Gloucester County, New Jersey (NJ) Religion Statistics Profile - Glassboro, Williamstown, Woodbury, Pitman, Clayton Back to: Gloucester County profile, New Jersey, New Jersey forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 52.19% Here 52.2% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 132,922, state total: 4,858,756 Total congregations in this county: 155, state total: 4,531 County population: 254,673 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 86 (55.48%) 45 (29.03%) 21 (13.55%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (1.94%) Adherents 21,613 (16.3%) County 16.3% State 12.2% 13,710 (10.3%) County 10.3% State 4.2% 94,910 (71.4%) County 71.4% State 70.0% - County 0.0% State 1.0% 2,689 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 12.7% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church Southern Baptist Convention Episcopal Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 21 (13.5%) 44 (28.4%) 2 (1.3%) 11 (7.1%) 6 (3.9%) Adherents 94,910 (71.4%) County 71.4% State 70.0% 10,003 (7.5%) County 7.5% State 2.9% 7,213 (5.4%) County 5.4% State 0.4% 3,491 (2.6%) County 2.6% State 1.9% 3,309 (2.5%) County 2.5% State 1.6% Name Presbyterian Church (USA) Assemblies of God Muslim Estimate American Baptist Churches in the USA Conservative Baptist Association of America Congregations 13 (8.4%) 11 (7.1%) 1 (0.6%) 6 (3.9%) 5 (3.2%) Adherents 3,042 (2.3%) County 2.3% State 2.5% 2,297 (1.7%) County 1.7% State 1.1% 1,891 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 2.5% 1,029 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.8% 808 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% Name Friends (Quakers) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Seventh-Day Adventist Church Churches of Christ International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Congregations 5 (3.2%) 1 (0.6%) 4 (2.6%) 3 (1.9%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 659 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.1% 571 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.4% 489 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 397 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 362 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% Name Christian and Missionary Alliance General Association of Regular Baptist Churches The Wesleyan Church Evangelical Free Church of America USA National Primitive Baptist Convention Congregations 2 (1.3%) 2 (1.3%) 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.3%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 344 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 312 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 300 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 290 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 176 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Community Church of Christ Church of the Nazarene Orthodox Presbyterian Church Congregations 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.3%) 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.3%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 163 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 156 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 148 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 99 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 99 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name United Church of Christ Baha'i Presbyterian Church in America American Baptist Association Congregations 1 (0.6%) - 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 80 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 57 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 32 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 25 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 21 congregations: 2.71% of state's Catholic Church's 774 congregations. 94,910 adherents: 2.79% of state's Catholic Church's 3,403,020 adherents. United Methodist Church 44 congregations: 7.61% of state's United Methodist Church's 578 congregations. 10,003 adherents: 7.14% of state's United Methodist Church's 140,133 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 2 congregations: 2.63% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 76 congregations. 7,213 adherents: 39.99% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 18,035 adherents. Episcopal Church 11 congregations: 3.83% of state's Episcopal Church's 287 congregations. 3,491 adherents: 3.80% of state's Episcopal Church's 91,964 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 6 congregations: 3.00% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 200 congregations. 3,309 adherents: 4.17% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 79,264 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 13 congregations: 3.49% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 373 congregations. 3,042 adherents: 2.54% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 119,735 adherents. Assemblies of God 11 congregations: 4.62% of state's Assemblies of God's 238 congregations. 2,297 adherents: 4.41% of state's Assemblies of God's 52,065 adherents. Muslim Estimate 1 congregations: 1.47% of state's Muslim Estimate's 68 congregations. 1,891 adherents: 1.57% of state's Muslim Estimate's 120,724 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 6 congregations: 2.29% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 262 congregations. 1,029 adherents: 1.16% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 88,521 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 5 congregations: 9.43% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 53 congregations. 808 adherents: 9.37% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 8,626 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 5 congregations: 14.29% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 35 congregations. 659 adherents: 16.92% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,894 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 1 congregations: 1.64% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 61 congregations. 571 adherents: 2.88% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 19,855 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 4 congregations: 3.60% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 111 congregations. 489 adherents: 3.56% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 13,725 adherents. Churches of Christ 3 congregations: 7.89% of state's Churches of Christ's 38 congregations. 397 adherents: 8.44% of state's Churches of Christ's 4,703 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 6 congregations. 362 adherents: 26.04% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 1,390 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 2 congregations: 2.86% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 70 congregations. 344 adherents: 2.37% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 14,518 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 2 congregations: 6.90% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 29 congregations. 312 adherents: 4.54% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 6,866 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 5.26% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 19 congregations. 300 adherents: 10.44% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 2,873 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 2 congregations: 7.14% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 28 congregations. 290 adherents: 5.59% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 5,187 adherents. USA National Primitive Baptist Convention 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 9 congregations. 176 adherents: 12.46% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 1,413 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 12 congregations. 163 adherents: 7.97% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 2,044 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2 congregations: 2.94% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 68 congregations. 156 adherents: 2.03% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 7,699 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Community Church of Christ's 3 congregations. 148 adherents: 48.37% of state's Community Church of Christ's 306 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 2 congregations: 4.00% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 50 congregations. 99 adherents: 1.33% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 7,435 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 20 congregations. 99 adherents: 4.82% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 2,056 adherents. United Church of Christ 1 congregations: 1.75% of state's United Church of Christ's 57 congregations. 80 adherents: 0.56% of state's United Church of Christ's 14,293 adherents. Baha'i 57 adherents: 3.72% of state's Baha'i's 1,531 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 1 congregations: 3.85% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 26 congregations. 32 adherents: 1.28% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 2,503 adherents. American Baptist Association 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's American Baptist Association's 2 congregations. 25 adherents: 50.00% of state's American Baptist Association's 50 adherents. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 1 congregations: 7.14% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 14 congregations. Sikhs 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Sikhs' 3 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 8 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Gloucester County profile, New Jersey, New Jersey forum, All US cities.

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