Jefferson County, Alabama (AL) Religion Statistics Profile - Birmingham, Hoover, Bessemer, Homewood, Vestavia Hills Back to: Jefferson County profile, Alabama, Alabama forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 60.13% Here 60.1% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 398,071, state total: 2,435,373 Total congregations in this county: 794, state total: 8,343 County population: 662,047 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 180 (22.67%) 557 (70.15%) 30 (3.78%) 5 (0.63%) 22 (2.77%) Adherents 82,143 (20.6%) County 20.6% State 18.0% 260,190 (65.4%) County 65.4% State 74.1% 44,044 (11.1%) County 11.1% State 6.2% 1,821 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.1% 9,873 (2.5%) County 2.5% State 1.6% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Catholic Church Episcopal Church Churches of Christ Congregations 263 (33.1%) 110 (13.9%) 30 (3.8%) 19 (2.4%) 73 (9.2%) Adherents 196,690 (49.4%) County 49.4% State 56.7% 53,181 (13.4%) County 13.4% State 13.5% 44,044 (11.1%) County 11.1% State 6.2% 14,785 (3.7%) County 3.7% State 1.8% 12,691 (3.2%) County 3.2% State 4.9% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Presbyterian Church (USA) Assemblies of God Presbyterian Church in America Seventh-Day Adventist Church Congregations 44 (5.5%) 29 (3.7%) 18 (2.3%) 11 (1.4%) 10 (1.3%) Adherents 12,488 (3.1%) County 3.1% State 2.8% 9,975 (2.5%) County 2.5% State 1.4% 8,430 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 2.5% 8,132 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 1.0% 4,272 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.7% Name Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Lutheran Church National Association of Free Will Baptists Muslim Estimate Congregations 5 (0.6%) 7 (0.9%) 11 (1.4%) 14 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%) Adherents 2,659 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.3% 2,219 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.8% 2,087 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.5% 2,020 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.0% 1,827 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.3% Name International Council of Community Churches Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Church of the Nazarene USA National Primitive Baptist Convention Charismatic Churches Independent Congregations 7 (0.9%) 1 (0.1%) 12 (1.5%) 10 (1.3%) 3 (0.4%) Adherents 1,719 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.1% 1,644 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.1% 1,643 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.6% 1,523 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.7% 1,320 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% Name Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) International Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregations 6 (0.8%) 5 (0.6%) 16 (2.0%) 6 (0.8%) 6 (0.8%) Adherents 1,092 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 1,066 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 982 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 787 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 649 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% Name Church of God of Prophecy Salvation Army Vineyard USA Christian and Missionary Alliance United Church of Christ Congregations 11 (1.4%) 2 (0.3%) 3 (0.4%) 8 (1.0%) 2 (0.3%) Adherents 484 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 450 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 443 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 387 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 338 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Baha'i The Wesleyan Church Unitarian Universalist Association Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Congregations 2 (0.3%) 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 324 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 299 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 263 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 228 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 213 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Evangelical Free Church of America Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses International Churches of Christ Mennonite; Other Groups American Baptist Association Congregations 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%) 5 (0.6%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 200 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 177 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 169 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 135 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 124 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% Name Community Church of Christ Baptist Missionary Association of America Free Methodist Church of North America Friends (Quakers) Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Congregations 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 119 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 101 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 100 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 79 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 60 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church Christian Union Church of the Brethren Congregations 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 51 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 48 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 35 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 19 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Southern Baptist Convention 263 congregations: 8.35% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,148 congregations. 196,690 adherents: 14.25% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,380,121 adherents. United Methodist Church 110 congregations: 7.77% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,416 congregations. 53,181 adherents: 16.23% of state's United Methodist Church's 327,734 adherents. Catholic Church 30 congregations: 17.86% of state's Catholic Church's 168 congregations. 44,044 adherents: 29.24% of state's Catholic Church's 150,647 adherents. Episcopal Church 19 congregations: 16.10% of state's Episcopal Church's 118 congregations. 14,785 adherents: 32.83% of state's Episcopal Church's 45,041 adherents. Churches of Christ 73 congregations: 8.16% of state's Churches of Christ's 895 congregations. 12,691 adherents: 10.66% of state's Churches of Christ's 119,049 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 44 congregations: 11.40% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 386 congregations. 12,488 adherents: 18.16% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 68,766 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 29 congregations: 18.35% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 158 congregations. 9,975 adherents: 28.87% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 34,551 adherents. Assemblies of God 18 congregations: 4.90% of state's Assemblies of God's 367 congregations. 8,430 adherents: 14.06% of state's Assemblies of God's 59,970 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 11 congregations: 10.19% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 108 congregations. 8,132 adherents: 33.86% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 24,020 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 10 congregations: 12.50% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 80 congregations. 4,272 adherents: 25.44% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,792 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 5 congregations: 35.71% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 14 congregations. 2,659 adherents: 36.33% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 7,319 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 7 congregations: 10.14% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 69 congregations. 