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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 58.72%
Here58.7%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 479,185, state total: 3,665,550
Total congregations in this county: 471, state total: 8,962
County population: 816,006

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations164 (34.82%)224 (47.56%)19 (4.03%)1 (0.21%)63 (13.38%)
Adherents143,701 (30.0%)
County30.0%
State22.5%
171,792 (35.9%)
County35.9%
State62.0%
72,148 (15.1%)
County15.1%
State10.2%
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County0.0%
State0.2%
91,544 (19.1%)
County19.1%
State5.0%


Religion details

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchJewish Charismatic Churches Independent
Congregations103 (21.9%)82 (17.4%)19 (4.0%)26 (5.5%)4 (0.8%)
Adherents81,163 (16.9%)
County16.9%
State46.9%
75,388 (15.7%)
County15.7%
State15.6%
72,148 (15.1%)
County15.1%
State10.2%
65,900 (13.8%)
County13.8%
State2.6%
31,000 (6.5%)
County6.5%
State1.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Muslim EstimateEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Congregations30 (6.4%)13 (2.8%)16 (3.4%)14 (3.0%)12 (2.5%)
Adherents30,452 (6.4%)
County6.4%
State2.9%
21,791 (4.5%)
County4.5%
State1.1%
18,769 (3.9%)
County3.9%
State2.0%
14,921 (3.1%)
County3.1%
State3.8%
10,467 (2.2%)
County2.2%
State0.9%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Churches and Churches of ChristInternational Churches of Christ
Congregations4 (0.8%)10 (2.1%)14 (3.0%)16 (3.4%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents9,000 (1.9%)
County1.9%
State1.1%
8,258 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State0.3%
6,513 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State1.0%
5,197 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State1.2%
5,069 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State0.1%
NameAssemblies of GodChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)LDS (Mormon) ChurchLutheran Church
Congregations5 (1.1%)21 (4.5%)4 (0.8%)6 (1.3%)5 (1.1%)
Adherents4,180 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State1.2%
3,359 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State1.3%
2,927 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.6%
2,673 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State1.2%
1,933 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.3%
NameVineyard USAPresbyterian Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Baha'i
Congregations1 (0.2%)5 (1.1%)5 (1.1%)3 (0.6%)8 (1.7%)
Adherents1,242 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
1,047 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.7%
821 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
793 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
768 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
NameUnitarian Universalist AssociationChurch of the NazareneGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesEvangelical Free Church of AmericaReformed Church in America
Congregations3 (0.6%)3 (0.6%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents412 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
379 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
373 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
325 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
245 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameSalvation ArmyInternational Council of Community ChurchesOld Missionary Baptists AssociationsCommunity Church of ChristWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Congregations2 (0.4%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents239 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
236 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
199 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.5%
191 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
152 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches The Evangelical Covenant ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchProgressive Primitive Baptists
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents106 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
92 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
82 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
82 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.3%
78 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
NameMennonite; Other GroupsChurch of God of ProphecyPentecostal Church of GodMennonite Church USA Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents56 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
52 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
50 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
30 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
27 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Southern Baptist Convention
103 congregations: 3.19% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,233 congregations.
81,163 adherents: 4.72% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,719,484 adherents.

United Methodist Church
82 congregations: 5.08% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,614 congregations.
75,388 adherents: 13.21% of state's United Methodist Church's 570,674 adherents.

Catholic Church
19 congregations: 10.61% of state's Catholic Church's 179 congregations.
72,148 adherents: 19.28% of state's Catholic Church's 374,185 adherents.

Jewish
26 congregations: 50.00% of state's Jewish's 52 congregations.
65,900 adherents: 70.48% of state's Jewish's 93,500 adherents.

Charismatic Churches Independent
4 congregations: 13.33% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 30 congregations.
31,000 adherents: 65.22% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 47,530 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
30 congregations: 9.77% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 307 congregations.
30,452 adherents: 28.79% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 105,774 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
13 congregations: 33.33% of state's Muslim Estimate's 39 congregations.
21,791 adherents: 56.04% of state's Muslim Estimate's 38,882 adherents.

