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Backgrounder
prepared by
Office of Media Relations
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street NE ∙ Washington, DC 20017
202-541-3200 ∙ http://www.usccb.org/mr/
TOP U.S. ARCHDIOCESES/DIOCESES BY CATHOLIC POPULATION
| By Catholic Total |
| Name of
Diocese |
Catholic Total |
Total Population |
Catholic
Population Percentage |
| Los Angeles,
CA |
4,176,296 |
11,606,889 |
36% |
| New York, NY |
2,576,800 |
5,726,222 |
45% |
| Chicago, IL |
2,338,000 |
5,995,000 |
39% |
| Rockville
Centre, NY |
1,493,528 |
3,444,128 |
43% |
| Boston, MA |
1,484,661 |
3,844,675 |
39% |
| Philadelphia,
PA |
1,458,430 |
3,887,694 |
38% |
| Brooklyn, NY |
1,440,000 |
4,798,388 |
30% |
| Detroit, MI |
1,434,622 |
4,438,006 |
32% |
| Newark, NJ |
1,318,557 |
2,794,649 |
47% |
| San
Bernardino, CA |
1,200,750 |
4,288,391 |
28% |
| Orange, CA |
1,197,681 |
3,002,048 |
40% |
| Galveston-Houston,
TX |
1,128,065 |
5,572,087 |
20% |
| Dallas, TX |
1,127,985 |
3,688,838 |
31% |
| Fresno, CA |
1,074,944 |
2,756,266 |
39% |
| Brownsville,
TX |
995,160 |
1,170,776 |
85% |
| San Diego, CA |
981,291 |
3,109,455 |
32% |
| Sacramento,
CA |
974,798 |
3,514,157 |
28% |
| Trenton, NJ |
783,285 |
2,019,789 |
39% |
| Cleveland, OH |
753,255 |
2,808,031 |
27% |
| Atlanta, GA |
750,000 |
6,773,819 |
11% |
| Las Vegas, NV |
740,000 |
1,900,000 |
39% |
| Miami, FL |
736,089 |
4,264,581 |
17% |
| Pittsburgh,
PA |
719,801 |
1,920,707 |
37% |
| Phoenix, AZ |
706,433 |
4,415,210 |
16% |
| San Antonio,
TX |
695,079 |
2,196,159 |
32% |
| Buffalo, NY |
659,000 |
1,534,277 |
43% |
| Joliet, IL |
652,770 |
1,888,772 |
35% |
| El Paso, TX |
646,340 |
826,611 |
78% |
| Hartford, CT |
644,653 |
1,910,591 |
34% |
| Milwaukee, WI |
643,775 |
2,303,859 |
28% |
| St.
Paul/Minneapolis, MN |
625,000 |
3,250,000 |
19% |
| Providence,
RI |
624,120 |
1,057,832 |
59% |
| San Jose, CA |
600,000 |
1,837,075 |
33% |
| Washington,
DC |
588,922 |
2,676,920 |
22% |
| Seattle, WA |
580,300 |
5,141,900 |
11% |
| Metuchen, NJ |
567,532 |
1,351,267 |
42% |
| Fort Worth,
TX |
562,000 |
3,125,028 |
18% |
| St. Louis, MO |
538,454 |
2,162,175 |
25% |
| Denver, CO |
525,000 |
3,168,116 |
17% |
| Baltimore, MD |
509,336 |
3,093,524 |
16% |
| Austin, TX |
485,612 |
2,629,792 |
18% |
| Cincinnati,
OH |
476,189 |
3,006,148 |
16% |
| Camden, NJ |
469,058 |
1,389,794 |
34% |
| Rockford, IL |
446,859 |
1,652,331 |
27% |
| Paterson, NJ |
439,242 |
1,132,068 |
39% |
| Oakland, CA |
430,297 |
2,512,926 |
17% |
| San
Francisco, CA |
428,952 |
1,702,056 |
25% |
| Arlington, VA |
428,417 |
2,790,259 |
15% |
| St.
