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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 74.38%
Here74.4%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 706,830, state total: 11,461,411
Total congregations in this county: 570, state total: 11,001
County population: 950,265

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations237 (41.58%)129 (22.63%)149 (26.14%)9 (1.58%)46 (8.07%)
Adherents84,523 (12.0%)
County12.0%
State11.4%
44,907 (6.4%)
County6.4%
State4.9%
544,252 (77.0%)
County77.0%
State65.9%
4,713 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.9%
28,435 (4.0%)
County4.0%
State16.9%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchJewishEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan Church
Congregations149 (26.1%)16 (2.8%)38 (6.7%)49 (8.6%)9 (1.6%)
Adherents544,252 (77.0%)
County77.0%
State65.9%
20,000 (2.8%)
County2.8%
State14.4%
18,768 (2.7%)
County2.7%
State1.5%
18,638 (2.6%)
County2.6%
State3.5%
14,476 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State0.4%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchLutheran ChurchAssemblies of God
Congregations39 (6.8%)39 (6.8%)32 (5.6%)24 (4.2%)22 (3.9%)
Adherents12,641 (1.8%)
County1.8%
State1.4%
11,720 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State0.5%
10,969 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.8%
10,071 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State0.7%
9,923 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State0.9%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim EstimateGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Congregations24 (4.2%)7 (1.2%)1 (0.2%)5 (0.9%)4 (0.7%)
Adherents9,095 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State1.8%
5,405 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State2.0%
2,313 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.5%
1,661 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.4%
1,648 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.6%
NameGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Southern Baptist ConventionUnitarian Universalist AssociationSerbian Orthodox Church in the USA
Congregations10 (1.8%)8 (1.4%)12 (2.1%)4 (0.7%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents1,468 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
1,451 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
1,396 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
972 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
800 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameMacedonian Orthodox Church: American DioceseChristian and Missionary AllianceNorth American Baptist ConferenceChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Congregations1 (0.2%)6 (1.1%)3 (0.5%)6 (1.1%)3 (0.5%)
Adherents800 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
792 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
785 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
742 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
591 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Mennonite Church USAFree Methodist Church of North AmericaChurch of the Nazarene Charismatic Churches Independent
Congregations4 (0.7%)4 (0.7%)5 (0.9%)5 (0.9%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents541 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
470 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
466 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
464 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
450 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
NameBaha'iConservative Baptist Association of AmericaUkranian Orthodox Church of the USAOrthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesInternational Council of Community Churches
Congregations4 (0.7%)3 (0.5%)1 (0.2%)2 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)
Adherents397 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
319 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
300 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
293 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
271 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameEvangelical Free Church of AmericaAmerican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic ChurchInternational Churches of ChristFriends (Quakers)Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)3 (0.5%)2 (0.4%)
Adherents225 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
207 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
190 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
185 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
177 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
Name The Evangelical Covenant ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of God of ProphecyChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Community Church of Christ
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents121 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
112 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
101 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
82 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
54 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameBrethren in Christ Church
Congregations1 (0.2%)
Adherents28 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
149 congregations: 8.35% of state's Catholic Church's 1,784 congregations.
544,252 adherents: 7.21% of state's Catholic Church's 7,550,491 adherents.

Jewish
16 congregations: 1.61% of state's Jewish's 995 congregations.
20,000 adherents: 1.21% of state's Jewish's 1,653,870 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
38 congregations: 8.90% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 427 congregations.
18,768 adherents: 11.08% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 169,329 adherents.

United Methodist Church
49 congregations: 3.49% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,404 congregations.
18,638 adherents: 4.62% of state's United Methodist Church's 403,362 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
9 congregations: 7.26% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 124 congregations.
14,476 adherents: 34.55% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 41,898 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
39 congregations: 5.44% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 717 congregations.
12,641 adherents: 7.79% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 162,227 adherents.

United Church of Christ
39 congregations: 13.40% of state's United Church of Christ's 291 congregations.
11,720 adherents: 19.88% of state's United Church of Christ's 58,949 adherents.

Episcopal Church
32 congregations: 4.62% of state's Episcopal Church's 693 congregations.
10,969 adherents: 5.44% of state's Episcopal Church's 201,797 adherents.

Lutheran Church
24 congregations: 12.31% of state's Lutheran Church's 195 congregations.
10,071 adherents: 12.33% of state's Lutheran Church's 81,705 adherents.

