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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 43.65%
Here43.7%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 288,811, state total: 15,614,071
Total congregations in this county: 481, state total: 16,921
County population: 661,645

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations62 (12.89%)339 (70.48%)30 (6.24%)3 (0.62%)47 (9.77%)
Adherents17,337 (6.0%)
County6.0%
State7.7%
85,266 (29.5%)
County29.5%
State15.6%
168,455 (58.3%)
County58.3%
State64.6%
286 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.5%
17,467 (6.0%)
County6.0%
State11.7%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of GodInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Congregations30 (6.2%)64 (13.3%)35 (7.3%)43 (8.9%)19 (4.0%)
Adherents168,455 (58.3%)
County58.3%
State64.6%
28,843 (10.0%)
County10.0%
State3.0%
13,821 (4.8%)
County4.8%
State3.4%
10,515 (3.6%)
County3.6%
State2.0%
8,620 (3.0%)
County3.0%
State0.7%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the Nazarene
Congregations4 (0.8%)37 (7.7%)14 (2.9%)18 (3.7%)15 (3.1%)
Adherents5,667 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State0.9%
4,687 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State0.5%
4,477 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.1%
4,251 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State1.5%
3,853 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State0.6%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchLutheran ChurchPentecostal Church of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Congregations17 (3.5%)13 (2.7%)20 (4.2%)6 (1.2%)6 (1.2%)
Adherents3,840 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State1.2%
3,623 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State0.8%
3,559 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State0.2%
2,312 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.1%
2,288 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.5%
NameEpiscopal Church U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren ChurchesMuslim EstimateJewishChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Congregations9 (1.9%)8 (1.7%)3 (0.6%)2 (0.4%)11 (2.3%)
Adherents2,225 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.1%
2,151 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.1%
1,827 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State1.7%
1,600 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State6.4%
1,500 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.2%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian and Missionary AllianceAmerican Baptist AssociationUnited Church of Christ Charismatic Churches Independent
Congregations7 (1.5%)2 (0.4%)12 (2.5%)5 (1.0%)2 (0.4%)
Adherents1,054 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.5%
1,006 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.3%
985 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
790 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.3%
680 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State1.3%
NameChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of God of Prophecy The Wesleyan ChurchNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Congregations2 (0.4%)11 (2.3%)8 (1.7%)4 (0.8%)6 (1.2%)
Adherents608 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
574 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
457 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.0%
396 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
385 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameFriends (Quakers)New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsEvangelical Free Church of AmericaVineyard USAReformed Church in the United States
Congregations1 (0.2%)2 (0.4%)3 (0.6%)2 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)
Adherents353 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
326 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
315 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
306 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
291 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaConservative Baptist Association of AmericaSalvation ArmyChurch of the BrethrenBaptist General Conference
Congregations1 (0.2%)3 (0.6%)3 (0.6%)2 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)
Adherents282 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
280 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
240 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
223 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
188 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
NameBaha'iChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Missionary ChurchCommunity Church of Christ General Conference Churches of God
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)2 (0.4%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents144 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
139 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
138 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
132 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
112 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameUnitarian Universalist AssociationBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaPresbyterian Church in AmericaUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents75 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
67 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
41 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
33 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
31 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameMennonite; Other GroupsWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodConservative Congregational Christian ConferenceAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents20 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
15 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
7 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
4 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%

Catholic Church
30 congregations: 2.28% of state's Catholic Church's 1,315 congregations.
168,455 adherents: 1.67% of state's Catholic Church's 10,079,310 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
64 congregations: 4.60% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,392 congregations.
28,843 adherents: 6.12% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 471,119 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
35 congregations: 2.66% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 1,316 congregations.
13,821 adherents: 2.61% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 529,575 adherents.

Assemblies of God
43 congregations: 3.52% of state's Assemblies of God's 1,222 congregations.
10,515 adherents: 3.39% of state's Assemblies of God's 310,522 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
19 congregations: 3.29% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 578 congregations.
8,620 adherents: 7.43% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 116,039 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
4 congregations: 3.57% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 112 congregations.
5,667 adherents: 4.22% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 134,355 adherents.

Churches of Christ
37 congregations: 5.23% of state's Churches of Christ's 707 congregations.
4,687 adherents: 5.62% of state's Churches of Christ's 83,392 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
14 congregations: 2.52% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 556 congregations.
4,477 adherents: 2.62% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 170,932 adherents.

United Methodist Church
18 congregations: 2.54% of state's United Methodist Church's 710 congregations.
4,251 adherents: 1.86% of state's United Methodist Church's 228,844 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
15 congregations: 3.65% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 411 congregations.
3,853 adherents: 4.30% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 89,522 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
17 congregations: 3.29% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 516 congregations.
3,840 adherents: 2.05% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 187,058 adherents.

