfield County, Pennsylvania	206	0.25
50	Clinton County, Michigan	--	--
29	Columbia County, Oregon	82	0.23
29	Dakota County, Nebraska	38	0.23
8	Dawson County, Montana	122	1.03
46	Deschutes County, Oregon	18	0.03
50	Elkhart County, Indiana	--	--
45	Erie County, Pennsylvania	106	0.04
29	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	363	0.23
47	Flathead County, Montana	9	0.02
44	Franklin County, Washington	18	0.05
45	Gallatin County, Montana	16	0.04
3	Golden Valley County, North Dakota	63	2.63
50	Grant County, Indiana	--	--
50	Hamilton County, Indiana	--	--
50	Harlan County, Kentucky	--	--
48	Hennepin County, Minnesota	133	0.01
42	Henry County, Illinois	48	0.08
50	Henry County, Iowa	--	--
34	Hill County, Montana	29	0.16
48	Hinds County, Mississippi	16	0.01
30	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania	83	0.2
50	Jackson County, Ohio	--	--
33	Jay County, Indiana	40	0.17
48	Jefferson County, Alabama	50	0.01
50	Jefferson County, Ohio	--	--
42	Jessamine County, Kentucky	21	0.08
7	Kidder County, North Dakota	46	1.2
45	King County, Washington	503	0.04
9	Knox County, Missouri	55	1
25	Lane County, Oregon	782	0.28
50	Laramie County, Wyoming	--	--
48	LaSalle County, Illinois	11	0.01
37	Lewis County, Washington	71	0.13
29	Lincoln County, Oregon	82	0.23
10	Linn County, Oregon	859	0.96
35	Madison County, Indiana	210	0.15
29	Mahaska County, Iowa	53	0.23
44	Marion County, Ohio	31	0.05
18	Marion County, Oregon	951	0.46
40	Marshall County, Iowa	42	0.1
4	McCone County, Montana	70	2.59
36	McHenry County, North Dakota	11	0.14
12	McKean County, Pennsylvania	385	0.76
41	McKinley County, New Mexico	53	0.09
49	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	37	0
36	Missoula County, Montana	106	0.14
38	Mountrail County, North Dakota	9	0.12
26	Multnomah County, Oregon	1,540	0.27
50	Musselshell County, Montana	--	--
24	Noble County, Indiana	110	0.31
46	Otter Tail County, Minnesota	14	0.03
50	Peach County, Georgia	--	--
50	Pierce County, Washington	--	--
50	Pike County, Illinois	--	--
43	Plymouth County, Iowa	15	0.06
19	Polk County, Oregon	195	0.43
1	Prairie County, Montana	97	5.28
37	Redwood County, Minnesota	25	0.13
46	Richland County, Ohio	34	0.03
50	Scott County, Minnesota	--	--
15	Sheridan County, Montana	33	0.61
50	Sheridan County, Wyoming	--	--
50	Snohomish County, Washington	--	--
42	Spokane County, Washington	260	0.08
41	St. Joseph County, Michigan	50	0.09
47	St. Louis County, Minnesota	46	0.02
48	Stearns County, Minnesota	9	0.01
2	Stillwater County, Montana	183	3.27
22	Stutsman County, North Dakota	81	0.34
50	Sullivan County, Indiana	--	--
5	Sweet Grass County, Montana	75	2.33
11	Valley County, Montana	79	0.77
50	Van Buren County, Arkansas	--	--
31	Venango County, Pennsylvania	121	0.19
46	Vermilion County, Illinois	27	0.03
24	Wadena County, Minnesota	44	0.31
22	Warren County, Pennsylvania	162	0.34
13	Wasco County, Oregon	154	0.71
39	Washington County, Oregon	263	0.11
50	Wayne County, Indiana	--	--
49	Wayne County, Michigan	60	0
47	Webster County, Missouri	5	0.02
50	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	--	--
41	Williams County, North Dakota	21	0.09
45	Woodbury County, Iowa	37	0.04
32	Yakima County, Washington	302	0.18
17	Yamhill County, Oregon	270	0.49
16	Yellowstone County, Montana	553	0.51
46	York County, Pennsylvania	108	0.03

^* In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.

However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.

Source

2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]