Petersburg, FL |
426,438 |
2,884,620 |
15% |
| Bridgeport,
CT |
410,091 |
895,015 |
46% |
| Portland, OR |
409,864 |
3,232,130 |
13% |
| Orlando, FL |
398,325 |
4,040,919 |
10% |
| Corpus
Christi, TX |
395,611 |
565,158 |
70% |
| New Orleans,
LA |
387,101 |
1,075,283 |
36% |
| Albany, NY |
350,000 |
1,320,628 |
27% |
| Green Bay, WI |
346,499 |
989,997 |
35% |
| Scranton, PA |
325,243 |
1,090,779 |
30% |
| Fall River,
MA |
325,241 |
824,033 |
39% |
| Tucson, AZ |
316,272 |
1,629,614 |
19% |
| Lafayette, LA |
315,717 |
568,154 |
56% |
| Santa Fe, NM |
310,355 |
1,218,438 |
25% |
| Rochester, NY |
309,715 |
1,464,779 |
21% |
| Manchester,
NH |
309,711 |
1,315,828 |
24% |
| Toledo, OH |
309,176 |
1,466,153 |
21% |
| Worcester, MA |
305,622 |
784,992 |
39% |
| Syracuse, NY |
284,000 |
1,173,146 |
24% |
| Madison, WI |
277,391 |
993,560 |
28% |
| Allentown, PA |
276,662 |
1,161,932 |
24% |
| Palm Beach,
FL |
258,325 |
1,970,000 |
13% |
| Columbus, OH |
254,759 |
2,485,818 |
10% |
| Honolulu, HI |
254,733 |
1,285,498 |
20% |
| Laredo, TX |
249,090 |
332,120 |
75% |
| Harrisburg,
PA |
244,073 |
2,027,835 |
12% |
| Norwich, CT |
238,038 |
696,703 |
34% |
| Salt Lake
City, UT |
235,000 |
2,645,330 |
9% |
| Richmond, VA |
234,000 |
5,000,000 |
5% |
| Wilmington,
DE |
233,000 |
1,286,143 |
18% |
| Raleigh, NC |
227,102 |
4,407,173 |
5% |
| Indianapolis,
IN |
226,620 |
2,430,606 |
9% |
| Erie, PA |
222,134 |
852,462 |
26% |
| Omaha, NE |
221,184 |
902,447 |
25% |
| Springfield,
MA |
220,297 |
812,455 |
27% |
| Baton Rouge,
LA |
219,018 |
931,004 |
24% |
| Lansing, MI |
216,874 |
1,807,675 |
12% |
| Youngstown,
OH |
212,334 |
1,198,267 |
18% |
| Dubuque, IA |
209,340 |
976,737 |
21% |
| Venice, FL |
206,282 |
1,959,972 |
11% |
| Stockton, CA |
202,604 |
1,119,711 |
18% |
| Kansas City,
KS |
202,182 |
1,289,903 |
16% |
| La Crosse, WI |
196,642 |
849,626 |
23% |
| Louisville,
KY |
192,500 |
1,219,622 |
16% |
| Charleston,
SC |
192,160 |
4,394,300 |
4% |
| Monterey, CA |
191,457 |
957,385 |
20% |
| Portland, ME |
188,092 |
1,317,207 |
14% |
| Gary, IN |
187,500 |
788,055 |
24% |
| Grand Rapids,
MI |
178,000 |
1,283,717 |
14% |
| Peoria, IL |
169,500 |
1,447,418 |
12% |
| Boise, ID |
168,542 |
1,532,200 |
11% |
| Santa Rosa,
CA |
167,945 |
911,678 |
18% |
| Charlotte, NC |
167,543 |
4,752,413 |
4% |
| St.
Augustine, FL |
166,464 |
1,942,345 |
9% |
| Greensburg,
PA |
163,553 |
678,279 |
24% |
| Springfield,
IL |
161,206 |
1,141,749 |
14% |
| Fort
Wayne-South Bend, IN |
157,793 |
1,262,788 |
12% |
| Colorodo
Springs, CO |
141,865 |
945,771 |
15% |
| St. Cloud, MN |
138,084 |
555,434 |
25% |
| Las Cruces,
NM |
132,646 |
498,308 |
27% |
| Reno, NV |
131,708 |
693,201 |
19% |
| Winona, MN |
131,280 |
570,488 |
23% |
| St. Joseph,
MO |
129,443 |
1,479,583 |
9% |
| Sioux Falls,
SD |
126,541 |
524,153 |
24% |
| Little Rock,
AR |
121,748 |
2,834,797 |
4% |
| Burlington,
VT |
118,000 |
623,908 |
19% |
| Wichita, KS |
115,967 |
955,946 |
12% |
| Saginaw, MI |
113,699 |
708,764 |
16% |
| Ogdensburg,
NY |
112,612 |
491,898 |
23% |
| Houma-Thibodaux,
LA |
107,003 |
202,000 |
53% |
| Oklahoma
City, OK |
106,919 |
2,985,112 |
4% |
| Victoria, TX |
104,823 |
200,856 |
52% |
| Kalamazoo, MI |
101,888 |
952,812 |
11% |
| Davenport, IA |
101,848 |
751,127 |
14% |
| Lafayette, IN |
99,773 |
1,296,384 |
8% |
| Spokane, WA |
99,363 |
780,696 |
13% |
| Altoona-Johnstown,
PA |
97,733 |
640,635 |
15% |
| Pueblo, CO |
96,904 |
621,000 |
16% |
| Lincoln, NE |
95,262 |
578,729 |
16% |
| De Moines, IA |
94,596 |
742,190 |
13% |
| Birmingham,
AL |
89,021 |
2,877,416 |
3% |
