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Biggest Church by State

Oklahoma has the highest Average Weekly Attendance (85,000), followed by Alabama (60,000) and Texas (45,000). New Hampshire has the lowest (2,000).

CultureFacts & Trivia47 states · 4 metricsUpdated Apr 5, 2025Original page
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Average Weekly Attendance

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
10,100
Middle half 7,000 – 20,000
Average
15,520
47 states
Highest
85,000
Oklahoma
Lowest
2,000
New Hampshire

Data

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47 states · # = rank by Average Weekly Attendance
#
1OklahomaLife.Church85,000EdmondEvangelical Covenant
2AlabamaChurch of the Highlands60,000BirminghamIndependent
3TexasLakewood Church45,000HoustonIndependent
4OhioCrossroads Church35,253CincinnatiIndependent
5CaliforniaSaddleback Church28,000Lake ForestSouthern Baptist Convention
6North CarolinaElevation Church26,000MatthewsIndependent
7KentuckySoutheast Christian Church25,917LouisvilleChristian
8FloridaChrist Fellowship Church25,000Palm Beach GardensIndependent
9GeorgiaNorth Point Ministries24,273AlpharettaIndependent
10ArizonaChrist’s Church of the Valley23,395PeoriaChristian
11NevadaCentral Christian Church21,055HendersonChristian
12TennesseeMount Zion Baptist Church21,000NashvilleBaptist (unspecified)
13PennsylvaniaLCBC Church19,000ManheimIndependent
14MinnesotaEagle Brook Church17,091CentervilleBaptist General Conference
15WashingtonChrist the King Community Church17,000BurlingtonIndependent
16New MexicoCalvary Chapel of Albuquerque16,830AlbuquerqueCalvary Churches
17IndianaFamily Christian Center15,540MunsterIndependent
18ColoradoFlatirons Community Church15,495LafayetteEvangelical
19MichiganTriumph Church14,000DetroitIndependent
20IllinoisHarvest Bible Chapel13,916Rolling MeadowsChristian
21New YorkChristian Cultural Center13,000BrooklynIndependent
22MarylandFirst Baptist Church of Glenarden12,000LandoverBaptist General Conference
23IowaLutheran Church of Hope10,578West Des MoinesEvangelical Lutheran Church
24New JerseyFaith Fellowship Ministries World Outreach Center10,100SayrevilleIndependent
25South CarolinaNewSpring Church10,000AndersonSouthern Baptist Convention
25LouisianaGreater Saint Stephen Full Gospel Baptist10,000New OrleandBaptist (unspecified)
27MississippiPinelake Church9,091BrandonSouthern Baptist Convention
28HawaiiNew Hope Oahu9,000HonoluluFour Square
29ArkansasCross Church8,808SpringdaleSouthern Baptist Convention
30VirginiaThomas Road Baptist Church8,350LynchburgUnspecified
31MissouriJames River Assembly8,246OzarkAssemblies of God
32KansasChurch of the Resurrection8,000LeawoodUnited Methodist Church
33WisconsinElmbrook Church7,013BrookfieldIndependent
34IdahoReal Life Ministries7,001Post FallsChristian
35MassachusettsJubilee Christian Church7,000MattapanChurch of God, Anderson
35OregonApplegate Christian Fellowship7,000JacksonvilleCalvary Churches
37NebraskaLincoln Berean Church5,000LincolnIndependent
38MontanaFaith Chapel4,500BillingsFour Square
39District of ColumbiaTemple of Praise4,000WashingtonIndependent
40ConnecticutFirst Cathedral3,500BloomfieldBaptist (unspecified)
40South DakotaCelebrate Church3,500Sioux FallsUnspecified
42AlaskaChangePoint3,300AnchorageIndependent
43West VirginiaBible Center Church2,500CharlestonIndependent
43North DakotaHope Lutheran Church2,500FargoEvangelical Lutheran Church
43WyomingHighland Park Community Church2,500CasperChurch of God, Cleveland
46UtahWashington Heights Baptist Church2,200OgdenCBA
47New HampshireBethany at Chester Road2,000RaymondIndependent

What correlates with Average Weekly Attendance?

Pearson r against 2,104 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Average Weekly Attendance tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Executions per 100k Residents 1976-2023Executions by State
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 33
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  2. CommercialLand Prices by State
    r = +0.56 · strong · n = 46
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  3. # of Pro AnglersBass Fishing by State
    r = +0.56 · strong · n = 32
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  4. Extreme Weather Events 2007-2016Best Weather by State
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 45
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  5. # of PrisonsPrisons by State
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 46
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  6. Change in Rank 2025-26Road Quality by State
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 37
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Average Weekly Attendance tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Health and SafetyBest States to Raise a FamilyA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 46
    Plot
  2. Off Grid Via Kuhl Safety ScoreOff-Grid Living Legal States
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 46
    Plot
  3. Air Quality Rank (US News)Air Quality by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 46
    Plot
  4. SocioeconomicsBest States to Raise a FamilyA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 46
    Plot
  5. Overall RankBest States to RetireA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 46
    Plot
  6. Heating Degree Days per YearClimate by State (1991–2020 Averages)
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 44
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Average Weekly Attendance?
Oklahoma has the highest Average Weekly Attendance, at 85,000, followed by Alabama (60,000) and Texas (45,000).
Which state has the lowest Average Weekly Attendance?
New Hampshire has the lowest Average Weekly Attendance, at 2,000.
What is the median Average Weekly Attendance across US states?
The median is 10,100 across the 47 US states with data.
Where does this biggest church by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Megachurch Database - Hartford Institute for Religion Research; Massive churches in every state - Stacker; Cathedral of San Juan, Puerto Rico - Wiki; List of megachurches in the United States - Wiki.

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