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Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ) Religion Statistics Profile - Hackensack, Teaneck, Fort Lee, Fair Lawn, Garfield

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 75.12%
Here75.1%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 664,191, state total: 4,858,756
Total congregations in this county: 502, state total: 4,531
County population: 884,118

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations209 (41.63%)107 (21.31%)82 (16.33%)15 (2.99%)89 (17.73%)
Adherents63,200 (9.5%)
County9.5%
State12.2%
18,734 (2.8%)
County2.8%
State4.2%
478,735 (72.1%)
County72.1%
State70.0%
11,653 (1.8%)
County1.8%
State1.0%
91,869 (13.8%)
County13.8%
State12.7%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Reformed Church in America
Congregations82 (16.3%)39 (7.8%)35 (7.0%)39 (7.8%)31 (6.2%)
Adherents478,735 (72.1%)
County72.1%
State70.0%
10,586 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.9%
10,057 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State2.9%
9,152 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State2.5%
9,131 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State0.7%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate EtchmiadzinMuslim EstimateGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaLutheran Church
Congregations30 (6.0%)2 (0.4%)4 (0.8%)4 (0.8%)13 (2.6%)
Adherents8,505 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State1.6%
7,000 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State0.2%
6,473 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State2.5%
5,682 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State0.5%
4,478 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.5%
NameAssemblies of GodAmerican Baptist Churches in the USASyrian Orthodox Church of AntiochChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia
Congregations26 (5.2%)17 (3.4%)4 (0.8%)6 (1.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents3,885 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State1.1%
3,594 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State1.8%
3,250 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.1%
3,017 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.1%
2,100 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.0%
NameUnited Church of ChristMacedonian Orthodox Church: American DioceseChristian and Missionary AllianceEvangelical Free Church of AmericaGeneral Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Congregations11 (2.2%)1 (0.2%)10 (2.0%)5 (1.0%)3 (0.6%)
Adherents2,058 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.3%
1,200 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
1,040 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
995 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
956 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of the NazareneAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)Unitarian Universalist Association
Congregations10 (2.0%)6 (1.2%)2 (0.4%)4 (0.8%)3 (0.6%)
Adherents937 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
906 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
872 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
855 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
653 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameNetherlands Reformed Congregations Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOrthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesVineyard USA
Congregations634 (126.3%)1 (0.2%)5 (1.0%)2 (0.4%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents634 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
500 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
473 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
349 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
324 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameInternational Council of Community Churches American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian ChurchSalvation ArmyBaha'iChurches of Christ
Congregations2 (0.4%)1 (0.2%)2 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)
Adherents322 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
300 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
219 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
188 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
175 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Conservative Baptist Association of AmericaPresbyterian Church in AmericaCommunity Church of ChristApostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)
Congregations3 (0.6%)2 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents139 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
130 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
109 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
103 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
101 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameOrthodox Presbyterian ChurchFriends (Quakers)Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)Church of God of Prophecy The Wesleyan Church
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents76 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
61 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
60 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
56 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
28 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameProtestant Reformed Churches in America
Congregations1 (0.2%)
Adherents27 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
82 congregations: 10.59% of state's Catholic Church's 774 congregations.
478,735 adherents: 14.07% of state's Catholic Church's 3,403,020 adherents.

Episcopal Church
39 congregations: 13.59% of state's Episcopal Church's 287 congregations.
10,586 adherents: 11.51% of state's Episcopal Church's 91,964 adherents.

United Methodist Church
35 congregations: 6.06% of state's United Methodist Church's 578 congregations.
10,057 adherents: 7.18% of state's United Methodist Church's 140,133 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
39 congregations: 10.46% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 373 congregations.
9,152 adherents: 7.64% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 119,735 adherents.

Reformed Church in America
31 congregations: 23.31% of state's Reformed Church in America's 133 congregations.
9,131 adherents: 27.93% of state's Reformed Church in America's 32,691 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
30 congregations: 15.00% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 200 congregations.
8,505 adherents: 10.73% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 79,264 adherents.

Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin
2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 5 congregations.
7,000 adherents: 70.14% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 9,980 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
4 congregations: 5.88% of state's Muslim Estimate's 68 congregations.
6,473 adherents: 5.36% of state's Muslim Estimate's 120,724 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
4 congregations: 16.67% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24 congregations.
5,682 adherents: 22.05% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 25,770 adherents.

Lutheran Church
13 congregations: 18.06% of state's Lutheran Church's 72 congregations.
4,478 adherents: 20.06% of state's Lutheran Church's 22,319 adherents.