| Wheeling-Charleston,
WV |
88,974 |
1,812,035 |
5% |
| Covington, KY |
88,767 |
464,629 |
19% |
| Fargo, ND |
87,409 |
377,979 |
23% |
| Evansville,
IN |
87,037 |
496,795 |
18% |
| Sioux City,
IA |
86,162 |
456,854 |
19% |
| Belleville,
IL |
83,689 |
850,076 |
10% |
| Savannah, GA |
81,612 |
2,800,000 |
3% |
| Lubbock, TX |
80,742 |
460,091 |
18% |
| Superior, WI |
80,668 |
434,412 |
19% |
| Yakima, WA |
79,022 |
641,332 |
12% |
| Jefferson
City, MO |
78,462 |
876,490 |
9% |
| Memphis, TN |
78,445 |
1,504,539 |
5% |
| Nashville, TN |
76,524 |
2,200,892 |
3% |
| Beaumont, TX |
74,501 |
595,561 |
13% |
| San Angelo,
TX |
72,502 |
792,891 |
9% |
| Lake Charles,
LA |
70,961 |
283,429 |
25% |
| Mobile, AL |
68,302 |
1,706,507 |
4% |
| Springfield-Cape
Girardeau |
66,342 |
1,226,079 |
5% |
| Gaylord, MI |
66,287 |
510,532 |
13% |
| Duluth, MN |
65,007 |
439,172 |
15% |
| Pensacola-Tallahassee,
FL |
63,968 |
1,364,963 |
5% |
| New Ulm, MN |
62,787 |
282,566 |
22% |
| Bismarck, ND |
62,354 |
261,736 |
24% |
| Gallup, NM |
61,940 |
495,000 |
13% |
| Tyler, TX |
61,210 |
1,282,726 |
5% |
| Marquette, MI |
61,000 |
308,357 |
20% |
| Tulsa, OK |
60,505 |
1,635,064 |
4% |
| Knoxville, TN |
59,534 |
2,307,767 |
3% |
| Biloxi, MS |
58,548 |
767,379 |
8% |
| Helena, MT |
56,001 |
536,685 |
10% |
| Cheyenne, WY |
52,397 |
515,000 |
10% |
| Grand Island,
NE |
51,094 |
301,328 |
17% |
| Owensboro, KY |
49,909 |
865,416 |
6% |
| Jackson, MS |
49,794 |
2,111,593 |
2% |
| Dodge City,
KS |
48,456 |
223,507 |
22% |
| Great
Falls-Billings, MT |
47,226 |
391,300 |
12% |
| Lexington, KY |
46,847 |
1,550,030 |
3% |
| Salina, KS |
46,671 |
315,983 |
15% |
| Alexandria,
LA |
40,783 |
386,602 |
11% |
| Shreveport,
LA |
39,951 |
791,658 |
5% |
| Amarillo, TX |
39,416 |
422,428 |
9% |
| Steubenville,
OH |
39,385 |
505,232 |
8% |
| Anchorage, AK |
37,089 |
401,610 |
9% |
| Crookston, MN |
35,285 |
252,994 |
14% |
| Baker, OR |
32,242 |
493,996 |
7% |
| St. Thomas
Virgin Islands |
30,000 |
108,612 |
28% |
| Rapid City,
SD |
27,042 |
227,211 |
12% |
| Fairbanks, AK |
15,562 |
166,000 |
9% |
| Juneau, AK |
10,000 |
75,000 |
13% |
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| Eastern Rites |
|
| Name of
Diocese |
Total Catholics |
|
| St. Thomas the Apostle - Chaldean |
120,000 |
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| St. Thomas Syro-Malabar |
85,000 |
|
| Pittsburgh - Byzantine |
58,997 |
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| St. Peter the Apostle - Chaldean |
45,336 |
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| Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles |
44,782 |
|
| St. Maron in Brooklyn |
30,500 |
|
| Newton - Melkitc Greek |
25,591 |
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| Our Lady of Nareg - Armenian |
25,000 |
|
| Our Lady of Deliverance -Syrirc |
18,200 |
|
| Passaic - Byzantine |
17,629 |
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| Philadelphia - Ukrainian |
16,738 |
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| Stamford - Ukrainian |
16,000 |
|
| St. Josaphat - Ukrainian - Pharma |
10,685 |
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| St. Nicholas in Chicago - Ukrainian |
10,500 |
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| Parma- Byzantine |
8,839 |
|
| Romanian |
5,675 |
|
| Van Nuys - Byzantine |
2,613 |
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| By Catholic Population % |
| Name of
Diocese |
Catholic Total |
Total Population |
Catholic
Population Percentage |
| Brownsville,
TX |
995,160 |
1,170,776 |
85% |
| El Paso, TX |
646,340 |
