The Protestant Episcopal Church is the largest Anglican body in the United States, and one of the country's oldest denominations. Nearly all affiliated Episcopalians or Anglicans in the United States are members of this religious body. Today the church has about 2.4 million members.
The Episcopal Church was long known for the prominence of its members, including a "quarter of US presidents, half of the chief justices of the Supreme Court, the Vanderbilts, the Mellons, the Astors, Jefferson Davis, Fiorello La Guardia, Nat King Cole." *
Top 10 U.S. States with Highest Proportion of Episcopalians (Affiliated) in the Population, 1990
State
Number
Percent
Rhode Island
31,865
3.18%
Connecticut
78,804
2.40
Wyoming
9,894
2.18
Virginia
129,070
2.09
Massachusetts
122,190
2.03
Delaware
13,307
2.00
Maryland
82,714
1.73
South Dakota
11,940
1.72
Vermont
9,628
1.71
New Hampshire
16,301
1.47
Top 10 U.S. States with Most Episcopalians (Affiliated), 1990
State
Number
Percent
New York
231,690
1.29%
California
178,263
0.60
Texas
169,112
1.00
Florida
158,595
1.23
Pennsylvania
138,152
1.16
Virginia
129,070
2.09
Massachusetts
122,190
2.03
New Jersey
105,607
1.37
Maryland
82,714
1.73
Connecticut
78,804
2.40
States on both lists (Highest Number and Highest Percent): Connecticut, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maryland.
Source:Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center, P.O. Box 507, Mars Hill, NC 28754. Principle investigator: Church Growth Research Center, Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, MO. This data source was obtained from the American Religion Data Archive.