DeKalb County, Georgia (GA) Religion Statistics Profile - North Atlanta, Redan, Dunwoody, Tucker, Belvedere Park Back to: DeKalb County profile, Georgia, Georgia forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 35.19% Here 35.2% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 234,299, state total: 3,665,550 Total congregations in this county: 326, state total: 8,962 County population: 665,865 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 104 (31.90%) 180 (55.21%) 10 (3.07%) 4 (1.23%) 28 (8.59%) Adherents 65,139 (27.8%) County 27.8% State 22.5% 122,384 (52.2%) County 52.2% State 62.0% 36,223 (15.5%) County 15.5% State 10.2% 3,551 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.2% 7,002 (3.0%) County 3.0% State 5.0% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention Catholic Church United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Congregations 72 (22.1%) 10 (3.1%) 47 (14.4%) 26 (8.0%) 3 (0.9%) Adherents 78,981 (33.7%) County 33.7% State 46.9% 36,223 (15.5%) County 15.5% State 10.2% 34,050 (14.5%) County 14.5% State 15.6% 10,571 (4.5%) County 4.5% State 2.9% 10,000 (4.3%) County 4.3% State 1.1% Name Episcopal Church Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Churches of Christ Muslim Estimate Congregations 9 (2.8%) 6 (1.8%) 6 (1.8%) 9 (2.8%) 4 (1.2%) Adherents 8,483 (3.6%) County 3.6% State 2.0% 7,746 (3.3%) County 3.3% State 0.6% 5,162 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 1.2% 4,532 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 1.3% 4,439 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 1.1% Name Assemblies of God Seventh-Day Adventist Church Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Presbyterian Church in America Congregations 7 (2.1%) 11 (3.4%) 6 (1.8%) 1 (0.3%) 8 (2.5%) Adherents 4,124 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 1.2% 3,490 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.9% 3,145 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 3.8% 2,625 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.1% 2,017 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.7% Name Old Missionary Baptists Associations Charismatic Churches Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Christian and Missionary Alliance Salvation Army Congregations 7 (2.1%) 2 (0.6%) 7 (2.1%) 7 (2.1%) 4 (1.2%) Adherents 1,995 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.5% 1,800 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.3% 1,587 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 1.0% 1,459 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% 1,459 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Church of the Nazarene United Church of Christ Unitarian Universalist Association Congregations 3 (0.9%) 2 (0.6%) 4 (1.2%) 3 (0.9%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 1,151 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.3% 1,083 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.2% 990 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.4% 927 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.1% 829 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.1% Name Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Baha'i Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches American Baptist Churches in the USA Lutheran Church Congregations 1 (0.3%) 6 (1.8%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.6%) Adherents 726 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% 651 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 601 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% 594 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 335 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% Name Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia Church of God of Prophecy Christian Reformed Church in North America Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Moravian Church in America Congregations 1 (0.3%) 5 (1.5%) 4 (1.2%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 320 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 249 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 240 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 198 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 180 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Evangelical Covenant Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church The Wesleyan Church Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Congregations 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.6%) Adherents 180 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 159 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 158 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 150 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 131 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church National Association of Free Will Baptists Mennonite Church USA Friends (Quakers) Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Malankara Archdiocese Congregations 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 125 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 100 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% 85 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 80 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 75 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Brethren in Christ Church International Pentecostal Church of Christ Congregations 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 54 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 40 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Southern Baptist Convention 72 congregations: 2.23% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,233 congregations. 78,981 adherents: 4.59% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,719,484 adherents. Catholic Church 10 congregations: 5.59% of state's Catholic Church's 179 congregations. 36,223 adherents: 9.68% of state's Catholic Church's 374,185 adherents. United Methodist Church 47 congregations: 2.91% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,614 congregations. 34,050 adherents: 5.97% of state's United Methodist Church's 570,674 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 26 congregations: 8.47% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 307 congregations. 10,571 adherents: 9.99% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 105,774 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 3 congregations: 8.82% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 34 congregations. 10,000 adherents: 25.00% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 40,003 adherents. Episcopal Church 9 congregations: 5.73% of state's Episcopal Church's 157 congregations. 8,483 adherents: 11.79% of state's Episcopal Church's 71,950 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 6 congregations: 8.82% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 68 congregations. 7,746 adherents: 34.94% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 22,172 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 6 congregations: 3.97% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 151 congregations. 5,162 adherents: 11.58% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 44,571 adherents. Churches of Christ 9 congregations: 2.23% of state's Churches of Christ's 403 congregations. 4,532 adherents: 9.44% of state's Churches of Christ's 48,015 adherents. Muslim Estimate 4 congregations: 10.26% of state's Muslim Estimate's 39 congregations. 4,439 adherents: 11.42% of state's Muslim Estimate's 38,882 adherents. Assemblies of God 7 congregations: 3.03% of state's Assemblies of God's 231 congregations. 4,124 adherents: 9.27% of state's Assemblies of God's 44,469 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 11 congregations: 9.09% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 121 congregations. 