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Definitive Rankings of the SEC towns
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MOST BAPTIST
Percentage of residents affiliated with the SBC
RANK/CITY/PERCENT SBC
1. Tuscaloosa, AL 60
2. Auburn, AL 56
3. Oxford, MS 53
4. Knoxville, TN 51
5. Starkville, MS 50
6. Fayetteville, AR 43
7. Athens, GA 36
8. Columbia, SC 33
9. Gainesville, FL 33
10. Nashville, TN 32
11. Lexington, KY 30
12. Columbia, MO 28
13. Baton Rouge, LA 26
14. College Station, TX 20
MOST CATHOLIC
Percentage of residents affiliated with the Catholic Church
RANK/CITY/PERCENT CATHOLIC
1. College Station, TX 49
2. Baton Rouge, LA 44
3. Gainesville, FL 22
4. Lexington, KY 21
5. Columbia, MO 17
6. Athens, GA 14
7. Fayetteville, AR 13
8. Columbia, SC 10
9. Starkville, MS 10
10. Oxford, MS 10
11. Nashville, TN 9
12. Knoxville, TN 6
13. Auburn, AL 5
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 4.2
MOST ITALIAN
Percentage of residents identifying as having primarily Italian ancestry
RANK/CITY/PERCENT ITALIAN
1. Gainesville, FL 4.9
2. Baton Rouge, LA 3.9
3. College Station, TX 3.2
4. Columbia, MO 2.9
5. Auburn, AL 2.8
6. Lexington, KY 2.6
7. Athens, GA 2.4
8. Oxford, MS 2.4
9. Fayetteville, AR 2.2
10. Columbia, SC 2.1
11. Nashville, TN 1.9
12. Knoxville, TN 1.9
13. Starkville, MS 1.5
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 1.2
MOST GERMAN
Percentage of residents identifying as having primarily German ancestry
RANK/CITY/PERCENT GERMAN
1. Columbia, MO 25.7
2. College Station, TX 18.8
3. Lexington, KY 13.5
4. Fayetteville, AR 13.3
5. Gainesville, FL 12.6
6. Auburn, AL 10.5
7. Knoxville, TN 10
8. Oxford, MS 9.5
9. Athens, GA 9.4
10. Nashville, TN 8.8
11. Columbia, SC 8.3
12. Starkville, MS 8
13 Baton Rouge, LA 6.2
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 5.7
MOST LITHUANIANS
City with the most residents identifying as having primarily Lithuanian ancestry
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF LITHUANIANS
1. Nashville, TN 412
2. Lexington, KY 303
3. Gainesville, FL 211
4. Columbia, SC 176
5. Athens, GA 162
6. Knoxville, TN 145
7. Baton Rouge, LA 100
8. College Station, TX 95
9. Auburn, AL 66
10. Columbia, MO 48
11. Tuscaloosa, AL 33
12. Fayetteville, AR 22
13. Oxford, MS 19
14. Starkville, MS 8
HIDE YO KIDS, HIDE YO WIFE
City with the largest ratio of Sex Offenders vs. Population expressed as the number of Residents per registered Sex Offender (low=more sex offenders).
RANK/CITY/RESIDENTS PER SEX OFFENDER
1. Columbia, SC 222
2. Oxford, MS 243
3. Baton Rouge, LA 302
4. Knoxville, TN 351
5. Gainesville, FL 377
6. Columbia, MO 383
7. Starkville, MS 553
8. Athens, GA 579
9. Tuscaloosa, AL 630
10. College Station, TX 2,343
11. Auburn, AL 3615
12. Fayetteville, AR 4,286
PROTECT YA NECK
The cities with the highest average number of murders per year per 100,000 residents from 2002-2012.
RANK/CITY/AVERAGE RAW# OF MURDERS PER YEAR/ AVERAGE NUMBER OF MURDERS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS PER YEAR
1. Baton Rouge, LA -59.6- 26.39
2. Nashville, TN -69.18- 11.97
3. Knoxville, TN -20.8- 11.5
4. Columbia, SC -13.66- 11.23
5. Tuscaloosa, AL -7.63- 9.01
6. Athens, GA -6- 5.54
7. Gainesville, FL -5.09- 4.57
8. Auburn, AL -2- 4
9. Columbia, MO -3- 3.09
10. Oxford, MS -3- 2.49
11. Starkville, MS -0.5- 2.18
12. College Station, TX -1.63- 1.98
13. Fayetteville, AR -1.1- 1.54
GUARD YOUR shite
The cities with the highest average number of thefts per year per 100,000 residents from 2002-2012.
