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Blair County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Altoona, Upper Providence Township, Northwest Harborcreek, Tyrone, Hollidaysburg



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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 55.89%
Here55.9%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 72,183, state total: 7,116,698
Total congregations in this county: 196, state total: 13,105
County population: 129,144

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations95 (48.47%)74 (37.76%)20 (10.20%)4 (2.04%)3 (1.53%)
Adherents25,338 (35.1%)
County35.1%
State30.1%
13,344 (18.5%)
County18.5%
State9.9%
32,063 (44.4%)
County44.4%
State53.4%
413 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State1.1%
1,025 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State5.5%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of the BrethrenPresbyterian Church (USA)
Congregations20 (10.2%)44 (22.4%)24 (12.2%)20 (10.2%)9 (4.6%)
Adherents32,063 (44.4%)
County44.4%
State53.4%
11,156 (15.5%)
County15.5%
State9.3%
9,553 (13.2%)
County13.2%
State8.6%
4,438 (6.1%)
County6.1%
State0.7%
1,895 (2.6%)
County2.6%
State4.6%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Church of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian and Missionary Alliance General Conference Churches of God
Congregations5 (2.6%)12 (6.1%)3 (1.5%)7 (3.6%)7 (3.6%)
Adherents1,556 (2.2%)
County2.2%
State1.2%
1,510 (2.1%)
County2.1%
State3.4%
1,260 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State0.6%
932 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State0.6%
816 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State0.3%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchJewishAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Congregations3 (1.5%)1 (0.5%)3 (1.5%)2 (1.0%)2 (1.0%)
Adherents789 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State0.2%
664 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State0.3%
611 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.6%
575 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State4.0%
486 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State1.9%
NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionMennonite Church USAAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaBrethren in Christ Church
Congregations1 (0.5%)3 (1.5%)5 (2.6%)1 (0.5%)4 (2.0%)
Adherents423 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.4%
349 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.6%
342 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.7%
300 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.1%
299 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.2%
NameOld Order MennoniteAmerican Baptist AssociationSalvation ArmyOrthodox Presbyterian ChurchMissionary Church
Congregations2 (1.0%)3 (1.5%)2 (1.0%)1 (0.5%)3 (1.5%)
Adherents296 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.2%
278 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.0%
264 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.4%
245 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
242 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.0%
NameConservative Baptist Association of America The Wesleyan ChurchFriends (Quakers)Churches of ChristOld Order Amish
Congregations1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)
Adherents200 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
136 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
127 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
120 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
66 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
NameGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaOrthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchBaha'i
Congregations1 (0.5%)2 (1.0%)1 (0.5%)-
Adherents60 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
53 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
52 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
27 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
20 congregations: 1.23% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations.
32,063 adherents: 0.84% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents.

United Methodist Church
44 congregations: 1.80% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations.
11,156 adherents: 1.69% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
24 congregations: 1.79% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations.
9,553 adherents: 1.56% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents.

Church of the Brethren
20 congregations: 8.47% of state's Church of the Brethren's 236 congregations.
4,438 adherents: 8.42% of state's Church of the Brethren's 52,684 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
9 congregations: 0.83% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations.
1,895 adherents: 0.58% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents.

Assemblies of God
5 congregations: 1.34% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations.
1,556 adherents: 1.85% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents.

United Church of Christ
12 congregations: 1.63% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations.
1,510 adherents: 0.62% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
3 congregations: 5.88% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 51 congregations.
1,260 adherents: 2.93% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 42,992 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
7 congregations: 2.76% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations.
932 adherents: 2.03% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents.

General Conference Churches of God
7 congregations: 4.49% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 156 congregations.
816 adherents: 3.60% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 22,692 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
3 congregations: 2.68% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 112 congregations.
789 adherents: 4.66% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 16,918 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 0.78% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations.
664 adherents: 2.77% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents.

Episcopal Church
3 congregations: 0.73% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations.
611 adherents: 0.52% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents.

Jewish
2 congregations: 1.02% of state's Jewish's 197 congregations.
575 adherents: 0.20% of state's Jewish's 283,000 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
2 congregations: 0.46% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations.
486 adherents: 0.37% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
1 congregations: 0.98% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 102 congregations.
423 adherents: 1.36% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 31,032 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
3 congregations: 1.33% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations.
349 adherents: 0.79% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
5 congregations: 1.57% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 319 congregations.
342 adherents: 0.71% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 20 congregations.
300 adherents: 3.36% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,938 adherents.

Brethren in Christ Church
4 congregations: 3.92% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 102 congregations.
299 adherents: 1.80% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 16,618 adherents.

Old Order Mennonite
2 congregations: 3.28% of state's Old Order Mennonite's 61 congregations.
296 adherents: 2.42% of state's Old Order Mennonite's 12,246 adherents.

American Baptist Association
3 congregations: 18.75% of state's American Baptist Association's 16 congregations.
278 adherents: 25.27% of state's American Baptist Association's 1,100 adherents.

Salvation Army
2 congregations: 2.02% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations.
264 adherents: 0.88% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents.

Orthodox Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 35 congregations.
245 adherents: 6.25% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,919 adherents.

Missionary Church
3 congregations: 33.33% of state's Missionary Church's 9 congregations.
242 adherents: 36.67% of state's Missionary Church's 660 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
1 congregations: 1.75% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 57 congregations.
200 adherents: 2.16% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 9,256 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
1 congregations: 1.09% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations.
136 adherents: 0.65% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21,007 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 1.09% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 92 congregations.
127 adherents: 1.07% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 11,844 adherents.

Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 0.73% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations.
120 adherents: 1.19% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents.

Old Order Amish
1 congregations: 0.33% of state's Old Order Amish's 306 congregations.
66 adherents: 0.26% of state's Old Order Amish's 25,340 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
1 congregations: 2.70% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 37 congregations.
60 adherents: 0.25% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24,246 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
2 congregations: 2.56% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations.
53 adherents: 0.43% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1 congregations: 0.85% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations.
52 adherents: 0.31% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents.

Baha'i
27 adherents: 1.70% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents.

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

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