826,611 |
78% |
| Laredo, TX |
249,090 |
332,120 |
75% |
| Corpus
Christi, TX |
395,611 |
565,158 |
70% |
| Providence,
RI |
624,120 |
1,057,832 |
59% |
| Lafayette, LA |
315,717 |
568,154 |
56% |
| Houma-Thibodaux,
LA |
107,003 |
202,000 |
53% |
| Victoria, TX |
104,823 |
200,856 |
52% |
| Newark, NJ |
1,318,557 |
2,794,649 |
47% |
| Bridgeport,
CT |
410,091 |
895,015 |
46% |
| New York, NY |
2,576,800 |
5,726,222 |
45% |
| Rockville
Centre, NY |
1,493,528 |
3,444,128 |
43% |
| Buffalo, NY |
659,000 |
1,534,277 |
43% |
| Metuchen, NJ |
567,532 |
1,351,267 |
42% |
| Orange, CA |
1,197,681 |
3,002,048 |
40% |
| Trenton, NJ |
783,285 |
2,019,789 |
39% |
| Paterson, NJ |
439,242 |
1,132,068 |
39% |
| Las Vegas, NV |
740,000 |
1,900,000 |
39% |
| Worcester, MA |
305,622 |
784,992 |
39% |
| Fall River,
MA |
325,241 |
824,033 |
39% |
| Boston, MA |
1,484,661 |
3,844,675 |
39% |
| Chicago, IL |
2,338,000 |
5,995,000 |
39% |
| Fresno, CA |
1,074,944 |
2,756,266 |
39% |
| Philadelphia,
PA |
1,458,430 |
3,887,694 |
38% |
| Pittsburgh,
PA |
719,801 |
1,920,707 |
37% |
| New Orleans,
LA |
387,101 |
1,075,283 |
36% |
| Los Angeles,
CA |
4,176,296 |
11,606,889 |
36% |
| Green Bay, WI |
346,499 |
989,997 |
35% |
| Joliet, IL |
652,770 |
1,888,772 |
35% |
| Camden, NJ |
469,058 |
1,389,794 |
34% |
| Norwich, CT |
238,038 |
696,703 |
34% |
| Hartford, CT |
644,653 |
1,910,591 |
34% |
| San Jose, CA |
600,000 |
1,837,075 |
33% |
| San Antonio,
TX |
695,079 |
2,196,159 |
32% |
| Detroit, MI |
1,434,622 |
4,438,006 |
32% |
| San Diego, CA |
981,291 |
3,109,455 |
32% |
| Dallas, TX |
1,127,985 |
3,688,838 |
31% |
| Scranton, PA |
325,243 |
1,090,779 |
30% |
| Brooklyn, NY |
1,440,000 |
4,798,388 |
30% |
| Madison, WI |
277,391 |
993,560 |
28% |
| Milwaukee, WI |
643,775 |
2,303,859 |
28% |
| St. Thomas
Virgin Islands |
30,000 |
108,612 |
28% |
| San
Bernardino, CA |
1,200,750 |
4,288,391 |
28% |
| Sacramento,
CA |
974,798 |
3,514,157 |
28% |
| Cleveland, OH |
753,255 |
2,808,031 |
27% |
| Albany, NY |
350,000 |
1,320,628 |
27% |
| Las Cruces,
NM |
132,646 |
498,308 |
27% |
| Springfield,
MA |
220,297 |
812,455 |
27% |
| Rockford, IL |
446,859 |
1,652,331 |
27% |
| Erie, PA |
222,134 |
852,462 |
26% |
| Santa Fe, NM |
310,355 |
1,218,438 |
25% |
| Omaha, NE |
221,184 |
902,447 |
25% |
| St. Louis, MO |
538,454 |
2,162,175 |
25% |
| St. Cloud, MN |
138,084 |
555,434 |
25% |
| Lake Charles,
LA |
70,961 |
283,429 |
25% |
| San
Francisco, CA |
428,952 |
1,702,056 |
25% |
| Sioux Falls,
SD |
126,541 |
524,153 |
24% |
| Greensburg,
PA |
163,553 |
678,279 |
24% |
| Allentown, PA |
276,662 |
1,161,932 |
24% |
| Bismarck, ND |
62,354 |
261,736 |
24% |
| Syracuse, NY |
284,000 |
1,173,146 |
24% |
| Manchester,
NH |
309,711 |
1,315,828 |
24% |
| Baton Rouge,
LA |
219,018 |
931,004 |
24% |
| Gary, IN |
187,500 |
788,055 |
24% |
| La Crosse, WI |
196,642 |
849,626 |
23% |
| Fargo, ND |
87,409 |
377,979 |
23% |
| Ogdensburg,
NY |
112,612 |
491,898 |
23% |
| Winona, MN |
131,280 |
570,488 |
23% |
| New Ulm, MN |
62,787 |
282,566 |
22% |
| Dodge City,
KS |
48,456 |
223,507 |
22% |
| Washington,
DC |
588,922 |
2,676,920 |
22% |
| Toledo, OH |
309,176 |
1,466,153 |
21% |
| Rochester, NY |
309,715 |
1,464,779 |
21% |
| Dubuque, IA |
209,340 |
976,737 |
21% |
| Galveston-Houston,
TX |
1,128,065 |
5,572,087 |
20% |
| Marquette, MI |
61,000 |
308,357 |
20% |
| Honolulu, HI |
254,733 |
1,285,498 |
20% |
| Monterey, CA |
191,457 |
957,385 |
20% |
| Superior, WI |
80,668 |
434,412 |
19% |
| Burlington,
VT |
118,000 |
623,908 |
19% |
| Reno, NV |
131,708 |
693,201 |
19% |
| St.
