1 2 3 4 5 Total 61,418 Adams 24,775 12.15 26,328 29,432 4,677 Brown 24,832 4.93 28,237 30,241 5,409 Clermont 29,551 3.81 31,610 33,377 3,826 Gallia 19,546 2.73 20,973 21,527 1,981 Highland 17,382 4.22 19,504 20,283 2,901 Hocking 16,934 12.72 19,183 21,380 4,446 Jackson 10,996 12.47 12,009 13,444 2,448 Lawrence 23,202 14.83 24,644 28,192 4,990 Meigs 16,162 1.96 18,961 19,306 3,144 Monroe 19,940 13.73 23,373 26,347 6,407 Morgan 16,097 8.07 17,905 20,777 4,680 Noble 18,601 11.28 19,466 21,613 3,012 Pike 15,723 11.48 18,172 20,118 4,395 Ross 22,460 5.6 25,758 25,893 3,433 Vinton 13,096 9.4 15,330 15,464 2,368 Washington 29,409 7.4 32,481 32,710 3,301 TABLE C DENOMINATIONS OF THE CHURCHES IN EIGHTEEN COUNTIES OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Key: 1 _Churches in 248 strictly rural townships_ 2 _Other rural churches_ 3 _All rural churches_ 1 2 3 Total 1,542 593 2,135 Methodist Episcopal 526 216 742 United Brethren 138 43 181 Baptist 124 26 150 Christian 97 13 110 Presbyterian 96 40 136 Disciples 87 39 126 Methodist Protestant 63 25 88 Christian Union 46 5 51 Catholic 43 22 65 Non-Progressive Disciples 28 3 31 Radical United Brethren 26 4 30 Lutheran 21 28 49 Congregational 17 1 18 Reformed 14 16 30 German Evangelical 14 1 15 United Presbyterian 10 23 33 Friends 10 21 31 All others 182 67 249 CHAPTER VI A POLICY AND PROGRAM