RANK/CITY/AVERAGE RAW# OF THEFTS PER YEAR/ AVERAGE NUMBER OF THEFTS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS PER YEAR
1. Columbia, SC -5,598- 4602
2. Knoxville, TN -8,096- 4467
3. Tuscaloosa, AL -3,479- 4090
4. Baton Rouge, LA -8,963- 3975
5. Nashville, TN -23,031- 3,974
6. Athens, GA -3,964- 3614
7. Fayetteville, AR -2,342- 3380
8. Gainesville, FL -3,739- 3333
9. Auburn, AL -1,598- 3103
10. Columbia, MO -2,809- 2890
11. College Station, TX -2,225- 2795
12. Starkville, MS -598- 2606
13. Oxford, MS -284- 2065
TRAILER PARK BOYS
Number of residents identified by the census as living in a Mobile Home
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES
1. Nashville, TN 4107
2. Auburn, AL 2503
3. Columbia, MO 1737
4. Lexington, KY 1636
5. Gainesville, FL 1207
6. Knoxville, TN 1087
7. Fayetteville, AR 847
8. Tuscaloosa, AL 827
9. Athens, GA 819
10. Baton Rouge, LA 792
11. Starkville, MS 548
12. College Station, TX 455
13. Columbia, SC 425
14. Oxford, MS 279
EUREKA!
Patents filed with addresses in given cities
RANK/CITY/PATENTS FILED 2008-2013
1. Knoxville, TN 1401
2. Gainesville, FL 1329
3. College Station, TX 747
4. Baton Rouge, LA 707
5. Columbia, SC 521
6. Columbia, MO 450
7. Athens, GA 383
8. Fayetteville, AR 270
9. Auburn, AL 220
10. Tuscaloosa, AL 132
11. Starkville, MS 96
12. Oxford, MS 76
HIGHEST CITY
City Elevation in feet
RANK/CITY/HEIGHT IN FEET
1. Fayetteville, AR 1400
2. Lexington, KY 1000
3. Knoxville, TN 889
4. Columbia, MO 758
5. Auburn, AL 702
6. Athens, GA 636
7. Nashville, TN 597
8. Oxford, MS 505
9. Starkville, MS 374
10. College Station, TX 367
11. Columbia, SC 314
12. Tuscaloosa, AL 227
13. Gainesville, FL 183
14. Baton Rouge, LA 53
MOST CHICK-FIL-As
Counts free standing restaurants
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS
1. Columbia, SC 12
2. Knoxville, TN 8
3. College Station, TX 5
4. Baton Rouge, LA 5
5. Lexington, KY 5
6. Tuscaloosa, AL 4
7. Athens, GA 4
8. Gainesville, FL 4
9. Fayetteville, AR 4
10. Nashville, TN 3
11. Auburn, AL 3
12. Starkville, MS 1
13. Oxford, MS 1
14. Columbia, MO 0
MOST TACO BELLS
Counts free standing restaurants
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS
1. Nashville, TN 19
2. Knoxville, TN 12
3. Baton Rouge, LA 12
4. Lexington, KY 7
5. Columbia, MO 6
6. Fayetteville, AR 6
7. Columbia, SC 4
8. Gainesville, FL 4
9. Tuscaloosa, AL 3
10. Athens, GA 3
11. College Station, TX 2
12. Auburn, AL 2
13. Starkville, MS 1
14. Oxford, MS 1
ITS MA CONDISHUN
Cities ranked by highest obesity rate
RANK/CITY/PERCENT OBESE
1. Starkville, MS 32.8
2. Tuscaloosa, AL 32
3. Oxford, MS 30.9
4. Auburn, AL 30.2
5. Nashville, TN 30.1
6. Columbia, SC 30
7. Columbia, MO 28.7
8. Baton Rouge, LA 27.7
9. Knoxville, TN 27.5
10. Lexington, KY 27.5
11. College Station, TX 26.4
12. Athens, GA 25.7
13. Fayetteville, AR 25.2
14. Gainesville, FL 24.6
DISCLAIMERS/NOTES
Data taken from www.city-data.com which is mostly census/public record data.