Paul/Minneapolis, MN |
625,000 |
3,250,000 |
19% |
| Covington, KY |
88,767 |
464,629 |
19% |
| Sioux City,
IA |
86,162 |
456,854 |
19% |
| Tucson, AZ |
316,272 |
1,629,614 |
19% |
| Lubbock, TX |
80,742 |
460,091 |
18% |
| Fort Worth,
TX |
562,000 |
3,125,028 |
18% |
| Austin, TX |
485,612 |
2,629,792 |
18% |
| Youngstown,
OH |
212,334 |
1,198,267 |
18% |
| Evansville,
IN |
87,037 |
496,795 |
18% |
| Wilmington,
DE |
233,000 |
1,286,143 |
18% |
| Stockton, CA |
202,604 |
1,119,711 |
18% |
| Santa Rosa,
CA |
167,945 |
911,678 |
18% |
| Grand Island,
NE |
51,094 |
301,328 |
17% |
| Miami, FL |
736,089 |
4,264,581 |
17% |
| Denver, CO |
525,000 |
3,168,116 |
17% |
| Oakland, CA |
430,297 |
2,512,926 |
17% |
| Cincinnati,
OH |
476,189 |
3,006,148 |
16% |
| Lincoln, NE |
95,262 |
578,729 |
16% |
| Saginaw, MI |
113,699 |
708,764 |
16% |
| Baltimore, MD |
509,336 |
3,093,524 |
16% |
| Louisville,
KY |
192,500 |
1,219,622 |
16% |
| Kansas City,
KS |
202,182 |
1,289,903 |
16% |
| Pueblo, CO |
96,904 |
621,000 |
16% |
| Phoenix, AZ |
706,433 |
4,415,210 |
16% |
| Arlington, VA |
428,417 |
2,790,259 |
15% |
| Altoona-Johnstown,
PA |
97,733 |
640,635 |
15% |
| Duluth, MN |
65,007 |
439,172 |
15% |
| Salina, KS |
46,671 |
315,983 |
15% |
| St.
Petersburg, FL |
426,438 |
2,884,620 |
15% |
| Colorodo
Springs, CO |
141,865 |
945,771 |
15% |
| Crookston, MN |
35,285 |
252,994 |
14% |
| Grand Rapids,
MI |
178,000 |
1,283,717 |
14% |
| Portland, ME |
188,092 |
1,317,207 |
14% |
| Davenport, IA |
101,848 |
751,127 |
14% |
| Springfield,
IL |
161,206 |
1,141,749 |
14% |
| Spokane, WA |
99,363 |
780,696 |
13% |
| Beaumont, TX |
74,501 |
595,561 |
13% |
| Portland, OR |
409,864 |
3,232,130 |
13% |
| Gallup, NM |
61,940 |
495,000 |
13% |
| Gaylord, MI |
66,287 |
510,532 |
13% |
| De Moines, IA |
94,596 |
742,190 |
13% |
| Palm Beach,
FL |
258,325 |
1,970,000 |
13% |
| Juneau, AK |
10,000 |
75,000 |
13% |
| Yakima, WA |
79,022 |
641,332 |
12% |
| Rapid City,
SD |
27,042 |
227,211 |
12% |
| Harrisburg,
PA |
244,073 |
2,027,835 |
12% |
| Great
Falls-Billings, MT |
47,226 |
391,300 |
12% |
| Lansing, MI |
216,874 |
1,807,675 |
12% |
| Wichita, KS |
115,967 |
955,946 |
12% |
| Fort
Wayne-South Bend, IN |
157,793 |
1,262,788 |
12% |
| Peoria, IL |
169,500 |
1,447,418 |
12% |
| Seattle, WA |
580,300 |
5,141,900 |
11% |
| Kalamazoo, MI |
101,888 |
952,812 |
11% |
| Alexandria,
LA |
40,783 |
386,602 |
11% |
| Boise, ID |
168,542 |
1,532,200 |
11% |
| Atlanta, GA |
750,000 |
6,773,819 |
11% |
| Venice, FL |
206,282 |
1,959,972 |
11% |
| Cheyenne, WY |
52,397 |
515,000 |
10% |
| Columbus, OH |
254,759 |
2,485,818 |
10% |
| Helena, MT |
56,001 |
536,685 |
10% |
| Belleville,
IL |
83,689 |
850,076 |
10% |
| Orlando, FL |
398,325 |
4,040,919 |
10% |
| Salt Lake
City, UT |
235,000 |
2,645,330 |
9% |
| San Angelo,
TX |
72,502 |
792,891 |
9% |
| Amarillo, TX |
39,416 |
422,428 |
9% |
| St. Joseph,
MO |
129,443 |
1,479,583 |
9% |
| Jefferson
City, MO |
78,462 |
876,490 |
9% |
| Indianapolis,
IN |
226,620 |
2,430,606 |
9% |
| St.
