© 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

© 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use
A Sample Presentation of The State of the Church in Ohio and the Sioux Falls Metro Area Dave Olson © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The first 21 slides are from the “State of the Church in Ohio” Powerpoint. The Complete Powerpoint is 43 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

In 1996, polls taken immediately after the Presidential election revealed that 58% of people claimed they had voted, when in reality only 49% actually did. This is called the Halo Effect. People tend to over-inflate their participation in activities that create acceptability within their social group. For many decades, pollsters such as Gallup and Barna have reported that around 45% of Americans attend church every Sunday. But there is a religious Halo Effect. Actual attendance counts have shown that the percentage of people attending church on any given weekend is much lower than was previously thought. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Intent of this presentation is to answer and then expand on two key questions: “How Many People Really Attend Church in Ohio Every Week?” “Is the Christian Church Going Forwards or Backwards in Influence in Ohio?” As the data is analyzed county by county assessing a number of factors, a comprehensive picture of the State of the Church in Ohio will begin to take shape. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

This study uses weekend church attendance as a more reliable and more immediate snapshot of Christian influence than membership. The following map shows the percentage of the population attending a Christian church on any given weekend in all 50 states in Ohio has an average church attendance percentage (20.3%) close to the national average (18.7%). © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

2000 Percentage of Population at Worship in Christian Churches
8.3% Vinton 9.1% Pike 10.3% Jackson 11.2% Hocking 11.6% Carroll Perry 12.1% Athens 12.4% Pickaway Ross 12.5% Champaign 12.6% Morrow 12.7% Adams 13.0% Meigs 13.2% Delaware 13.8% Fayette 14.2% Lawrence 14.5% Portage 14.6% Brown 14.9% Madison Preble 15.3% Clermont 15.5% Coshocton 15.7% Licking 15.8% Fairfield 16.0% Scioto 16.2% Guernsey Medina 16.4% Clinton Morgan 16.7% Gallia 16.8% Marion 17.1% Ashtabula Union 17.2% Wood 17.3% Warren Harrison Geauga 17.4% Columbiana Lake 17.5% Clark 17.6% Van Wert Franklin 17.7% Noble 17.9% Greene Muskingum 18.3% Trumbull 18.5% Butler 18.6% Huron 18.7% Hardin 18.8% Lorain 19.0% Ashland 19.2% Highland 19.6% Logan 19.8% Erie Williams Sandusky 19.9% Lucas 20.2% Paulding 20.3% Knox 20.4% Belmont 20.7% Ottawa 20.8% Hancock 21.3% Washington 21.4% Montgomery 21.7% Allen Miami 22.0% Richland 22.4% Summit 23.0% Tuscarawas 23.3% Cuyahoga 23.5% Jefferson 23.9% Wayne Shelby 24.7% Hamilton 25.0% Wyandot 25.2% Fulton 25.5% Seneca 25.7% Mahoning Defiance 25.8% Crawford 26.3% Stark 26.5% Holmes 26.7% Auglaize 26.9% Henry 27.7% Darke 29.8% Monroe 37.8% Mercer 47.5% Putnam 0.0% to 16.7% 16.7% to 20.3% 20.3% to 48.5% Ohio Counties 2000 Percentage of Population at Worship in Christian Churches On any Given Sunday Blue = Lowest Rose = Middle Beige = Highest © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next 2 Maps show the population numbers for each county in Ohio. The first map shows the population of each county. The second map shows the growth or decline in population for each county from Nineteen counties have declined in population over the last decade. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

12,806 Vinton 14,058 Noble 14,897 Morgan 15,180 Monroe 15,856 Harrison 20,293 Paulding 22,908 Wyandot 23,072 Meigs 27,330 Adams 27,695 Pike 28,241 Hocking 28,433 Fayette 28,836 Carroll 29,210 Henry 29,659 Van Wert 31,069 Gallia 31,628 Morrow 31,945 Hardin 32,641 Jackson 34,078 Perry 34,726 Putnam 36,655 Coshocton 38,890 Champaign 38,943 Holmes 39,188 Williams 39,500 Defiance 40,213 Madison 40,543 Clinton 40,792 Guernsey 40,875 Highland 40,909 Union 40,924 Mercer 40,985 Ottawa 42,084 Fulton 42,285 Brown 42,337 Preble 46,005 Logan 46,611 Auglaize 46,966 Crawford 47,910 Shelby 52,523 Ashland 52,727 Pickaway 53,309 Darke 54,500 Knox 58,683 Seneca 59,487 Huron 61,792 Sandusky 62,223 Athens 62,319 Lawrence 63,251 Washington 66,217 Marion 70,226 Belmont 71,295 Hancock 73,345 Ross 73,894 Jefferson 79,195 Scioto 79,551 Erie 84,585 Muskingum 90,895 Geauga 90,914 Tuscarawas 98,868 Miami 102,728 Ashtabula 108,473 Allen 109,989 Delaware 111,564 Wayne 112,075 Columbiana 121,065 Wood 122,759 Fairfield 128,852 Richland 144,742 Clark 145,491 Licking 147,886 Greene 151,095 Medina 152,061 Portage 158,383 Warren 177,977 Clermont 225,116 Trumbull 227,511 Lake 257,555 Mahoning 284,664 Lorain 332,807 Butler 378,098 Stark 455,054 Lucas 542,899 Summit 559,062 Montgomery 845,303 Hamilton 1,068,978 Franklin 1,393,978 Cuyahoga 0 to 50,000 50,000 to 200,000 200,000 to 1,393,979 Ohio Counties 2000 Population © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

