ECUSA Communicants 1991-2001

ECUSA Communicants 1991-2001

© 2003 by Louie Crew lcrew@andromeda.rutgers.edu

This report is based on data found in The Episcopal Church Annual for all the years reported. The Annual reports data for two years earlier, i.e., the 2003 Annual reports data for 2001, etc.

The Annual has not been able to obtain accurate data for dioceses in Province 9 (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador Central, Ecuador Litoral, and Honduras) nor for extra provincial dioceses (Convocation of American Churches in Europe, Haiti, Taiwan, and the Virgin Islands). The Annual for 2003 reports: "Efforts by the Church Center to obtain current data are underway. We hope to publish accurate data on these dioceses in the next edition of The Episcopal Church Annual."

ECUSA Diocesan Growth (Decline) in Decade 1991-2001
Alphabetical Order
See rank order
Diocese 1991 2001 Difference Percent diff. Rank of %
Alabama 21,988 29,236 7,248 33.0% 11
Alaska 4,257 4,169 (88) -2.1% 83
Albany 15,696 14,818 (878) -5.6% 89
Arizona 19,332 25,386 6,054 31.3% 13
Arkansas 10,923 12,176 1,253 11.5% 55
Atlanta 33,664 46,446 12,782 38.0% 8
Bethlehem 11,555 12,160 605 5.2% 68
California 20,722 23,924 3,202 15.5% 45
Central Florida 25,900 33,577 7,677 29.6% 15
Central Gulf Coast 14,812 17,728 2,916 19.7% 36
Central New York 16,467 16,040 (427) -2.6% 84
Central Pennsylvania 12,639 13,227 588 4.7% 71
Chicago 31,898 36,506 4,608 14.4% 46
Colorado 23,043 27,466 4,423 19.2% 37
Connecticut 43,593 52,526 8,933 20.5% 34
Dallas 27,078 36,015 8,937 33.0% 10
Delaware 9,166 10,149 983 10.7% 57
East Carolina 12,017 15,741 3,724 31.0% 14
East Tennessee 11,415 14,202 2,787 24.4% 22
Eastern Michigan* 8,619 8,619 N/A
Eastern Oregon 2,189 2,728 539 24.6% 20
Easton 6,821 7,712 891 13.1% 52
Eau Claire 2,105 2,140 35 1.7% 76
El Camino Real 11,909 12,789 880 7.4% 66
Florida 19,165 29,240 10,075 52.6% 1
Fond du Lac 5,212 5,076 (136) -2.6% 85
Fort Worth 13,209 12,809 (400) -3.0% 86
Georgia 12,254 15,679 3,425 28.0% 18
Hawaii 7,566 8,172 606 8.0% 61
Idaho 3,594 5,328 1,734 48.2% 5
Indianapolis 8,394 10,147 1,753 20.9% 32
Iowa 8,961 8,848 (113) -1.3% 81
Kansas 11,694 12,248 554 4.7% 70
Kentucy 7,721 8,587 866 11.2% 56
Lexington 6,772 7,843 1,071 15.8% 43
Long Island 45,920 46,077 157 0.3% 77
Los Angeles 47,673 53,572 5,899 12.4% 54
Louisiana 14,506 15,355 849 5.9% 67
Maine 10,868 11,716 848 7.8% 63
Maryland 30,464 36,960 6,496 21.3% 31