Augustine, FL |
166,464 |
1,942,345 |
9% |
| Fairbanks, AK |
15,562 |
166,000 |
9% |
| Anchorage, AK |
37,089 |
401,610 |
9% |
| Steubenville,
OH |
39,385 |
505,232 |
8% |
| Biloxi, MS |
58,548 |
767,379 |
8% |
| Lafayette, IN |
99,773 |
1,296,384 |
8% |
| Baker, OR |
32,242 |
493,996 |
7% |
| Owensboro, KY |
49,909 |
865,416 |
6% |
| Wheeling-Charleston,
WV |
88,974 |
1,812,035 |
5% |
| Richmond, VA |
234,000 |
5,000,000 |
5% |
| Tyler, TX |
61,210 |
1,282,726 |
5% |
| Memphis, TN |
78,445 |
1,504,539 |
5% |
| Raleigh, NC |
227,102 |
4,407,173 |
5% |
| Springfield-Cape
Girardeau |
66,342 |
1,226,079 |
5% |
| Shreveport,
LA |
39,951 |
791,658 |
5% |
| Pensacola-Tallahassee,
FL |
63,968 |
1,364,963 |
5% |
| Charleston,
SC |
192,160 |
4,394,300 |
4% |
| Tulsa, OK |
60,505 |
1,635,064 |
4% |
| Oklahoma
City, OK |
106,919 |
2,985,112 |
4% |
| Charlotte, NC |
167,543 |
4,752,413 |
4% |
| Little Rock,
AR |
121,748 |
2,834,797 |
4% |
| Mobile, AL |
68,302 |
1,706,507 |
4% |
| Nashville, TN |
76,524 |
2,200,892 |
3% |
| Knoxville, TN |
59,534 |
2,307,767 |
3% |
| Lexington, KY |
46,847 |
1,550,030 |
3% |
| Savannah, GA |
81,612 |
2,800,000 |
3% |
| Birmingham,
AL |
89,021 |
2,877,416 |
3% |
| Jackson, MS |
49,794 |
2,111,593 |
2% |
|
| |
| Eastern Rites - Catholic
Population %- N/A |
| Name of
Diocese |
Total Catholics |
|
| Our Lady of Deliverance -Syrirc |
18,200 |
|
| Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles |
44,782 |
|
| Our Lady of Nareg - Armenian |
25,000 |
|
| Newton - Melkitc Greek |
25,591 |
|
| Parma- Byzantine |
8,839 |
|
| Passaic - Byzantine |
17,629 |
|
| Philadelphia - Ukrainian |
16,738 |
|
| Pittsburgh - Byzantine |
58,997 |
|
| Romanian |
5,675 |
|
| St. Josaphat - Ukrainian - Pharma |
10,685 |
|
| St. Maron in Brooklyn |
30,500 |
|
| St. Nicholas in Chicago - Ukrainian |
10,500 |
|
| St. Peter the Apostle - Chaldean |
45,336 |
|
| St. Thomas Syro-Malabar |
85,000 |
|
| St. Thomas the Apostle - Chaldean |
120,000 |
|
| Stamford - Ukrainian |
16,000 |
|
| Van Nuys - Byzantine |
2,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
| By Total Population |
| Name of
Diocese |
Catholic Total |
Total Population |
Catholic
Population Percentage |
| Los Angeles,
CA |
4,176,296 |
11,606,889 |
36% |
| Atlanta, GA |
750,000 |
6,773,819 |
11% |
| Chicago, IL |
2,338,000 |
5,995,000 |
39% |
| New York, NY |
2,576,800 |
5,726,222 |
45% |
| Galveston-Houston,
TX |
1,128,065 |
5,572,087 |
20% |
| Seattle, WA |
580,300 |
5,141,900 |
11% |
| Richmond, VA |
234,000 |
5,000,000 |
5% |
| Brooklyn, NY |
1,440,000 |
4,798,388 |
30% |
| Charlotte, NC |
167,543 |
4,752,413 |
4% |
| Detroit, MI |
1,434,622 |
4,438,006 |
32% |
| Phoenix, AZ |
706,433 |
4,415,210 |
16% |
| Raleigh, NC |
227,102 |
4,407,173 |
5% |
| Charleston,
SC |
192,160 |
4,394,300 |
4% |
| San
Bernardino, CA |
1,200,750 |
4,288,391 |
28% |
| Miami, FL |
736,089 |
4,264,581 |
17% |
| Orlando, FL |
398,325 |
4,040,919 |
10% |
| Philadelphia,
PA |
1,458,430 |
3,887,694 |
38% |
| Boston, MA |
1,484,661 |
3,844,675 |
39% |
| Dallas, TX |
1,127,985 |
3,688,838 |
31% |
| Sacramento,
CA |
974,798 |
3,514,157 |
28% |
| Rockville
Centre, NY |
1,493,528 |
3,444,128 |
43% |
| St.
Paul/Minneapolis, MN |
625,000 |
3,250,000 |
19% |
| Portland, OR |
409,864 |
3,232,130 |
13% |
| Denver, CO |
525,000 |
3,168,116 |
17% |
| Fort Worth,
TX |
562,000 |
3,125,028 |
18% |
| San Diego, CA |
981,291 |
3,109,455 |
32% |
| Baltimore, MD |
509,336 |
3,093,524 |
16% |
| Cincinnati,
OH |
476,189 |
3,006,148 |
16% |
| Orange, CA |
1,197,681 |
3,002,048 |
40% |
| Oklahoma
City, OK |
106,919 |
2,985,112 |
4% |
| St.
Petersburg, FL |
426,438 |
2,884,620 |
15% |
| Birmingham,
AL |
89,021 |
2,877,416 |
3% |
| Little Rock,
AR |
121,748 |
2,834,797 |
4% |
| Cleveland, OH |
753,255 |
2,808,031 |
27% |
| Savannah, GA |
81,612 |
2,800,000 |
3% |
| Newark, NJ |
1,318,557 |
2,794,649 |
47% |
| Arlington, VA |
428,417 |
2,790,259 |
15% |
| Fresno, CA |
1,074,944 |
2,756,266 |
39% |
| Washington,
DC |
588,922 |
2,676,920 |
22% |
| Salt Lake
City, UT |
235,000 |
2,645,330 |
9% |
| Austin, TX |
485,612 |
2,629,792 |
18% |
| Oakland, CA |
430,297 |
2,512,926 |
17% |
| Columbus, OH |
254,759 |
2,485,818 |
10% |
| Indianapolis,
IN |
226,620 |
2,430,606 |
9% |
| Knoxville, TN |
59,534 |
2,307,767 |
3% |
| Milwaukee, WI |
643,775 |
2,303,859 |
28% |
| Nashville, TN |
76,524 |
2,200,892 |
3% |
| San Antonio,
TX |
695,079 |
2,196,159 |
32% |
| St. Louis, MO |
538,454 |
2,162,175 |
25% |
| Jackson, MS |
49,794 |
2,111,593 |
2% |
| Harrisburg,
PA |
244,073 |
2,027,835 |
12% |
| Trenton, NJ |
783,285 |
2,019,789 |
39% |
| Palm Beach,
FL |
258,325 |
1,970,000 |
13% |
| Venice, FL |
206,282 |
1,959,972 |
11% |
| St.