-20,925 Hamilton -18,162 Cuyahoga -14,747 Montgomery -7,307 Lucas -7,251 Mahoning -6,404 Jefferson -2,806 Clark -2,697 Trumbull -1,282 Allen -1,132 Scioto -1,050 Seneca -904 Crawford -848 Belmont -805 Van Wert -317 Monroe -310 Darke -229 Harrison -195 Paulding -171 Sandusky 85 Meigs 102 Henry 115 Gallia 150 Defiance 485 Lawrence 654 Wyandot 703 Morgan 834 Hardin 907 Putnam 956 Ottawa 967 Fayette 997 Washington 1,228 Coshocton 1,481 Mercer 1,708 Vinton 1,768 Guernsey 1,943 Marion 1,959 Adams 2,026 Auglaize 2,224 Preble 2,232 Williams 2,315 Carroll 2,411 Jackson 2,517 Muskingum 2,521 Perry 2,674 Athens 2,708 Hocking 2,715 Richland 2,722 Noble 2,772 Erie 2,871 Champaign 2,907 Ashtabula 2,995 Shelby 3,145 Madison 3,247 Huron 3,446 Pike 3,586 Fulton 3,695 Logan 3,799 Columbiana 3,879 Morrow 4,015 Ross 4,472 Pickaway 5,016 Ashland 5,128 Clinton 5,147 Highland 5,686 Miami 5,759 Hancock 6,094 Holmes 6,824 Tuscarawas 7,027 Knox 7,319 Brown 7,796 Wood 8,940 Union 9,476 Portage 9,766 Geauga 10,103 Wayne 10,513 Stark 11,155 Greene 12,012 Lake 13,538 Lorain 17,191 Licking 19,298 Fairfield 27,790 Clermont 27,909 Summit 28,741 Medina 41,328 Butler 43,060 Delaware 44,474 Warren 107,541 Franklin -21,000 to 0 0 to 10,000 10,000 to 120,000 Ohio Counties Growth or Decline in Population © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next 2 Slides show the ethnicity of Ohio in 1990 and The third slide shows the growth or decline in the percentage of the population for each ethnic group. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Graph shows the attendance numbers for the churches in Ohio in 1990 and Evangelicals have grown numerically over the last decade. Mainline and Catholic groups and total attendance have declined numerically. As population changes, a more reliable standard for evaluating increasing or declining influence is the percentage of the population attending church on any given weekend, shown in the second graph. This graph reflects a significant decrease in the percentage of the population attending church, with the exception of Evangelical churches which has remained constant. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The 2 Next Charts show the relative strength of the 8 major denominational groups in Ohio. Every group declined in percentage of the population attending except the Pentecostals. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

