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Catawba County, North Carolina (NC) Religion Statistics Profile - Hickory, Newton, St. Stephens, Conover, Lake Norman of Catawba

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 60.51%
Here60.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 85,731, state total: 3,651,416
Total congregations in this county: 207, state total: 11,132
County population: 141,685

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations84 (40.58%)115 (55.56%)2 (0.97%)0 (0.00%)6 (2.90%)
Adherents34,198 (39.9%)
County39.9%
State32.1%
45,871 (53.5%)
County53.5%
State56.4%
4,399 (5.1%)
County5.1%
State8.6%
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County0.0%
State0.2%
1,263 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State2.7%


Religion details

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchCatholic Church
Congregations62 (30.0%)35 (16.9%)25 (12.1%)12 (5.8%)2 (1.0%)
Adherents30,966 (36.1%)
County36.1%
State41.4%
14,369 (16.8%)
County16.8%
State17.5%
11,454 (13.4%)
County13.4%
State2.4%
8,347 (9.7%)
County9.7%
State0.6%
4,399 (5.1%)
County5.1%
State8.6%
NameUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Congregations10 (4.8%)6 (2.9%)3 (1.4%)2 (1.0%)6 (2.9%)
Adherents2,973 (3.5%)
County3.5%
State1.4%
2,467 (2.9%)
County2.9%
State5.6%
1,426 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State2.2%
1,278 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State1.1%
1,271 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State2.2%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Congregations3 (1.4%)4 (1.9%)1 (0.5%)6 (2.9%)3 (1.4%)
Adherents1,047 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State1.1%
957 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State1.4%
734 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State0.2%
690 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.1%
560 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.7%
Name The Wesleyan ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Salvation ArmyChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Congregations3 (1.4%)3 (1.4%)3 (1.4%)1 (0.5%)2 (1.0%)
Adherents522 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.9%
477 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.6%
473 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.1%
228 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.2%
219 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.9%
NameMennonite Church USAMoravian Church in AmericaNational Association of Free Will BaptistsFriends (Quakers)Church of the Nazarene
Congregations2 (1.0%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)
Adherents161 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.0%
130 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.5%
129 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.7%
79 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
59 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
NameBaha'iUnitarian Universalist Association The Evangelical Covenant ChurchUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community ChurchesOrthodox Presbyterian Church
Congregations-1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)
Adherents54 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
52 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
47 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
22 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
20 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Congregations1 (0.5%)
Adherents11 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.3%

Southern Baptist Convention
62 congregations: 1.67% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,717 congregations.
30,966 adherents: 2.05% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,512,058 adherents.

United Methodist Church
35 congregations: 1.78% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,964 congregations.
14,369 adherents: 2.25% of state's United Methodist Church's 638,785 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
25 congregations: 10.55% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 237 congregations.
11,454 adherents: 12.89% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 88,830 adherents.

Lutheran Church
12 congregations: 21.43% of state's Lutheran Church's 56 congregations.
8,347 adherents: 40.42% of state's Lutheran Church's 20,651 adherents.

Catholic Church
2 congregations: 1.11% of state's Catholic Church's 180 congregations.
4,399 adherents: 1.39% of state's Catholic Church's 315,606 adherents.

United Church of Christ
10 congregations: 4.27% of state's United Church of Christ's 234 congregations.
2,973 adherents: 5.94% of state's United Church of Christ's 50,088 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
6 congregations: 0.81% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 738 congregations.
2,467 adherents: 1.21% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 203,647 adherents.

Episcopal Church
3 congregations: 1.19% of state's Episcopal Church's 253 congregations.
1,426 adherents: 1.78% of state's Episcopal Church's 80,068 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
2 congregations: 5.00% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 40 congregations.
1,278 adherents: 3.30% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 38,740 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
6 congregations: 1.29% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 465 congregations.
1,271 adherents: 1.57% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 81,037 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
3 congregations: 2.68% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 112 congregations.
1,047 adherents: 2.56% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 40,936 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
4 congregations: 1.22% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 328 congregations.
957 adherents: 1.90% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 50,265 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 49 congregations.
734 adherents: 10.07% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 7,287 adherents.

Assemblies of God
6 congregations: 2.75% of state's Assemblies of God's 218 congregations.
690 adherents: 1.68% of state's Assemblies of God's 41,036 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
3 congregations: 2.54% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 118 congregations.
560 adherents: 2.36% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 23,769 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
3 congregations: 1.72% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 174 congregations.
522 adherents: 1.61% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 32,475 adherents.

Churches of Christ
3 congregations: 1.59% of state's Churches of Christ's 189 congregations.
477 adherents: 2.22% of state's Churches of Christ's 21,522 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
3 congregations: 5.77% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 52 congregations.
473 adherents: 11.70% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 4,042 adherents.

Salvation Army
1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Salvation Army's 36 congregations.
228 adherents: 2.95% of state's Salvation Army's 7,719 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
2 congregations: 1.24% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 161 congregations.
219 adherents: 0.64% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 34,035 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
2 congregations: 18.18% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 11 congregations.
161 adherents: 20.61% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 781 adherents.

Moravian Church in America
1 congregations: 2.00% of state's Moravian Church in America's 50 congregations.
130 adherents: 0.72% of state's Moravian Church in America's 18,180 adherents.

National Association of Free Will Baptists
1 congregations: 0.50% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 202 congregations.
129 adherents: 0.50% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 26,045 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 0.91% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 110 congregations.
79 adherents: 0.56% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 14,165 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
1 congregations: 1.39% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 72 congregations.
59 adherents: 0.55% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 10,731 adherents.

Baha'i
54 adherents: 1.05% of state's Baha'i's 5,162 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
1 congregations: 4.55% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 22 congregations.
52 adherents: 1.00% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,181 adherents.

The Evangelical Covenant Church
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 7 congregations.
47 adherents: 3.89% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 1,207 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 12 congregations.
22 adherents: 2.14% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 1,026 adherents.

Orthodox Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 7 congregations.
20 adherents: 4.90% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 408 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1 congregations: 1.85% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 54 congregations.
11 adherents: 0.12% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 9,294 adherents.

Buddhists
1 congregations: 2.17% of state's Buddhists' 46 congregations.

Presbyterian Church in America
1 congregations: 1.08% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 93 congregations.

Southwide Baptist Fellowship
1 congregations: 1.37% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 73 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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