Massachusetts 51,670 58,104 6,434 12.5% 53
Michigan* 30,860 24,351 (6,509) N/A N/A
Milwaukee 9,979 12,130 2,151 21.6% 28
Minnesota 20,383 24,777 4,394 21.6% 28
Mississippi 15,928 18,170 2,242 14.1% 48
Missouri 11,459 11,774 315 2.7% 74
Montana 4,776 5,557 781 16.4% 42
Navajoland 554 408 (146) -26.4% 98
Nebraska 7,694 8,706 1,012 13.2% 51
Nevada 3,396 4,595 1,199 35.3% 9
New Hampshire 9,558 13,207 3,649 38.2% 7
New Jersey 32,228 39,568 7,340 22.8% 24
New York 40,211 47,808 7,597 18.9% 38
Newark 27,525 28,955 1,430 5.2% 69
North Carolina 32,913 42,120 9,207 28.0% 17
North Dakota 2,146 1,961 (185) -8.6% 92
Northern California 13,088 16,364 3,276 25.0% 19
Northern Indiana 5,365 6,098 733 13.7% 50
Northern Michigan 1,787 1,624 (163) -9.1% 94
Northwest Texas 6,757 7,873 1,116 16.5% 41
Northwestern PA 4,982 4,230 (752) -15.1% 97
Ohio 26,729 25,504 (1,225) -4.6% 88
Oklahoma 14,734 15,264 530 3.6% 73
Olympia 22,153 26,890 4,737 21.4% 30
Oregon 14,650 17,872 3,222 22.0% 27
Pennsylvania 43,907 43,861 (46) -0.1% 78
Pittsburgh 14,463 16,713 2,250 15.6% 44
Quincy 2,419 2,478 59 2.4% 75
Rhode Island 20,144 18,905 (1,239) -6.2% 90
Rio Grande 10,231 13,122 2,891 28.3% 16
Rochester 9,777 10,703 926 9.5% 60
San Diego 15,259 18,685 3,426 22.5% 25
San Joaquin 7,666 7,998 332 4.3% 72
South Carolina 18,869 22,191 3,322 17.6% 39
South Dakota 6,900 6,423 (477) -6.9% 91
Southeast Florida 23,729 29,563 5,834 24.6% 21
Southern Ohio 18,947 20,353 1,406 7.4% 65
Southern Virginia 24,764 28,254 3,490 14.1% 47
Southwest Florida 27,648 33,191 5,543 20.0% 35
Soutwestern Virginia 9,807 11,159 1,352 13.8% 49
Spokane 8,369 7,631 (738) -8.8% 93
Springfield 5,232 5,642 410 7.8% 62
Tennessee 8,666 12,283 3,617 41.7% 6
Texas 53,857 70,945 17,088 31.7% 12
Upper South Carolina 18,955 22,843 3,888 20.5% 33
Utah 4,488 5,487 999 22.3% 26
Vermont 6,433 9,620 3,187 49.5% 3
Virginia 56,627 66,328 9,701 17.1% 40
Washington 26,950 33,339 6,389 23.7% 23
West Missouri 9,871 10,832 961 9.7% 58
West Tennessee 9,245 8,174 (1,071) -11.6% 96
West Texas 21,595 23,270 1,675 7.8% 64
West Virginia 8,445 8,363 (82) -1.0% 80
Western Kansas 2,275 2,264 (11) -0.5% 79
Western Louisiana 11,419 11,058 (361) -3.2% 87
Western Massachusett 14,107 13,869 (238) -1.7% 82
Western Michigan 10,878 11,919 1,041 9.6% 59
Western New York 14,354 12,744 (1,610) -11.2% 95
Western North Caroli 9,679 14,488 4,809 49.7% 2
Wyoming 4,843 7,215 2,372 49.0% 4
Totals: 1,615,505 1,868,960 253,455 15.7%