Episcopal Church
16 congregations: 10.19% of state's Episcopal Church's 157 congregations.
18,769 adherents: 26.09% of state's Episcopal Church's 71,950 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
14 congregations: 2.84% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 493 congregations.
14,921 adherents: 10.80% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 138,123 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
12 congregations: 9.92% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 121 congregations.
10,467 adherents: 32.45% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 32,256 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
4 congregations: 11.76% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 34 congregations.
9,000 adherents: 22.50% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 40,003 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
10 congregations: 55.56% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 18 congregations.
8,258 adherents: 73.07% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 11,301 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
14 congregations: 15.56% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 90 congregations.
6,513 adherents: 17.56% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 37,096 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
16 congregations: 10.60% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 151 congregations.
5,197 adherents: 11.66% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 44,571 adherents.

International Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 1 congregations.
5,069 adherents: 100.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 5,069 adherents.

Assemblies of God
5 congregations: 2.16% of state's Assemblies of God's 231 congregations.
4,180 adherents: 9.40% of state's Assemblies of God's 44,469 adherents.

Churches of Christ
21 congregations: 5.21% of state's Churches of Christ's 403 congregations.
3,359 adherents: 7.00% of state's Churches of Christ's 48,015 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
4 congregations: 5.88% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 68 congregations.
2,927 adherents: 13.20% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 22,172 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
6 congregations: 4.96% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 121 congregations.
2,673 adherents: 6.09% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 43,910 adherents.

Lutheran Church
5 congregations: 13.51% of state's Lutheran Church's 37 congregations.
1,933 adherents: 19.55% of state's Lutheran Church's 9,887 adherents.

Vineyard USA
1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Vineyard USA's 15 congregations.
1,242 adherents: 31.40% of state's Vineyard USA's 3,956 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
5 congregations: 4.67% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 107 congregations.
1,047 adherents: 4.35% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 24,092 adherents.

United Church of Christ
5 congregations: 27.78% of state's United Church of Christ's 18 congregations.
821 adherents: 29.63% of state's United Church of Christ's 2,771 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
3 congregations: 5.77% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 52 congregations.
793 adherents: 23.41% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 3,388 adherents.

Baha'i
8 congregations: 17.39% of state's Baha'i's 46 congregations.
768 adherents: 12.32% of state's Baha'i's 6,233 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
3 congregations: 16.67% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 18 congregations.
412 adherents: 16.01% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 2,573 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
3 congregations: 3.16% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 95 congregations.
379 adherents: 2.91% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 13,002 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 2 congregations.
373 adherents: 49.21% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 758 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 4 congregations.
325 adherents: 52.42% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 620 adherents.

Reformed Church in America
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Reformed Church in America's 1 congregations.
245 adherents: 100.00% of state's Reformed Church in America's 245 adherents.

Salvation Army
2 congregations: 6.90% of state's Salvation Army's 29 congregations.
239 adherents: 3.38% of state's Salvation Army's 7,074 adherents.

International Council of Community Churches
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 3 congregations.
236 adherents: 33.24% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 710 adherents.

Old Missionary Baptists Associations
1 congregations: 1.28% of state's Old Missionary Baptists Associations' 78 congregations.
199 adherents: 1.17% of state's Old Missionary Baptists Associations' 17,028 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Community Church of Christ's 7 congregations.
191 adherents: 34.05% of state's Community Church of Christ's 561 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 7 congregations.
152 adherents: 10.07% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 1,509 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
1 congregations: 2.08% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 48 congregations.
106 adherents: 1.56% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 6,783 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 8 congregations.
92 adherents: 10.80% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 852 adherents.

The Evangelical Covenant Church
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 3 congregations.
82 adherents: 34.02% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 241 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
1 congregations: 1.12% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 89 congregations.
82 adherents: 0.79% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 10,317 adherents.

Progressive Primitive Baptists
1 congregations: 1.18% of state's Progressive Primitive Baptists' 85 congregations.
78 adherents: 1.08% of state's Progressive Primitive Baptists' 7,227 adherents.

Mennonite; Other Groups
1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 10 congregations.
56 adherents: 10.87% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 515 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
1 congregations: 0.79% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 126 congregations.
52 adherents: 0.79% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,588 adherents.

Pentecostal Church of God
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 8 congregations.
50 adherents: 7.92% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 631 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 4 congregations.
30 adherents: 19.35% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 155 adherents.

Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America's 1 congregations.
27 adherents: 100.00% of state's Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America's 27 adherents.

The Primitive Baptist Church
9 congregations: 4.17% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 216 congregations.

Buddhists
4 congregations: 25.00% of state's Buddhists' 16 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
2 congregations: 15.38% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 13 congregations.

Sikhs
2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Sikhs' 5 congregations.

Coptic Orthodox Church
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Coptic Orthodox Church's 1 congregations.

Hindus
1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Hindus' 15 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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