Cities missing from certain rankings were omitted if information was not available - for example, Nashville.
Percentage of residents affiliated with the SBC
RANK/CITY/PERCENT SBC
1. Tuscaloosa, AL 60
2. Auburn, AL 56
3. Oxford, MS 53
4. Knoxville, TN 51
5. Starkville, MS 50
6. Fayetteville, AR 43
7. Athens, GA 36
8. Columbia, SC 33
9. Gainesville, FL 33
10. Nashville, TN 32
11. Lexington, KY 30
12. Columbia, MO 28
13. Baton Rouge, LA 26
14. College Station, TX 20
MOST CATHOLIC
Percentage of residents affiliated with the Catholic Church
RANK/CITY/PERCENT CATHOLIC
1. College Station, TX 49
2. Baton Rouge, LA 44
3. Gainesville, FL 22
4. Lexington, KY 21
5. Columbia, MO 17
6. Athens, GA 14
7. Fayetteville, AR 13
8. Columbia, SC 10
9. Starkville, MS 10
10. Oxford, MS 10
11. Nashville, TN 9
12. Knoxville, TN 6
13. Auburn, AL 5
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 4.2
MOST ITALIAN
Percentage of residents identifying as having primarily Italian ancestry
RANK/CITY/PERCENT ITALIAN
1. Gainesville, FL 4.9
2. Baton Rouge, LA 3.9
3. College Station, TX 3.2
4. Columbia, MO 2.9
5. Auburn, AL 2.8
6. Lexington, KY 2.6
7. Athens, GA 2.4
8. Oxford, MS 2.4
9. Fayetteville, AR 2.2
10. Columbia, SC 2.1
11. Nashville, TN 1.9
12. Knoxville, TN 1.9
13. Starkville, MS 1.5
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 1.2
MOST GERMAN
Percentage of residents identifying as having primarily German ancestry
RANK/CITY/PERCENT GERMAN
1. Columbia, MO 25.7
2. College Station, TX 18.8
3. Lexington, KY 13.5
4. Fayetteville, AR 13.3
5. Gainesville, FL 12.6
6. Auburn, AL 10.5
7. Knoxville, TN 10
8. Oxford, MS 9.5
9. Athens, GA 9.4
10. Nashville, TN 8.8
11. Columbia, SC 8.3
12. Starkville, MS 8
13 Baton Rouge, LA 6.2
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 5.7
MOST LITHUANIANS
City with the most residents identifying as having primarily Lithuanian ancestry
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF LITHUANIANS
1. Nashville, TN 412
2. Lexington, KY 303
3. Gainesville, FL 211
4. Columbia, SC 176
5. Athens, GA 162
6. Knoxville, TN 145
7. Baton Rouge, LA 100
8. College Station, TX 95
9. Auburn, AL 66
10. Columbia, MO 48
11. Tuscaloosa, AL 33
12. Fayetteville, AR 22
13. Oxford, MS 19
14. Starkville, MS 8
HIDE YO KIDS, HIDE YO WIFE
City with the largest ratio of Sex Offenders vs. Population expressed as the number of Residents per registered Sex Offender (low=more sex offenders).
RANK/CITY/RESIDENTS PER SEX OFFENDER
1. Columbia, SC 222
2. Oxford, MS 243
3. Baton Rouge, LA 302
4. Knoxville, TN 351
5. Gainesville, FL 377
6. Columbia, MO 383
7. Starkville, MS 553
8. Athens, GA 579
9. Tuscaloosa, AL 630
10. College Station, TX 2,343
11. Auburn, AL 3615
12. Fayetteville, AR 4,286
PROTECT YA NECK
The cities with the highest average number of murders per year per 100,000 residents from 2002-2012.
