Southern Baptists in Georgia are declining as a percentage of the state population, according to their Annual Church Profile.

In 1970, nearly one in five Georgians were Southern Baptists, but the most recent profile from 2007 statistics shows a little more than one in ten Georgians are members of the denomination. Growth has flattened in recent years and dropped by a tiny margin in 2007 while Georgia's population has grown rapidly in the last 30 years.

More than 1 million Southern Baptist live in the state, according to a report in "The Christian Index," the state newspaper published by the denomination.

There were 9.4 million Georgia residents in 2006, according to the U.S. Census.

The report says Southern Baptists, known for their evangelistic efforts, lost 1,086 members in Georgia (less than 1 percent), while nationally they lost 40,000 members in 2007.

The Southern Baptist Convention is the nation's largest Protestant denomination, with more than 16 million members.