Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies Akron, OH (PMSA)
Church, Christian, or Religious Body	Adherents (and rank)						Congregations
	in 2000			in 1990			in 2000	in 1990
Catholic Church, The	151,092	(1)		119,024	(1)		50	54
United Methodist Church, The	26,686	(2)		28,328	(3)		62	63
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	23,450	(3)		36,100	(2)		10	13
United Church of Christ	13,770	(4)		16,760	(5)		28	30
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	8,056	(5)		9,499	(6)		17	20
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	7,872	(6)		7,248	(9)		19	21
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	6,587	(7)		7,688	(8)		15	15
Episcopal Church	6,474	(8)		6,390	(10)		13	13
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	6,167	(9)		8,491	(7)		17	17
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	5,220	(10)		4,977	(13)		18	16
Assemblies of God	4,322	(11)		4,909	(14)		18	18
Jewish Estimate	4,000	(12)		6,000	(11)		4	7
American Baptist Churches in the USA	3,995	(13)		5,714	(12)		13	14
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	3,995	(13)		3,688	(15)		13	15
Church of the Nazarene	3,852	(15)		3,403	(16)		19	19

Metropolitan Population, 2000 Census:		694,960
Percent of Population Claimed by Reporting Groups:		44.3%

National Average: 50.2% claimed

Reporting Groups (149 possible):	68	(62 of 133 in 1990)
Total Reported Adherents:	308,077	(313,212 in 1990)
Total Reported Congregations:	478	(483 in 1990)

The metro area included 2 counties (or equivalent) at the time of the 2000 census:
	Portage County, OH; Summit County, OH
	The newly published book Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000 includes a CD that allows users to determine such lists for any selected group of counties.
Source:	Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000 Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990
	Both studies, copyrighted by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, are published by the Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, Tenn. More information is available at www.glenmary.org/grc.