RANK/CITY/AVERAGE RAW# OF MURDERS PER YEAR/ AVERAGE NUMBER OF MURDERS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS PER YEAR
1. Baton Rouge, LA -59.6- 26.39
2. Nashville, TN -69.18- 11.97
3. Knoxville, TN -20.8- 11.5
4. Columbia, SC -13.66- 11.23
5. Tuscaloosa, AL -7.63- 9.01
6. Athens, GA -6- 5.54
7. Gainesville, FL -5.09- 4.57
8. Auburn, AL -2- 4
9. Columbia, MO -3- 3.09
10. Oxford, MS -3- 2.49
11. Starkville, MS -0.5- 2.18
12. College Station, TX -1.63- 1.98
13. Fayetteville, AR -1.1- 1.54
GUARD YOUR shite
The cities with the highest average number of thefts per year per 100,000 residents from 2002-2012.
RANK/CITY/AVERAGE RAW# OF THEFTS PER YEAR/ AVERAGE NUMBER OF THEFTS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS PER YEAR
1. Columbia, SC -5,598- 4602
2. Knoxville, TN -8,096- 4467
3. Tuscaloosa, AL -3,479- 4090
4. Baton Rouge, LA -8,963- 3975
5. Nashville, TN -23,031- 3,974
6. Athens, GA -3,964- 3614
7. Fayetteville, AR -2,342- 3380
8. Gainesville, FL -3,739- 3333
9. Auburn, AL -1,598- 3103
10. Columbia, MO -2,809- 2890
11. College Station, TX -2,225- 2795
12. Starkville, MS -598- 2606
13. Oxford, MS -284- 2065
TRAILER PARK BOYS
Number of residents identified by the census as living in a Mobile Home
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES
1. Nashville, TN 4107
2. Auburn, AL 2503
3. Columbia, MO 1737
4. Lexington, KY 1636
5. Gainesville, FL 1207
6. Knoxville, TN 1087
7. Fayetteville, AR 847
8. Tuscaloosa, AL 827
9. Athens, GA 819
10. Baton Rouge, LA 792
11. Starkville, MS 548
12. College Station, TX 455
13. Columbia, SC 425
14. Oxford, MS 279
EUREKA!
Patents filed with addresses in given cities
RANK/CITY/PATENTS FILED 2008-2013
1. Knoxville, TN 1401
2. Gainesville, FL 1329
3. College Station, TX 747
4. Baton Rouge, LA 707
5. Columbia, SC 521
6. Columbia, MO 450
7. Athens, GA 383
8. Fayetteville, AR 270
9. Auburn, AL 220
10. Tuscaloosa, AL 132
11. Starkville, MS 96
12. Oxford, MS 76
HIGHEST CITY
City Elevation in feet
RANK/CITY/HEIGHT IN FEET
1. Fayetteville, AR 1400
2. Lexington, KY 1000
3. Knoxville, TN 889
4. Columbia, MO 758
5. Auburn, AL 702
6. Athens, GA 636
7. Nashville, TN 597
8. Oxford, MS 505
9. Starkville, MS 374
10. College Station, TX 367
11. Columbia, SC 314
12. Tuscaloosa, AL 227
13. Gainesville, FL 183
14. Baton Rouge, LA 53
MOST CHICK-FIL-As
Counts free standing restaurants
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS
1. Columbia, SC 12
2. Knoxville, TN 8
3. College Station, TX 5
4. Baton Rouge, LA 5
5. Lexington, KY 5
6. Tuscaloosa, AL 4
7. Athens, GA 4
8. Gainesville, FL 4
9. Fayetteville, AR 4
10. Nashville, TN 3
11. Auburn, AL 3
12. Starkville, MS 1
13. Oxford, MS 1
14. Columbia, MO 0
MOST TACO BELLS
Counts free standing restaurants
RANK/CITY/NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS
1. Nashville, TN 19
2. Knoxville, TN 12
3. Baton Rouge, LA 12
4. Lexington, KY 7
5. Columbia, MO 6
6. Fayetteville, AR 6
7. Columbia, SC 4
8. Gainesville, FL 4
9. Tuscaloosa, AL 3
10. Athens, GA 3
11. College Station, TX 2
12. Auburn, AL 2
13. Starkville, MS 1
14. Oxford, MS 1
ITS MA CONDISHUN
Cities ranked by highest obesity rate
RANK/CITY/PERCENT OBESE
1. Starkville, MS 32.8
2. Tuscaloosa, AL 32
3. Oxford, MS 30.9
4. Auburn, AL 30.2
5. Nashville, TN 30.1
6. Columbia, SC 30
7. Columbia, MO 28.7
8. Baton Rouge, LA 27.7
9. Knoxville, TN 27.5
10. Lexington, KY 27.5
11. College Station, TX 26.4
12. Athens, GA 25.7
13. Fayetteville, AR 25.2
14. Gainesville, FL 24.6
DISCLAIMERS/NOTES
Data taken from www.city-data.com which is mostly census/public record data.