Assemblies of God
22 congregations: 4.35% of state's Assemblies of God's 506 congregations.
9,923 adherents: 10.10% of state's Assemblies of God's 98,209 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
24 congregations: 4.44% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 541 congregations.
9,095 adherents: 4.47% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 203,297 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
7 congregations: 4.86% of state's Muslim Estimate's 144 congregations.
5,405 adherents: 2.41% of state's Muslim Estimate's 223,968 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 64 congregations.
2,313 adherents: 3.77% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 61,407 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
5 congregations: 3.13% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 160 congregations.
1,661 adherents: 3.69% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 44,987 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
4 congregations: 1.61% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 249 congregations.
1,648 adherents: 2.46% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 66,998 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
10 congregations: 6.90% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 145 congregations.
1,468 adherents: 9.01% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 16,300 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
8 congregations: 17.78% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 45 congregations.
1,451 adherents: 20.61% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 7,040 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
12 congregations: 5.48% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 219 congregations.
1,396 adherents: 5.73% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 24,364 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
4 congregations: 6.45% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 62 congregations.
972 adherents: 7.78% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 12,489 adherents.

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 2 congregations.
800 adherents: 16.67% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 4,800 adherents.

Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese's 3 congregations.
800 adherents: 28.57% of state's Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese's 2,800 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
6 congregations: 3.73% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 161 congregations.
792 adherents: 3.28% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 24,142 adherents.

North American Baptist Conference
3 congregations: 30.00% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 10 congregations.
785 adherents: 48.52% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 1,618 adherents.

Churches of Christ
6 congregations: 6.25% of state's Churches of Christ's 96 congregations.
742 adherents: 7.61% of state's Churches of Christ's 9,749 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
3 congregations: 4.69% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 64 congregations.
591 adherents: 8.95% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 6,607 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
4 congregations: 2.47% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 162 congregations.
541 adherents: 2.33% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,248 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
4 congregations: 10.53% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 38 congregations.
470 adherents: 16.98% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 2,768 adherents.

Free Methodist Church of North America
5 congregations: 6.10% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 82 congregations.
466 adherents: 4.91% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 9,482 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
5 congregations: 3.16% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 158 congregations.
464 adherents: 2.66% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 17,433 adherents.

Charismatic Churches Independent
1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 20 congregations.
450 adherents: 1.54% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 29,250 adherents.

Baha'i
4 congregations: 12.50% of state's Baha'i's 32 congregations.
397 adherents: 8.82% of state's Baha'i's 4,499 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
3 congregations: 2.75% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 109 congregations.
319 adherents: 2.28% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 13,971 adherents.

Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA
1 congregations: 5.26% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 19 congregations.
300 adherents: 6.14% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 4,884 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
2 congregations: 6.45% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 31 congregations.
293 adherents: 5.36% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 5,471 adherents.

International Council of Community Churches
2 congregations: 18.18% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 11 congregations.
271 adherents: 5.95% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 4,552 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
1 congregations: 3.03% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 33 congregations.
225 adherents: 5.58% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 4,034 adherents.

American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 8 congregations.
207 adherents: 6.65% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 3,112 adherents.

International Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 4 congregations.
190 adherents: 2.29% of state's International Churches of Christ's 8,287 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
3 congregations: 5.26% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 57 congregations.
185 adherents: 5.28% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,502 adherents.

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
2 congregations: 7.41% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 27 congregations.
177 adherents: 5.51% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,215 adherents.

The Evangelical Covenant Church
1 congregations: 6.67% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 15 congregations.
121 adherents: 3.26% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 3,710 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 6 congregations.
112 adherents: 20.97% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 534 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
1 congregations: 2.27% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 44 congregations.
101 adherents: 2.49% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 4,062 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 35 congregations.
82 adherents: 2.96% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 2,772 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Community Church of Christ's 7 congregations.
54 adherents: 11.59% of state's Community Church of Christ's 466 adherents.

Brethren in Christ Church
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 2 congregations.
28 adherents: 44.44% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 63 adherents.

Jains
3 congregations: 25.00% of state's Jains' 12 congregations.

Buddhists
2 congregations: 1.65% of state's Buddhists' 121 congregations.

Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
2 congregations: 10.53% of state's Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia's 19 congregations.

Sikhs
2 congregations: 9.52% of state's Sikhs' 21 congregations.

Hindus
2 congregations: 2.41% of state's Hindus' 83 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
1 congregations: 4.35% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 23 congregations.

Taoists
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Taoists' 4 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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