Delaware County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Chester, Radnor Township, Drexel Hill, Springfield, Yeadon Back to: Delaware County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 67.41% Here 67.4% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 371,328, state total: 7,116,698 Total congregations in this county: 331, state total: 13,105 County population: 550,864 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 184 (55.59%) 69 (20.85%) 48 (14.50%) 7 (2.11%) 23 (6.95%) Adherents 60,636 (16.3%) County 16.3% State 30.1% 11,659 (3.1%) County 3.1% State 9.9% 269,585 (72.6%) County 72.6% State 53.4% 4,896 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 1.1% 24,552 (6.6%) County 6.6% State 5.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Episcopal Church Muslim Estimate Congregations 48 (14.5%) 49 (14.8%) 38 (11.5%) 35 (10.6%) 4 (1.2%) Adherents 269,585 (72.6%) County 72.6% State 53.4% 17,024 (4.6%) County 4.6% State 9.3% 14,746 (4.0%) County 4.0% State 4.6% 12,325 (3.3%) County 3.3% State 1.6% 7,564 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 1.0% Name Evangelical Lutheran Church in America American Baptist Churches in the USA Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Friends (Quakers) Congregations 22 (6.6%) 19 (5.7%) 5 (1.5%) 3 (0.9%) 16 (4.8%) Adherents 7,315 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 8.6% 6,360 (1.7%) County 1.7% State 1.9% 3,690 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.6% 3,456 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.3% 2,077 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% Name Presbyterian Church in America Assemblies of God General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA Congregations 7 (2.1%) 8 (2.4%) 4 (1.2%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 1,408 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 935 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 1.2% 901 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 821 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 750 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% Name United Church of Christ Salvation Army Lutheran Church Seventh-Day Adventist Church Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Congregations 3 (0.9%) 2 (0.6%) 3 (0.9%) 3 (0.9%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 564 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 3.4% 540 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% 530 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 513 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 490 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% Name Southern Baptist Convention Mennonite Church USA The Wesleyan Church Churches of Christ Unitarian Universalist Association Congregations 4 (1.2%) 5 (1.5%) 2 (0.6%) 5 (1.5%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 488 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.6% 419 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.7% 375 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 330 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 328 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Church of the Nazarene Conservative Baptist Association of America Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Church of the Brethren Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Congregations 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.6%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 284 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% 220 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 216 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 203 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.7% 200 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian and Missionary Alliance Baha'i Christian Reformed Church in North America Congregations 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) 3 (0.9%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 152 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 151 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 139 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.6% 139 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 127 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Vineyard USA National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Orthodox Presbyterian Church Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Congregations 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 100 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 74 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 57 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 32 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% Catholic Church 48 congregations: 2.96% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations. 269,585 adherents: 7.09% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents. United Methodist Church 49 congregations: 2.01% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations. 17,024 adherents: 2.58% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 38 congregations: 3.51% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations. 14,746 adherents: 4.54% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents. Episcopal Church 35 congregations: 8.47% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations. 12,325 adherents: 10.58% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents. Muslim Estimate 4 congregations: 7.02% of state's Muslim Estimate's 57 congregations. 7,564 adherents: 10.63% of state's Muslim Estimate's 71,190 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 22 congregations: 1.64% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations. 7,315 adherents: 1.20% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 19 congregations: 4.37% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations. 6,360 adherents: 4.79% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 5 congregations: 9.80% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 51 congregations. 3,690 adherents: 8.58% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 42,992 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 3 congregations: 8.11% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 37 congregations. 3,456 adherents: 14.25% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24,246 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 16 congregations: 17.39% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 92 congregations. 2,077 adherents: 17.54% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 11,844 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 7 congregations: 7.45% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 94 congregations. 1,408 adherents: 6.59% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 21,350 adherents. Assemblies of God 8 congregations: 2.14% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations. 935 adherents: 1.11% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 4 congregations: 6.25% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 64 congregations. 901 adherents: 8.73% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 10,320 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.96% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 102 congregations. 821 adherents: 2.65% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents. Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA 1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 25 congregations. 750 adherents: 7.01% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 10,692 adherents. United Church of Christ 3 congregations: 0.41% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations. 564 adherents: 0.23% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 2.02% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations. 540 adherents: 1.79% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents. Lutheran Church 3 congregations: 3.41% of state's Lutheran Church's 88 congregations. 530 adherents: 2.52% of state's Lutheran Church's 21,015 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 3 congregations: 2.56% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations. 513 adherents: 3.06% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 1.28% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations. 490 adherents: 3.96% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 4 congregations: 1.77% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations. 488 adherents: 1.10% 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. 419 adherents: 0.87% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 2 congregations: 2.17% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations. 375 adherents: 1.79% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21,007 adherents. Churches of Christ 5 congregations: 3.65% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations. 330 adherents: 3.27% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 36 congregations. 328 adherents: 4.84% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 6,778 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 2 congregations: 1.28% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 156 congregations. 284 adherents: 1.03% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 27,492 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 1 congregations: 1.75% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 57 congregations. 220 adherents: 2.38% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 9,256 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 1.56% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations. 216 adherents: 0.90% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents. Church of the Brethren 2 congregations: 0.85% of state's Church of the Brethren's 236 congregations. 203 adherents: 0.39% of state's Church of the Brethren's 52,684 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. 200 adherents: 2.24% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,938 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2 congregations: 1.79% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 112 congregations. 152 adherents: 0.90% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 16,918 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1 congregations: 1.61% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 62 congregations. 151 adherents: 0.95% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 15,833 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 3 congregations: 1.18% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations. 139 adherents: 0.30% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents. Baha'i 1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Baha'i's 10 congregations. 139 adherents: 8.78% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 2 congregations. 127 adherents: 47.39% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 268 adherents. Vineyard USA 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Vineyard USA's 5 congregations. 100 adherents: 23.47% of state's Vineyard USA's 426 adherents. National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 15 congregations. 74 adherents: 7.75% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 955 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 2 congregations: 5.71% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 35 congregations. 57 adherents: 1.45% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,919 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 1.04% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 96 congregations. 32 adherents: 0.22% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,425 adherents. Buddhists 3 congregations: 10.00% of state's Buddhists' 30 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 2 congregations: 14.29% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 14 congregations. Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA 1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA's 8 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 16 congregations. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 12 congregations. Taoists 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Taoists' 1 congregations. Sikhs 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Sikhs' 6 congregations. Zoroastrians 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Zoroastrians' 2 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Delaware County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities.

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