Albany County, New York (NY) Religion Statistics Profile - Albany, Colonie, Guilderland, Bethlehem, Cohoes Back to: Albany County profile, New York, New York forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 63.80% Here 63.8% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 187,944, state total: 11,461,411 Total congregations in this county: 199, state total: 11,001 County population: 294,565 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 87 (43.72%) 45 (22.61%) 42 (21.11%) 5 (2.51%) 20 (10.05%) Adherents 25,999 (13.8%) County 13.8% State 11.4% 8,096 (4.3%) County 4.3% State 4.9% 138,376 (73.6%) County 73.6% State 65.9% 1,921 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.9% 13,552 (7.2%) County 7.2% State 16.9% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church Reformed Church in America Episcopal Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 42 (21.1%) 18 (9.0%) 20 (10.1%) 12 (6.0%) 7 (3.5%) Adherents 138,376 (73.6%) County 73.6% State 65.9% 7,679 (4.1%) County 4.1% State 3.5% 5,285 (2.8%) County 2.8% State 0.6% 3,771 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 1.8% 3,124 (1.7%) County 1.7% State 1.5% Name Presbyterian Church (USA) Lutheran Church Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America American Baptist Churches in the USA Congregations 14 (7.0%) 6 (3.0%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 8 (4.0%) Adherents 3,084 (1.6%) County 1.6% State 1.4% 2,245 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 0.7% 1,260 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.1% 1,203 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.5% 1,092 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.8% Name Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Assemblies of God Muslim Estimate Seventh-Day Adventist Church United Church of Christ Congregations 1 (0.5%) 7 (3.5%) 2 (1.0%) 3 (1.5%) 5 (2.5%) Adherents 1,000 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.1% 992 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.9% 659 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 2.0% 630 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.6% 576 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.5% Name Salvation Army Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Charismatic Churches Independent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Unitarian Universalist Association Congregations 4 (2.0%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 476 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 458 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 450 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% 428 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 408 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% Name Christian and Missionary Alliance Conservative Baptist Association of America Baptist General Conference The Wesleyan Church Churches of Christ Congregations 4 (2.0%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 374 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 365 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 269 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 257 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% 168 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA Southern Baptist Convention Conservative Congregational Christian Conference General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Congregations 1 (0.5%) 3 (1.5%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 160 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 143 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 140 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 125 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 100 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Church of God of Prophecy Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Vineyard USA Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Friends (Quakers) Congregations 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 99 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 91 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 70 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 67 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 61 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Baha'i International Churches of Christ Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Free Church of America Congregations 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 60 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 57 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 57 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 45 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 40 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 42 congregations: 2.35% of state's Catholic Church's 1,784 congregations. 138,376 adherents: 1.83% of state's Catholic Church's 7,550,491 adherents. United Methodist Church 18 congregations: 1.28% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,404 congregations. 7,679 adherents: 1.90% of state's United Methodist Church's 403,362 adherents. Reformed Church in America 20 congregations: 8.03% of state's Reformed Church in America's 249 congregations. 5,285 adherents: 7.74% of state's Reformed Church in America's 68,261 adherents. Episcopal Church 12 congregations: 1.73% of state's Episcopal Church's 693 congregations. 3,771 adherents: 1.87% of state's Episcopal Church's 201,797 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 7 congregations: 1.64% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 427 congregations. 3,124 adherents: 1.84% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 169,329 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 14 congregations: 1.95% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 717 congregations. 3,084 adherents: 1.90% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 162,227 adherents. Lutheran Church 6 congregations: 3.08% of state's Lutheran Church's 195 congregations. 2,245 adherents: 2.75% of state's Lutheran Church's 81,705 adherents. Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin 1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 10 congregations. 1,260 adherents: 11.09% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 11,362 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 64 congregations. 1,203 adherents: 1.96% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 61,407 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 8 congregations: 1.48% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 541 congregations. 1,092 adherents: 0.54% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 203,297 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 5.26% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 19 congregations. 1,000 adherents: 7.02% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 14,250 adherents. Assemblies of God 7 congregations: 1.38% of state's Assemblies of God's 506 congregations. 992 adherents: 1.01% of state's Assemblies of God's 98,209 adherents. Muslim Estimate 2 congregations: 1.39% of state's Muslim Estimate's 144 congregations. 659 adherents: 0.29% of state's Muslim Estimate's 223,968 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 3 congregations: 1.20% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 249 congregations. 630 adherents: 0.94% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 66,998 adherents. United Church of Christ 5 congregations: 1.72% of state's United Church of Christ's 291 congregations. 576 adherents: 0.98% of state's United Church of Christ's 58,949 adherents. Salvation Army 4 congregations: 4.12% of state's Salvation Army's 97 congregations. 476 adherents: 1.98% of state's Salvation Army's 24,065 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 2 congregations: 6.45% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 31 congregations. 458 adherents: 8.37% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 5,471 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 20 congregations. 450 adherents: 1.54% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 29,250 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.25% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 160 congregations. 428 adherents: 0.95% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 44,987 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 1.61% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 62 congregations. 408 adherents: 3.27% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 12,489 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 4 congregations: 2.48% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 161 congregations. 374 adherents: 1.55% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 24,142 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 2 congregations: 1.83% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 109 congregations. 365 adherents: 2.61% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 13,971 adherents. Baptist General Conference 1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Baptist General Conference's 17 congregations. 269 adherents: 7.46% of state's Baptist General Conference's 3,607 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 2 congregations: 1.61% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 124 congregations. 257 adherents: 0.61% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 41,898 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 1.04% of state's Churches of Christ's 96 congregations. 168 adherents: 1.72% of state's Churches of Christ's 9,749 adherents. Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA's 2 congregations. 160 adherents: 21.05% of state's Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA's 760 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 3 congregations: 1.37% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 219 congregations. 143 adherents: 0.59% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 24,364 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 2 congregations: 7.41% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 27 congregations. 140 adherents: 4.35% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,215 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 0.69% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 145 congregations. 125 adherents: 0.77% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 16,300 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 12 congregations. 100 adherents: 2.05% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 4,880 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 2.27% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 44 congregations. 99 adherents: 2.44% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 4,062 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 64 congregations. 91 adherents: 1.38% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 6,607 adherents. Vineyard USA 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Vineyard USA's 15 congregations. 70 adherents: 2.43% of state's Vineyard USA's 2,875 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 3 congregations. 67 adherents: 12.45% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 538 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 1.75% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 57 congregations. 61 adherents: 1.74% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,502 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 1 congregations: 0.62% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 162 congregations. 60 adherents: 0.26% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,248 adherents. Baha'i 1 congregations: 3.13% of state's Baha'i's 32 congregations. 57 adherents: 1.27% of state's Baha'i's 4,499 adherents. International Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 4 congregations. 57 adherents: 0.69% of state's International Churches of Christ's 8,287 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 0.63% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 158 congregations. 45 adherents: 0.26% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 17,433 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 3.03% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 33 congregations. 40 adherents: 0.99% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 4,034 adherents. Buddhists 3 congregations: 2.48% of state's Buddhists' 121 congregations. Hindus 2 congregations: 2.41% of state's Hindus' 83 congregations. Jains 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Jains' 12 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. 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