3,490 adherents: 10.82% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 32,256 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 6 congregations: 1.22% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 493 congregations. 3,145 adherents: 2.28% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 138,123 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 8 congregations. 2,625 adherents: 61.02% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 4,302 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 8 congregations: 7.48% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 107 congregations. 2,017 adherents: 8.37% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 24,092 adherents. Old Missionary Baptists Associations 7 congregations: 8.97% of state's Old Missionary Baptists Associations' 78 congregations. 1,995 adherents: 11.72% of state's Old Missionary Baptists Associations' 17,028 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 2 congregations: 6.67% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 30 congregations. 1,800 adherents: 3.79% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 47,530 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 7 congregations: 7.78% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 90 congregations. 1,587 adherents: 4.28% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 37,096 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 7 congregations: 14.58% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 48 congregations. 1,459 adherents: 21.51% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 6,783 adherents. Salvation Army 4 congregations: 13.79% of state's Salvation Army's 29 congregations. 1,459 adherents: 20.62% of state's Salvation Army's 7,074 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 3 congregations: 3.37% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 89 congregations. 1,151 adherents: 11.16% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 10,317 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.65% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 121 congregations. 1,083 adherents: 2.47% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 43,910 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 4 congregations: 4.21% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 95 congregations. 990 adherents: 7.61% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 13,002 adherents. United Church of Christ 3 congregations: 16.67% of state's United Church of Christ's 18 congregations. 927 adherents: 33.45% of state's United Church of Christ's 2,771 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 18 congregations. 829 adherents: 32.22% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 2,573 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 2 congregations. 726 adherents: 82.88% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 876 adherents. Baha'i 6 congregations: 13.04% of state's Baha'i's 46 congregations. 651 adherents: 10.44% of state's Baha'i's 6,233 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 2 congregations: 25.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 8 congregations. 601 adherents: 70.54% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 852 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 18 congregations. 594 adherents: 5.26% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 11,301 adherents. Lutheran Church 2 congregations: 5.41% of state's Lutheran Church's 37 congregations. 335 adherents: 3.39% of state's Lutheran Church's 9,887 adherents. Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia's 1 congregations. 320 adherents: 100.00% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia's 320 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 5 congregations: 3.97% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 126 congregations. 249 adherents: 3.78% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,588 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 4 congregations: 100.00% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 4 congregations. 240 adherents: 100.00% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 240 adherents. Association Reformed Presbyterian Church 2 congregations: 11.76% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 17 congregations. 198 adherents: 11.87% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 1,668 adherents. Moravian Church in America 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Moravian Church in America's 1 congregations. 180 adherents: 100.00% of state's Moravian Church in America's 180 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 7 congregations. 180 adherents: 11.93% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 1,509 adherents. The Evangelical Covenant Church 2 congregations: 66.67% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 3 congregations. 159 adherents: 65.98% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 241 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3 congregations. 158 adherents: 49.69% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 318 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 4.17% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 24 congregations. 150 adherents: 2.79% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 5,369 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 2 congregations: 3.85% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 52 congregations. 131 adherents: 3.87% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 3,388 adherents. American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church's 1 congregations. 125 adherents: 100.00% of state's American Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church's 125 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 0.83% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 120 congregations. 100 adherents: 0.82% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 12,126 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 2 congregations: 50.00% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 4 congregations. 85 adherents: 54.84% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 155 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 6 congregations. 80 adherents: 24.69% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 324 adherents. Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Malankara Archdiocese 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Malankara Archdiocese's 2 congregations. 75 adherents: 33.33% of state's Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Malankara Archdiocese's 225 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 2 congregations. 54 adherents: 54.55% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 99 adherents. International Pentecostal Church of Christ 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's International Pentecostal Church of Christ's 2 congregations. 40 adherents: 72.73% of state's International Pentecostal Church of Christ's 55 adherents. Buddhists 10 congregations: 62.50% of state's Buddhists' 16 congregations. The Primitive Baptist Church 4 congregations: 1.85% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 216 congregations. Hindus 3 congregations: 20.00% of state's Hindus' 15 congregations. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 9 congregations. Sikhs 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Sikhs' 5 congregations. Jains 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Jains' 3 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 1.39% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 72 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: DeKalb County profile, Georgia, Georgia forum, All US cities.

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