Assemblies of God
26 congregations: 10.92% of state's Assemblies of God's 238 congregations.
3,885 adherents: 7.46% of state's Assemblies of God's 52,065 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
17 congregations: 6.49% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 262 congregations.
3,594 adherents: 4.06% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 88,521 adherents.

Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
4 congregations: 100.00% of state's Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch's 4 congregations.
3,250 adherents: 100.00% of state's Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch's 3,250 adherents.

Christian Reformed Church in North America
6 congregations: 30.00% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 20 congregations.
3,017 adherents: 50.49% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 5,976 adherents.

Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia's 1 congregations.
2,100 adherents: 100.00% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia's 2,100 adherents.

United Church of Christ
11 congregations: 19.30% of state's United Church of Christ's 57 congregations.
2,058 adherents: 14.40% of state's United Church of Christ's 14,293 adherents.

Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese's 2 congregations.
1,200 adherents: 40.00% of state's Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese's 3,000 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
10 congregations: 14.29% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 70 congregations.
1,040 adherents: 7.16% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 14,518 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
5 congregations: 17.86% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 28 congregations.
995 adherents: 19.18% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 5,187 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
3 congregations: 10.34% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 29 congregations.
956 adherents: 13.92% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 6,866 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
10 congregations: 13.16% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 76 congregations.
937 adherents: 5.20% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 18,035 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
6 congregations: 12.00% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 50 congregations.
906 adherents: 12.19% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 7,435 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
2 congregations: 50.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 4 congregations.
872 adherents: 38.93% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 2,240 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
4 congregations: 6.56% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 61 congregations.
855 adherents: 4.31% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 19,855 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
3 congregations: 13.04% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 23 congregations.
653 adherents: 12.78% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,109 adherents.

Netherlands Reformed Congregations
634 congregations: 77.98% of state's Netherlands Reformed Congregations' 813 congregations.
634 adherents: 77.98% of state's Netherlands Reformed Congregations' 813 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 8 congregations.
500 adherents: 10.12% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 4,940 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
5 congregations: 4.50% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 111 congregations.
473 adherents: 3.45% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 13,725 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
2 congregations: 8.70% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 23 congregations.
349 adherents: 10.05% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 3,471 adherents.

Vineyard USA
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Vineyard USA's 1 congregations.
324 adherents: 100.00% of state's Vineyard USA's 324 adherents.

International Council of Community Churches
2 congregations: 25.00% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 8 congregations.
322 adherents: 9.03% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 3,565 adherents.

American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church's 4 congregations.
300 adherents: 46.15% of state's American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church's 650 adherents.

Salvation Army
2 congregations: 7.14% of state's Salvation Army's 28 congregations.
219 adherents: 3.02% of state's Salvation Army's 7,256 adherents.

Baha'i
2 congregations: 14.29% of state's Baha'i's 14 congregations.
188 adherents: 12.28% of state's Baha'i's 1,531 adherents.

Churches of Christ
2 congregations: 5.26% of state's Churches of Christ's 38 congregations.
175 adherents: 3.72% of state's Churches of Christ's 4,703 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
3 congregations: 4.41% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 68 congregations.
139 adherents: 1.81% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 7,699 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
2 congregations: 3.77% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 53 congregations.
130 adherents: 1.51% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 8,626 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
2 congregations: 7.69% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 26 congregations.
109 adherents: 4.35% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 2,503 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Community Church of Christ's 3 congregations.
103 adherents: 33.66% of state's Community Church of Christ's 306 adherents.

Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)'s 1 congregations.
101 adherents: 100.00% of state's Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)'s 101 adherents.

Orthodox Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 20 congregations.
76 adherents: 3.70% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 2,056 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 35 congregations.
61 adherents: 1.57% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,894 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
1 congregations: 5.26% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 19 congregations.
60 adherents: 5.98% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 1,003 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
1 congregations: 5.26% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 19 congregations.
56 adherents: 4.96% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 1,129 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
1 congregations: 5.26% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 19 congregations.
28 adherents: 0.97% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 2,873 adherents.

Protestant Reformed Churches in America
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Protestant Reformed Churches in America's 1 congregations.
27 adherents: 100.00% of state's Protestant Reformed Churches in America's 27 adherents.

Hindus
5 congregations: 9.62% of state's Hindus' 52 congregations.

Buddhists
4 congregations: 19.05% of state's Buddhists' 21 congregations.

Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA's 6 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
1 congregations: 7.14% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 14 congregations.

Sikhs
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Sikhs' 3 congregations.

Reformed Baptist Churches
1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 10 congregations.

Southwide Baptist Fellowship
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 8 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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