Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

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Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Rates of Growth in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census, Congregations and Membership, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Non-White Percent of the Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1970 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Congregations in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006 Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Church Members in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006 Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Change in the Membership of Selected Religious Groups in the Pacifica Synod between 1990 and 2000 Source: Congregations & Membership in the United States: The Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, August Jewish (estimate) United Methodist Presbyterian (USA) Episcopal Baptist General Conference Latter-day Saints Southern Baptist Convention Salvation Army Assembly of God Roman Catholic United Church of Christ ELCA Missouri Synod -200, ,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,000

Percent of the Population in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod Claimed by a Congregation: 1950 to 2006 Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Population in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod Not Claimed by a Congregation: 1950 to 2006 Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Lutherans Per Square Mile in the Pacifica Synod Compared to Selected Synods in 2006 Minneapolis Area, 68.4 North Carolina, 1.2 Northeastern Pennsylvania, 17.3 Southeastern, 0.3 Metro Washington, DC 10.5 Rocky Mountain, 0.2 Pacifica, 1.3 Sierra Pacific, 0.4 Grand Canyon, 0.5 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.

Race/Ethnicity of the US Population Compared to the Baptized Membership in the Pacifica Synod in 2006 Source: Claritas, Inc., and Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.

Percent of Congregations and Worshipers by Size (based on Worship Attendance) in the Pacifica Synod in 2006 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, August 2006.

Growing, Stable, Declining Congregations in the Pacifica Synod by Size (based on Worship Attendance) Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2000 and Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.