Jones County, Mississippi (MS) Religion Statistics Profile - Laurel, Ellisville, Sandersville, Soso Back to: Jones County profile, Mississippi, Mississippi forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 65.44% Here 65.4% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 42,507, state total: 1,554,483 Total congregations in this county: 133, state total: 5,505 County population: 64,958 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 26 (19.55%) 104 (78.20%) 1 (0.75%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (1.50%) Adherents 4,473 (10.5%) County 10.5% State 18.5% 36,962 (87.0%) County 87.0% State 72.7% 800 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 7.4% - County 0.0% State 0.1% 272 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.2% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention Baptist Missionary Association of America United Methodist Church Catholic Church Assemblies of God Congregations 49 (36.8%) 22 (16.5%) 23 (17.3%) 1 (0.8%) 8 (6.0%) Adherents 28,374 (66.8%) County 66.8% State 59.0% 5,466 (12.9%) County 12.9% State 2.6% 3,839 (9.0%) County 9.0% State 15.5% 800 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 7.4% 793 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 1.3% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Churches of Christ Presbyterian Church (USA) Evangelical Presbyterian Church Salvation Army Congregations 2 (1.5%) 3 (2.3%) 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) Adherents 432 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 1.5% 427 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 2.8% 412 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 1.1% 309 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.1% 227 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% Name Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Episcopal Church Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Seventh-Day Adventist Church Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association Congregations 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) 5 (3.8%) 3 (2.3%) 2 (1.5%) Adherents 225 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.8% 222 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.4% 221 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 204 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.4% 161 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.7% Name Presbyterian Church in America Church of the Nazarene National Association of Free Will Baptists Unitarian Universalist Association Baha'i Congregations 2 (1.5%) 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) - Adherents 136 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 1.2% 131 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.4% 81 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% 45 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 2 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Southern Baptist Convention 49 congregations: 2.41% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,037 congregations. 28,374 adherents: 3.10% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 916,440 adherents. Baptist Missionary Association of America 22 congregations: 11.83% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 186 congregations. 5,466 adherents: 13.48% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 40,558 adherents. United Methodist Church 23 congregations: 1.92% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,197 congregations. 3,839 adherents: 1.60% of state's United Methodist Church's 240,576 adherents. Catholic Church 1 congregations: 0.61% of state's Catholic Church's 163 congregations. 800 adherents: 0.69% of state's Catholic Church's 115,760 adherents. Assemblies of God 8 congregations: 4.52% of state's Assemblies of God's 177 congregations. 793 adherents: 4.07% of state's Assemblies of God's 19,484 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2 congregations: 1.27% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 157 congregations. 432 adherents: 1.89% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 22,841 adherents. Churches of Christ 3 congregations: 0.79% of state's Churches of Christ's 378 congregations. 427 adherents: 0.98% of state's Churches of Christ's 43,396 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 2 congregations: 1.60% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 125 congregations. 412 adherents: 2.34% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 17,599 adherents. Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 9 congregations. 309 adherents: 15.30% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 2,020 adherents. Salvation Army 1 congregations: 7.69% of state's Salvation Army's 13 congregations. 227 adherents: 8.52% of state's Salvation Army's 2,663 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 1 congregations: 2.38% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 42 congregations. 225 adherents: 1.73% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 12,992 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 1.16% of state's Episcopal Church's 86 congregations. 222 adherents: 1.05% of state's Episcopal Church's 21,124 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 5 congregations: 8.33% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 60 congregations. 221 adherents: 6.51% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 3,397 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 3 congregations: 6.67% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 45 congregations. 204 adherents: 3.23% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 6,315 adherents. Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association 2 congregations: 2.56% of state's Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association's 78 congregations. 161 adherents: 1.55% of state's Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association's 10,375 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 2 congregations: 1.64% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 122 congregations. 136 adherents: 0.72% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 18,776 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 2 congregations: 4.17% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 48 congregations. 131 adherents: 2.40% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 5,456 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 1.79% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 56 congregations. 81 adherents: 1.77% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 4,578 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5 congregations. 45 adherents: 19.74% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 228 adherents. Baha'i 2 adherents: 0.25% of state's Baha'i's 811 adherents. The Primitive Baptist Church 1 congregations: 1.15% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 87 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 3 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 5 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Jones County profile, Mississippi, Mississippi forum, All US cities.

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