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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 46.12%
Here46.1%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 347,901, state total: 2,291,896
Total congregations in this county: 386, state total: 3,855
County population: 754,292

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations170 (44.04%)136 (35.23%)37 (9.59%)2 (0.52%)41 (10.62%)
Adherents67,366 (19.4%)
County19.4%
State26.4%
50,412 (14.5%)
County14.5%
State17.9%
181,212 (52.1%)
County52.1%
State41.6%
1,757 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.9%
47,154 (13.6%)
County13.6%
State13.2%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchJewishUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Congregations37 (9.6%)19 (4.9%)95 (24.6%)47 (12.2%)27 (7.0%)
Adherents181,212 (52.1%)
County52.1%
State41.6%
38,000 (10.9%)
County10.9%
State9.4%
34,013 (9.8%)
County9.8%
State13.0%
17,488 (5.0%)
County5.0%
State6.2%
16,697 (4.8%)
County4.8%
State4.5%
NameEpiscopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim EstimateLutheran ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Congregations23 (6.0%)4 (1.0%)4 (1.0%)14 (3.6%)10 (2.6%)
Adherents10,492 (3.0%)
County3.0%
State3.5%
10,350 (3.0%)
County3.0%
State1.1%
7,007 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State2.3%
5,336 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State1.2%
3,558 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.4%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Salvation Army
Congregations12 (3.1%)5 (1.3%)7 (1.8%)10 (2.6%)4 (1.0%)
Adherents3,485 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State0.6%
2,345 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State1.1%
2,146 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.8%
1,756 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State1.9%
1,544 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.2%
NameGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USALDS (Mormon) ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Congregations1 (0.3%)3 (0.8%)6 (1.6%)2 (0.5%)3 (0.8%)
Adherents1,521 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.6%
1,485 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State2.0%
1,320 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State1.1%
1,006 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
935 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.3%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Church of the NazareneChurch of the Brethren
Congregations4 (1.0%)5 (1.3%)4 (1.0%)2 (0.5%)4 (1.0%)
Adherents921 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State1.3%
720 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.4%
648 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
494 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
461 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.5%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceUnitarian Universalist AssociationBaha'iEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchCommunity Church of Christ
Congregations2 (0.5%)1 (0.3%)4 (1.0%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.5%)
Adherents454 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
435 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
392 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
290 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
258 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameFree Methodist Church of North AmericaAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodFriends (Quakers)
Congregations2 (0.5%)1 (0.3%)3 (0.8%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)
Adherents242 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
236 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
183 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
150 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
129 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameMennonite Church USAChurch of God of ProphecyBrethren in Christ Church
Congregations2 (0.5%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)
Adherents106 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
56 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
30 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
37 congregations: 11.97% of state's Catholic Church's 309 congregations.
181,212 adherents: 19.03% of state's Catholic Church's 952,389 adherents.

Jewish
19 congregations: 17.76% of state's Jewish's 107 congregations.
38,000 adherents: 17.59% of state's Jewish's 216,000 adherents.

United Methodist Church
95 congregations: 10.25% of state's United Methodist Church's 927 congregations.
34,013 adherents: 11.42% of state's United Methodist Church's 297,729 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
47 congregations: 11.60% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 405 congregations.
17,488 adherents: 12.28% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 142,401 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
27 congregations: 12.86% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 210 congregations.
16,697 adherents: 16.11% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 103,644 adherents.

Episcopal Church
23 congregations: 10.60% of state's Episcopal Church's 217 congregations.
10,492 adherents: 12.94% of state's Episcopal Church's 81,061 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
4 congregations: 15.38% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 26 congregations.
10,350 adherents: 39.66% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 26,095 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
4 congregations: 12.90% of state's Muslim Estimate's 31 congregations.
7,007 adherents: 13.25% of state's Muslim Estimate's 52,867 adherents.

Lutheran Church
14 congregations: 20.00% of state's Lutheran Church's 70 congregations.
5,336 adherents: 19.37% of state's Lutheran Church's 27,544 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
10 congregations: 9.26% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 108 congregations.
3,558 adherents: 11.22% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 31,715 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
12 congregations: 23.08% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 52 congregations.
3,485 adherents: 25.74% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 13,539 adherents.

Assemblies of God
5 congregations: 4.31% of state's Assemblies of God's 116 congregations.
2,345 adherents: 9.30% of state's Assemblies of God's 25,214 adherents.

United Church of Christ
7 congregations: 9.33% of state's United Church of Christ's 75 congregations.
2,146 adherents: 11.17% of state's United Church of Christ's 19,210 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
10 congregations: 6.94% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 144 congregations.
1,756 adherents: 3.97% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 44,243 adherents.

Salvation Army
4 congregations: 30.77% of state's Salvation Army's 13 congregations.
1,544 adherents: 40.06% of state's Salvation Army's 3,854 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 8 congregations.
1,521 adherents: 10.78% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 14,112 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
3 congregations: 3.53% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 85 congregations.
1,485 adherents: 3.30% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 44,959 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
6 congregations: 7.41% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 81 congregations.
1,320 adherents: 5.10% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 25,882 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
2 congregations: 13.33% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 15 congregations.
1,006 adherents: 42.68% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 2,357 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
3 congregations: 9.68% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 31 congregations.
935 adherents: 12.04% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 7,765 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
4 congregations: 3.92% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 102 congregations.
921 adherents: 3.03% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 30,411 adherents.

Churches of Christ
5 congregations: 9.80% of state's Churches of Christ's 51 congregations.
720 adherents: 8.50% of state's Churches of Christ's 8,466 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
4 congregations: 11.43% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 35 congregations.
648 adherents: 8.10% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 8,002 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
2 congregations: 4.08% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 49 congregations.
494 adherents: 5.76% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 8,576 adherents.

Church of the Brethren
4 congregations: 6.56% of state's Church of the Brethren's 61 congregations.
461 adherents: 4.18% of state's Church of the Brethren's 11,031 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
2 congregations: 10.53% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 19 congregations.
454 adherents: 14.43% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 3,147 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
1 congregations: 4.55% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 22 congregations.
435 adherents: 7.17% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 6,068 adherents.

Baha'i
4 congregations: 13.33% of state's Baha'i's 30 congregations.
392 adherents: 16.71% of state's Baha'i's 2,346 adherents.

Evangelical Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 2 congregations.
290 adherents: 8.26% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 3,513 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Community Church of Christ's 5 congregations.
258 adherents: 61.58% of state's Community Church of Christ's 419 adherents.

Free Methodist Church of North America
2 congregations: 16.67% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 12 congregations.
242 adherents: 27.94% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 866 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 3 congregations.
236 adherents: 14.37% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 1,642 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
3 congregations: 13.64% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 22 congregations.
183 adherents: 6.51% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 2,811 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 4 congregations.
150 adherents: 23.55% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 637 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 17 congregations.
129 adherents: 5.83% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 2,211 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
2 congregations: 8.00% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 25 congregations.
106 adherents: 5.41% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 1,961 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 25 congregations.
56 adherents: 3.99% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 1,405 adherents.

Brethren in Christ Church
1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 5 congregations.
30 adherents: 6.49% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 462 adherents.

Buddhists
3 congregations: 9.38% of state's Buddhists' 32 congregations.

Hindus
2 congregations: 7.69% of state's Hindus' 26 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 5 congregations.

The Primitive Baptist Church
2 congregations: 28.57% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 7 congregations.

Sikhs
2 congregations: 33.33% of state's Sikhs' 6 congregations.

Reformed Baptist Churches
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 1 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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