ECUSA Diocesan Growth (Decline) in Decade 1991-2001
In descending order of those which grew the most
See alphabetical order
Diocese 1991 2001 Difference Percent diff. Rank of %
Florida 19,165 29,240 10,075 52.6% 1
Western North Caroli 9,679 14,488 4,809 49.7% 2
Vermont 6,433 9,620 3,187 49.5% 3
Wyoming 4,843 7,215 2,372 49.0% 4
Idaho 3,594 5,328 1,734 48.2% 5
Tennessee 8,666 12,283 3,617 41.7% 6
New Hampshire 9,558 13,207 3,649 38.2% 7
Atlanta 33,664 46,446 12,782 38.0% 8
Nevada 3,396 4,595 1,199 35.3% 9
Dallas 27,078 36,015 8,937 33.0% 10
Alabama 21,988 29,236 7,248 33.0% 11
Texas 53,857 70,945 17,088 31.7% 12
Arizona 19,332 25,386 6,054 31.3% 13
East Carolina 12,017 15,741 3,724 31.0% 14
Central Florida 25,900 33,577 7,677 29.6% 15
Rio Grande 10,231 13,122 2,891 28.3% 16
North Carolina 32,913 42,120 9,207 28.0% 17
Georgia 12,254 15,679 3,425 28.0% 18
Northern California 13,088 16,364 3,276 25.0% 19
Eastern Oregon 2,189 2,728 539 24.6% 20
Southeast Florida 23,729 29,563 5,834 24.6% 21
East Tennessee 11,415 14,202 2,787 24.4% 22
Washington 26,950 33,339 6,389 23.7% 23
New Jersey 32,228 39,568 7,340 22.8% 24
San Diego 15,259 18,685 3,426 22.5% 25
Utah 4,488 5,487 999 22.3% 26
Oregon 14,650 17,872 3,222 22.0% 27
Milwaukee 9,979 12,130 2,151 21.6% 28
Minnesota 20,383 24,777 4,394 21.6% 28
Olympia 22,153 26,890 4,737 21.4% 30
Maryland 30,464 36,960 6,496 21.3% 31
Indianapolis 8,394 10,147 1,753 20.9% 32
Upper South Carolina 18,955 22,843 3,888 20.5% 33
Connecticut 43,593 52,526 8,933 20.5% 34
Southwest Florida 27,648 33,191 5,543 20.0% 35
Central Gulf Coast 14,812 17,728 2,916 19.7% 36
Colorado 23,043 27,466 4,423 19.2% 37
New York 40,211 47,808 7,597 18.9% 38
South Carolina 18,869 22,191 3,322 17.6% 39
Virginia 56,627 66,328 9,701 17.1% 40
Northwest Texas 6,757 7,873 1,116 16.5% 41
Montana 4,776 5,557 781 16.4% 42
Lexington 6,772 7,843 1,071 15.8% 43
Pittsburgh 14,463 16,713 2,250 15.6% 44
California 20,722 23,924 3,202 15.5% 45
Chicago 31,898 36,506 4,608 14.4% 46
Southern Virginia 24,764 28,254 3,490 14.1% 47
Mississippi 15,928 18,170 2,242 14.1% 48
Soutwestern Virginia 9,807 11,159 1,352 13.8% 49
Northern Indiana 5,365 6,098 733 13.7% 50
Nebraska 7,694 8,706 1,012 13.2% 51
Easton 6,821 7,712 891 13.1% 52
Massachusetts 51,670 58,104 6,434 12.5% 53
Los Angeles 47,673 53,572 5,899 12.4% 54
Arkansas 10,923 12,176 1,253 11.5% 55
Kentucy 7,721 8,587 866 11.2% 56
Delaware 9,166 10,149 983 10.7% 57
West Missouri 9,871 10,832 961 9.7% 58
Western Michigan 10,878 11,919 1,041 9.6% 59
Rochester 9,777 10,703 926 9.5% 60
Hawaii 7,566 8,172 606 8.0% 61
Springfield 5,232 5,642 410 7.8% 62
Maine 10,868 11,716 848 7.8% 63
West Texas 21,595 23,270 1,675 7.8% 64
Southern Ohio 18,947 20,353 1,406 7.4% 65
El Camino Real 11,909 12,789 880 7.4% 66
Louisiana 14,506 15,355 849 5.9% 67
Bethlehem 11,555 12,160 605 5.2% 68
Newark 27,525 28,955 1,430 5.2% 69
Kansas 11,694 12,248 554 4.7% 70
Central Pennsylvania 12,639 13,227 588 4.7% 71
San Joaquin 7,666 7,998 332 4.3% 72
Oklahoma 14,734 15,264 530 3.6% 73
Missouri 11,459 11,774 315 2.7% 74
Quincy 2,419 2,478 59 2.4% 75
Eau Claire 2,105 2,140 35 1.7% 76
Long Island 45,920 46,077 157 0.3% 77
Pennsylvania 43,907 43,861 (46) -0.1% 78
Western Kansas 2,275 2,264 (11) -0.5% 79
West Virginia 8,445 8,363 (82) -1.0% 80
Iowa 8,961 8,848 (113) -1.3% 81
Western Massachusett 14,107 13,869 (238) -1.7% 82
Alaska 4,257 4,169 (88) -2.1% 83
Central New York 16,467 16,040 (427) -2.6% 84
Fond du Lac 5,212 5,076 (136) -2.6% 85
Fort Worth 13,209 12,809 (400) -3.0% 86
Western Louisiana 11,419 11,058 (361) -3.2% 87
Ohio 26,729 25,504 (1,225) -4.6% 88
Albany 15,696 14,818 (878) -5.6% 89
Rhode Island 20,144 18,905 (1,239) -6.2% 90
South Dakota 6,900 6,423 (477) -6.9% 91
North Dakota 2,146 1,961 (185) -8.6% 92
Spokane 8,369 7,631 (738) -8.8% 93
Northern Michigan 1,787 1,624 (163) -9.1% 94
Western New York 14,354 12,744 (1,610) -11.2% 95
West Tennessee 9,245 8,174 (1,071) -11.6% 96
Northwestern PA 4,982 4,230 (752) -15.1% 97
Navajoland 554 408 (146) -26.4% 98
Michigan* 30,860 24,351 (6,509) N/A N/A
Eastern Michigan* 8,619 8,619 N/A N/A
Totals: 1,615,505 1,868,960 253,455 15.7%

Note: The Diocese of Eastern Michigan split off from the Diocese of Michigan in the middle of the decade. The combined total of both in 2001 (32,970) is an increase of 6.8% over the total for the Diocese of Michigan in 1991, for an estimated rank between 66 and 67 out of 100 domestic dioceses.

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