Augustine, FL |
166,464 |
1,942,345 |
9% |
| Pittsburgh,
PA |
719,801 |
1,920,707 |
37% |
| Hartford, CT |
644,653 |
1,910,591 |
34% |
| Las Vegas, NV |
740,000 |
1,900,000 |
39% |
| Joliet, IL |
652,770 |
1,888,772 |
35% |
| San Jose, CA |
600,000 |
1,837,075 |
33% |
| Wheeling-Charleston,
WV |
88,974 |
1,812,035 |
5% |
| Lansing, MI |
216,874 |
1,807,675 |
12% |
| Mobile, AL |
68,302 |
1,706,507 |
4% |
| San
Francisco, CA |
428,952 |
1,702,056 |
25% |
| Rockford, IL |
446,859 |
1,652,331 |
27% |
| Tulsa, OK |
60,505 |
1,635,064 |
4% |
| Tucson, AZ |
316,272 |
1,629,614 |
19% |
| Lexington, KY |
46,847 |
1,550,030 |
3% |
| Buffalo, NY |
659,000 |
1,534,277 |
43% |
| Boise, ID |
168,542 |
1,532,200 |
11% |
| Memphis, TN |
78,445 |
1,504,539 |
5% |
| St. Joseph,
MO |
129,443 |
1,479,583 |
9% |
| Toledo, OH |
309,176 |
1,466,153 |
21% |
| Rochester, NY |
309,715 |
1,464,779 |
21% |
| Peoria, IL |
169,500 |
1,447,418 |
12% |
| Camden, NJ |
469,058 |
1,389,794 |
34% |
| Pensacola-Tallahassee,
FL |
63,968 |
1,364,963 |
5% |
| Metuchen, NJ |
567,532 |
1,351,267 |
42% |
| Albany, NY |
350,000 |
1,320,628 |
27% |
| Portland, ME |
188,092 |
1,317,207 |
14% |
| Manchester,
NH |
309,711 |
1,315,828 |
24% |
| Lafayette, IN |
99,773 |
1,296,384 |
8% |
| Kansas City,
KS |
202,182 |
1,289,903 |
16% |
| Wilmington,
DE |
233,000 |
1,286,143 |
18% |
| Honolulu, HI |
254,733 |
1,285,498 |
20% |
| Grand Rapids,
MI |
178,000 |
1,283,717 |
14% |
| Tyler, TX |
61,210 |
1,282,726 |
5% |
| Fort
Wayne-South Bend, IN |
157,793 |
1,262,788 |
12% |
| Springfield-Cape
Girardeau |
66,342 |
1,226,079 |
5% |
| Louisville,
KY |
192,500 |
1,219,622 |
16% |
| Santa Fe, NM |
310,355 |
1,218,438 |
25% |
| Youngstown,
OH |
212,334 |
1,198,267 |
18% |
| Syracuse, NY |
284,000 |
1,173,146 |
24% |
| Brownsville,
TX |
995,160 |
1,170,776 |
85% |
| Allentown, PA |
276,662 |
1,161,932 |
24% |
| Springfield,
IL |
161,206 |
1,141,749 |
14% |
| Paterson, NJ |
439,242 |
1,132,068 |
39% |
| Stockton, CA |
202,604 |
1,119,711 |
18% |
| Scranton, PA |
325,243 |
1,090,779 |
30% |
| New Orleans,
LA |
387,101 |
1,075,283 |
36% |
| Providence,
RI |
624,120 |
1,057,832 |
59% |
| Madison, WI |
277,391 |
993,560 |
28% |
| Green Bay, WI |
346,499 |
989,997 |
35% |
| Dubuque, IA |
209,340 |
976,737 |
21% |
| Monterey, CA |
191,457 |
957,385 |
20% |
| Wichita, KS |
115,967 |
955,946 |
12% |
| Kalamazoo, MI |
101,888 |
952,812 |
11% |
| Colorodo
Springs, CO |
141,865 |
945,771 |
15% |
| Baton Rouge,
LA |
219,018 |
931,004 |
24% |
| Santa Rosa,
CA |
167,945 |
911,678 |
18% |
| Omaha, NE |
221,184 |
902,447 |
25% |
| Bridgeport,
CT |
410,091 |
895,015 |
46% |
| Jefferson
City, MO |
78,462 |
876,490 |
9% |
| Owensboro, KY |
49,909 |
865,416 |
6% |
| Erie, PA |
222,134 |
852,462 |
26% |
| Belleville,
IL |
83,689 |
850,076 |
10% |
| La Crosse, WI |
196,642 |
849,626 |
23% |
| El Paso, TX |
646,340 |
826,611 |
78% |
| Fall River,
MA |
325,241 |
824,033 |
39% |
| Springfield,
MA |
220,297 |
812,455 |
27% |
| San Angelo,
TX |
72,502 |
792,891 |
9% |
| Shreveport,
LA |
39,951 |
791,658 |
5% |
| Gary, IN |
187,500 |
788,055 |
24% |
| Worcester, MA |
305,622 |
784,992 |
39% |
| Spokane, WA |
99,363 |
780,696 |
13% |
| Biloxi, MS |