2,219 adherents: 10.88% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 20,397 adherents. Lutheran Church 11 congregations: 17.46% of state's Lutheran Church's 63 congregations. 2,087 adherents: 18.17% of state's Lutheran Church's 11,488 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 14 congregations: 8.48% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 165 congregations. 2,020 adherents: 8.52% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 23,716 adherents. Muslim Estimate 3 congregations: 15.00% of state's Muslim Estimate's 20 congregations. 1,827 adherents: 23.82% of state's Muslim Estimate's 7,670 adherents. International Council of Community Churches 7 congregations: 70.00% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 10 congregations. 1,719 adherents: 70.39% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 2,442 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 4 congregations. 1,644 adherents: 58.80% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 2,796 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 12 congregations: 9.76% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 123 congregations. 1,643 adherents: 12.05% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 13,635 adherents. USA National Primitive Baptist Convention 10 congregations: 8.85% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 113 congregations. 1,523 adherents: 8.97% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 16,984 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 3 congregations: 21.43% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 14 congregations. 1,320 adherents: 20.53% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 6,430 adherents. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 6 congregations: 9.84% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 61 congregations. 1,092 adherents: 16.57% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 6,590 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 congregations: 20.83% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 24 congregations. 1,066 adherents: 19.94% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 5,346 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 16 congregations: 23.53% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 68 congregations. 982 adherents: 24.06% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 4,082 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 6 congregations: 10.71% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 56 congregations. 787 adherents: 8.22% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 9,572 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 6 congregations: 14.29% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 42 congregations. 649 adherents: 14.11% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 4,601 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 11 congregations: 12.50% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 88 congregations. 484 adherents: 12.38% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 3,908 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 13.33% of state's Salvation Army's 15 congregations. 450 adherents: 18.23% of state's Salvation Army's 2,468 adherents. Vineyard USA 3 congregations: 23.08% of state's Vineyard USA's 13 congregations. 443 adherents: 23.29% of state's Vineyard USA's 1,902 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 8 congregations: 42.11% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 19 congregations. 387 adherents: 33.65% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 1,150 adherents. United Church of Christ 2 congregations: 8.70% of state's United Church of Christ's 23 congregations. 338 adherents: 9.91% of state's United Church of Christ's 3,412 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 6.67% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 30 congregations. 324 adherents: 8.16% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 3,972 adherents. Baha'i 2 congregations: 22.22% of state's Baha'i's 9 congregations. 299 adherents: 21.01% of state's Baha'i's 1,423 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 12 congregations. 263 adherents: 11.38% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 2,312 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 9 congregations. 228 adherents: 25.94% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 879 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 6 congregations. 213 adherents: 47.97% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 444 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 3 congregations. 200 adherents: 38.10% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 525 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 2 congregations: 66.67% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 3 congregations. 177 adherents: 86.76% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 204 adherents. International Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 1 congregations. 169 adherents: 100.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 169 adherents. Mennonite; Other Groups 5 congregations: 35.71% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 14 congregations. 135 adherents: 23.00% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 587 adherents. American Baptist Association 1 congregations: 2.78% of state's American Baptist Association's 36 congregations. 124 adherents: 1.97% of state's American Baptist Association's 6,286 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Community Church of Christ's 17 congregations. 119 adherents: 5.71% of state's Community Church of Christ's 2,083 adherents. Baptist Missionary Association of America 1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 17 congregations. 101 adherents: 4.80% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 2,106 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 5 congregations. 100 adherents: 60.24% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 166 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 2 congregations. 79 adherents: 49.69% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 159 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 3 congregations. 60 adherents: 28.57% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 210 adherents. Association Reformed Presbyterian Church 2 congregations: 25.00% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 8 congregations. 51 adherents: 13.14% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 388 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 2 congregations. 48 adherents: 78.69% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 61 adherents. Christian Union 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Christian Union's 2 congregations. 35 adherents: 70.00% of state's Christian Union's 50 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Church of the Brethren's 5 congregations. 19 adherents: 6.23% of state's Church of the Brethren's 305 adherents. The Primitive Baptist Church 8 congregations: 5.44% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 147 congregations. Hindus 2 congregations: 66.67% of state's Hindus' 3 congregations. Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA's 1 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 3 congregations. Coptic Orthodox Church 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Coptic Orthodox Church's 2 congregations. Sikhs 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Sikhs' 1 congregations. Buddhists 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Buddhists' 7 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 20 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Jefferson County profile, Alabama, Alabama forum, All US cities.

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