2000 Percentage of Population at Worship in Christian Churches
8.3% Vinton 9.1% Pike 10.3% Jackson 11.2% Hocking 11.6% Carroll Perry 12.1% Athens 12.4% Pickaway Ross 12.5% Champaign 12.6% Morrow 12.7% Adams 13.0% Meigs 13.2% Delaware 13.8% Fayette 14.2% Lawrence 14.5% Portage 14.6% Brown 14.9% Madison Preble 15.3% Clermont 15.5% Coshocton 15.7% Licking 15.8% Fairfield 16.0% Scioto 16.2% Guernsey Medina 16.4% Clinton Morgan 16.7% Gallia 16.8% Marion 17.1% Ashtabula Union 17.2% Wood 17.3% Warren Harrison Geauga 17.4% Columbiana Lake 17.5% Clark 17.6% Van Wert Franklin 17.7% Noble 17.9% Greene Muskingum 18.3% Trumbull 18.5% Butler 18.6% Huron 18.7% Hardin 18.8% Lorain 19.0% Ashland 19.2% Highland 19.6% Logan 19.8% Erie Williams Sandusky 19.9% Lucas 20.2% Paulding 20.3% Knox 20.4% Belmont 20.7% Ottawa 20.8% Hancock 21.3% Washington 21.4% Montgomery 21.7% Allen Miami 22.0% Richland 22.4% Summit 23.0% Tuscarawas 23.3% Cuyahoga 23.5% Jefferson 23.9% Wayne Shelby 24.7% Hamilton 25.0% Wyandot 25.2% Fulton 25.5% Seneca 25.7% Mahoning Defiance 25.8% Crawford 26.3% Stark 26.5% Holmes 26.7% Auglaize 26.9% Henry 27.7% Darke 29.8% Monroe 37.8% Mercer 47.5% Putnam 0.0% to 16.7% 16.7% to 20.3% 20.3% to 48.5% Ohio Counties 2000 Percentage of Population at Worship in Christian Churches On any Given Sunday Blue = Lowest Rose = Middle Beige = Highest © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Complete Ohio Powerpoint is 42 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The next 4 slides are from the “State of the Church in Cleveland” Powerpoint. The Complete Powerpoint is 49 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Map shows the attendance numbers of churches in the Cleveland Metro Area for 1990 and There has been some growth for Evangelicals, but Mainline, Catholic and Total numbers have declined. As the population has grown, a more reliable standard for evaluating increasing or declining influence is the percentage of the population attending church on any given weekend, shown in the second graph. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Complete Cleveland Powerpoint is 49 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The next 5 slides are from the “State of the Church in Columbus” Powerpoint. The Complete Powerpoint is 46 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Map shows the attendance numbers of churches in the Columbus Metro Area for 1990 and There has been some growth for Evangelicals and Mainline churches, while Catholics declined slightly. Unfortunately, as worship attendance has remained quite stable, the population has grown. A more reliable standard for evaluating increasing or declining influence is the percentage of the population attending church on any given weekend, shown in the second graph. The percentage is declining for each of the three groups. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Chart shows the increase or decline in the percentage of the population attending the 8 major denominational groups in the Columbus metro area. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Complete Columbus Powerpoint is 46 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The next 5 slides are from the “State of the Church in Cincinnati” Powerpoint. The Complete Powerpoint is 46 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Map shows the percentage of the population attending a Christian church on any given weekend in 2000 for each county in the Cincinnati area. The Cincinnati MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) consists of Brown, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren (OH) counties and Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton, Dearborn and Ohio (KY) counties. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

Cincinnati Metro Area 2000 Percentage of the Population Attending a Christian Church on Any Given Weekend 16.8% Ohio 15.5% Dearborn 17.3% Warren 15.3% Clermont 14.6% Butler 24.7% Hamilton 25.8% Pendleton 20.5% Boone 41.6% Gallatin 21.3% Grant 19.7% Campbell 21.0% Kenton © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Chart shows the 1990 & 2000 average church attendance by group for both this metro area and the nation. The second chart shows the 1990 & 2000 population per church for this metro area and the nation. In 2000, Arkansas had the lowest population per church ratio with 411 people per church. Utah had the highest ratio with 4,586 people per church. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Complete Cincinnati Powerpoint is 46 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The next 5 slides are from the “State of the Church in Akron” Powerpoint. The Complete Powerpoint is 38 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Graph shows the attendance numbers for the churches in the Akron metro in 1990 and Overall, there has been a significant decline in the last decade of the number of people attending church, except for in the Catholic church. Unfortunately, as overall worship attendance has increased, the population has grown. A more reliable standard for evaluating increasing or declining influence is the percentage of the population attending church on any given weekend, shown in the second graph. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Next Map shows the growth or decline in the percentage of the population attending a Christian church on any given weekend from 1990 to 2000 for each county. Both counties declined in percentage of the population attending. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

Worship in All Churches on a
Akron Metro Counties Growth or Decline in Percentage of the Population at Worship in All Churches on a Given Weekend Blue = Decline Rose = Growth © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

The Complete Akron Powerpoint is 38 slides in length, and is available at It includes maps of church attendance in every county in the metro area, as well as denominational charts, average size charts, church planting charts, ethnicity charts and population growth information. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

This Presentation is based on a nationwide study of American church attendance, as reported by churches and denominations. The database currently has average worship attendances for each of the last 10 years for over 200,000 individual churches. It also uses supplementary information (actual membership numbers correlated with accurate membership to attendance ratios) to project the attendances of all other denominational and independent churches. All told, accurate information is provided for over 300,000 orthodox Christian churches.1 1 This presentation looks only at people attending orthodox Christian churches. Approximately 3 million people attend non-orthodox Christian churches, and perhaps 3 million attend a religious service of another religion. Those ‘houses of worship’ would add another 35,000 churches in the United States and increase the 2000 percentage to 20.5%. © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

For More Information . . . Please go to for additional information on the American Church. 12 Surprising Facts about the American Church is available at The complete Ohio Powerpoint presentation is available at The Complete Cleveland Powerpoint presentation is available at The Complete Columbus Powerpoint presentation is available at The Complete Cincinnati Powerpoint presentation is available at The Complete Akron Powerpoint presentation is available at The complete Ohio Combo Pack is available at © 2004 by David T. Olson Sample - Not for Public Use

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