Cities missing from certain rankings were omitted if information was not available - for example, Nashville.
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Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:19 pm to KSGamecock
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10. Baton Rouge, LA 792
11. Starkville, MS 548
Trailer Homes
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:19 pm to KSGamecock
Lithuanians? That's some random shite. 
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:20 pm to KSGamecock
Dammit, A&M
quote:
MOST BAPTIST
Percentage of residents affiliated with the SBC
RANK/CITY/PERCENT SBC
1. Tuscaloosa, AL 60
2. Auburn, AL 56
3. Oxford, MS 53
4. Knoxville, TN 51
5. Starkville, MS 50
6. Fayetteville, AR 43
7. Athens, GA 36
8. Columbia, SC 33
9. Gainesville, FL 33
10. Nashville, TN 32
11. Lexington, KY 30
12. Columbia, MO 28
13. Baton Rouge, LA 26
14. College Station, TX 20
quote:
MOST CATHOLIC
Percentage of residents affiliated with the Catholic Church
RANK/CITY/PERCENT CATHOLIC
1. College Station, TX 49
2. Baton Rouge, LA 44
3. Gainesville, FL 22
4. Lexington, KY 21
5. Columbia, MO 17
6. Athens, GA 14
7. Fayetteville, AR 13
8. Columbia, SC 10
9. Starkville, MS 10
10. Oxford, MS 10
11. Nashville, TN 9
12. Knoxville, TN 6
13. Auburn, AL 5
14. Tuscaloosa, AL 4.2
This post was edited on 4/2/14 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:21 pm to pivey14
quote:
10. Baton Rouge, LA 792
11. Starkville, MS 548
quote:
Trailer Homes
That 548 homes is a much higher percentage of the homes in Starkville.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:21 pm to wadewilson
Just waitin on the next Crusade.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:22 pm to KSGamecock
quote:
HIGHEST CITY
Baton Rouge
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:22 pm to wadewilson
You sound mad...
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:23 pm to pivey14
I am mad, Baton Rouge should have fewer baptists and more catholics than every other school.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:24 pm to KSGamecock
quote:
MOST CHICK-FIL-As
Counts free standing restaurants
quote:
14. Columbia, MO 0
...yankees....
This post was edited on 4/2/14 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:24 pm to KSGamecock
We're skinny, low on crime, and high.
#Fayettechill. Keepin it Fayettereal.
#Fayettechill. Keepin it Fayettereal.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:24 pm to CockInYourEar
Wahh, stop trying to be our rival, USCe. You are so lame. 
This post was edited on 4/2/14 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:27 pm to Mizzeaux
Surely there is a CFA in a mall? Bueller?
Otherwise
Otherwise
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:27 pm to KSGamecock
Upvoted the OP for a fresh twist on an old staple.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:28 pm to KSGamecock
Very nice.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:28 pm to wadewilson
quote:
I am mad, Baton Rouge should have fewer baptists and more catholics than every other school.
Then we'd be Laffy...
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:28 pm to Jobu93
quote:
Surely there is a CFA in a mall? Bueller?
There used to be one on campus, don't know what happened to it.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:29 pm to KSGamecock
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City with the largest ratio of Sex Offenders vs. Population expressed as the number of Residents per registered Sex Offender
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12. Fayetteville, AR
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The cities with the highest average number of murders per year per 100,000 residents from 2002-2012
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13. Fayetteville, AR -1.1- 1.54
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Cities ranked by highest obesity rate
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13. Fayetteville, AR 25.2
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:30 pm to Hogwall Jackson
We're pretty good at not being gross.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 4:32 pm to KSGamecock
Cool thread. 
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