58,548 |
767,379 |
8% |
| Davenport, IA |
101,848 |
751,127 |
14% |
| De Moines, IA |
94,596 |
742,190 |
13% |
| Saginaw, MI |
113,699 |
708,764 |
16% |
| Norwich, CT |
238,038 |
696,703 |
34% |
| Reno, NV |
131,708 |
693,201 |
19% |
| Greensburg,
PA |
163,553 |
678,279 |
24% |
| Yakima, WA |
79,022 |
641,332 |
12% |
| Altoona-Johnstown,
PA |
97,733 |
640,635 |
15% |
| Burlington,
VT |
118,000 |
623,908 |
19% |
| Pueblo, CO |
96,904 |
621,000 |
16% |
| Beaumont, TX |
74,501 |
595,561 |
13% |
| Lincoln, NE |
95,262 |
578,729 |
16% |
| Winona, MN |
131,280 |
570,488 |
23% |
| Lafayette, LA |
315,717 |
568,154 |
56% |
| Corpus
Christi, TX |
395,611 |
565,158 |
70% |
| St. Cloud, MN |
138,084 |
555,434 |
25% |
| Helena, MT |
56,001 |
536,685 |
10% |
| Sioux Falls,
SD |
126,541 |
524,153 |
24% |
| Cheyenne, WY |
52,397 |
515,000 |
10% |
| Gaylord, MI |
66,287 |
510,532 |
13% |
| Steubenville,
OH |
39,385 |
505,232 |
8% |
| Las Cruces,
NM |
132,646 |
498,308 |
27% |
| Evansville,
IN |
87,037 |
496,795 |
18% |
| Gallup, NM |
61,940 |
495,000 |
13% |
| Baker, OR |
32,242 |
493,996 |
7% |
| Ogdensburg,
NY |
112,612 |
491,898 |
23% |
| Covington, KY |
88,767 |
464,629 |
19% |
| Lubbock, TX |
80,742 |
460,091 |
18% |
| Sioux City,
IA |
86,162 |
456,854 |
19% |
| Duluth, MN |
65,007 |
439,172 |
15% |
| Superior, WI |
80,668 |
434,412 |
19% |
| Amarillo, TX |
39,416 |
422,428 |
9% |
| Anchorage, AK |
37,089 |
401,610 |
9% |
| Great
Falls-Billings, MT |
47,226 |
391,300 |
12% |
| Alexandria,
LA |
40,783 |
386,602 |
11% |
| Fargo, ND |
87,409 |
377,979 |
23% |
| Laredo, TX |
249,090 |
332,120 |
75% |
| Salina, KS |
46,671 |
315,983 |
15% |
| Marquette, MI |
61,000 |
308,357 |
20% |
| Grand Island,
NE |
51,094 |
301,328 |
17% |
| Lake Charles,
LA |
70,961 |
283,429 |
25% |
| New Ulm, MN |
62,787 |
282,566 |
22% |
| Bismarck, ND |
62,354 |
261,736 |
24% |
| Crookston, MN |
35,285 |
252,994 |
14% |
| Rapid City,
SD |
27,042 |
227,211 |
12% |
| Dodge City,
KS |
48,456 |
223,507 |
22% |
| Houma-Thibodaux,
LA |
107,003 |
202,000 |
53% |
| Victoria, TX |
104,823 |
200,856 |
52% |
| Fairbanks, AK |
15,562 |
166,000 |
9% |
| St. Thomas
Virgin Islands |
30,000 |
108,612 |
28% |
| Juneau, AK |
10,000 |
75,000 |
13% |
|
| |
| Eastern Rites - Total Population - N/A |
| Name of
Diocese |
TotalCatholics |
|
| Our Lady of Deliverance -Syrirc |
18,200 |
|
| Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles |
44,782 |
|
| Our Lady of Nareg - Armenian |
25,000 |
|
| Newton - Melkitc Greek |
25,591 |
|
| Parma- Byzantine |
8,839 |
|
| Passaic - Byzantine |
17,629 |
|
| Philadelphia - Ukrainian |
16,738 |
|
| Pittsburgh - Byzantine |
58,997 |
|
| Romanian |
5,675 |
|
| St. Josaphat - Ukrainian - Pharma |
10,685 |
|
| St. Maron in Brooklyn |
30,500 |
|
| St. Nicholas in Chicago - Ukrainian |
10,500 |
|
| St. Peter the Apostle - Chaldean |
45,336 |
|
| St. Thomas Syro-Malabar |
85,000 |
|
| St. Thomas the Apostle - Chaldean |
120,000 |
|
| Stamford - Ukrainian |
16,000 |
|
| Van Nuys - Byzantine |
2,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Official Catholic Directory 2009, P.J. Kenedy & Sons, New Providence, NJ. 2006
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