Lutheran Church
13 congregations: 3.24% of state's Lutheran Church's 401 congregations.
3,623 adherents: 2.78% of state's Lutheran Church's 130,336 adherents.

Pentecostal Church of God
20 congregations: 8.13% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 246 congregations.
3,559 adherents: 13.92% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 25,574 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
6 congregations: 1.29% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 464 congregations.
2,312 adherents: 1.35% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 171,110 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
6 congregations: 1.03% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 584 congregations.
2,288 adherents: 1.00% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 229,918 adherents.

Episcopal Church
9 congregations: 2.00% of state's Episcopal Church's 449 congregations.
2,225 adherents: 1.32% of state's Episcopal Church's 168,895 adherents.

U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
8 congregations: 12.90% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 62 congregations.
2,151 adherents: 18.39% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 11,698 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
3 congregations: 1.84% of state's Muslim Estimate's 163 congregations.
1,827 adherents: 0.70% of state's Muslim Estimate's 259,762 adherents.

Jewish
2 congregations: 0.47% of state's Jewish's 425 congregations.
1,600 adherents: 0.16% of state's Jewish's 994,000 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
11 congregations: 5.70% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 193 congregations.
1,500 adherents: 6.37% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,558 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
7 congregations: 3.10% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 226 congregations.
1,054 adherents: 1.25% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 84,169 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
2 congregations: 1.00% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 201 congregations.
1,006 adherents: 2.28% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 44,068 adherents.

American Baptist Association
12 congregations: 9.16% of state's American Baptist Association's 131 congregations.
985 adherents: 8.48% of state's American Baptist Association's 11,612 adherents.

United Church of Christ
5 congregations: 2.05% of state's United Church of Christ's 244 congregations.
790 adherents: 1.56% of state's United Church of Christ's 50,493 adherents.

Charismatic Churches Independent
2 congregations: 2.94% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 68 congregations.
680 adherents: 0.35% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 195,425 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
2 congregations: 1.25% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 160 congregations.
608 adherents: 1.75% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 34,750 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
11 congregations: 9.91% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 111 congregations.
574 adherents: 4.59% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 12,517 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
8 congregations: 6.45% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 124 congregations.
457 adherents: 6.85% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,672 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
4 congregations: 5.97% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 67 congregations.
396 adherents: 1.66% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 23,858 adherents.

National Association of Free Will Baptists
6 congregations: 9.68% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 62 congregations.
385 adherents: 9.89% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 3,891 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 1.33% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 75 congregations.
353 adherents: 3.90% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 9,061 adherents.

New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
2 congregations: 2.08% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 96 congregations.
326 adherents: 1.74% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 18,720 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
3 congregations: 1.71% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 175 congregations.
315 adherents: 0.58% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 54,227 adherents.

Vineyard USA
2 congregations: 1.87% of state's Vineyard USA's 107 congregations.
306 adherents: 1.04% of state's Vineyard USA's 29,388 adherents.

Reformed Church in the United States
2 congregations: 20.00% of state's Reformed Church in the United States' 10 congregations.
291 adherents: 31.26% of state's Reformed Church in the United States' 931 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
1 congregations: 2.44% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 41 congregations.
282 adherents: 0.81% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 35,010 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
3 congregations: 1.40% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 215 congregations.
280 adherents: 0.51% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 55,435 adherents.

Salvation Army
3 congregations: 2.22% of state's Salvation Army's 135 congregations.
240 adherents: 0.49% of state's Salvation Army's 49,330 adherents.

Church of the Brethren
2 congregations: 6.90% of state's Church of the Brethren's 29 congregations.
223 adherents: 5.60% of state's Church of the Brethren's 3,983 adherents.

Baptist General Conference
2 congregations: 1.29% of state's Baptist General Conference's 155 congregations.
188 adherents: 0.27% of state's Baptist General Conference's 69,649 adherents.

Baha'i
1 congregations: 0.39% of state's Baha'i's 259 congregations.
144 adherents: 0.58% of state's Baha'i's 24,849 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
1 congregations: 0.71% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 141 congregations.
139 adherents: 0.76% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 18,215 adherents.

Missionary Church
1 congregations: 3.85% of state's Missionary Church's 26 congregations.
138 adherents: 1.48% of state's Missionary Church's 9,327 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
2 congregations: 3.64% of state's Community Church of Christ's 55 congregations.
132 adherents: 2.15% of state's Community Church of Christ's 6,137 adherents.

General Conference Churches of God
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 8 congregations.
112 adherents: 20.18% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 555 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
1 congregations: 1.37% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 73 congregations.
75 adherents: 0.49% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 15,173 adherents.

Baptist Missionary Association of America
1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 15 congregations.
67 adherents: 3.95% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 1,697 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
1 congregations: 1.32% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 76 congregations.
41 adherents: 0.41% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 9,955 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 25 congregations.
33 adherents: 1.18% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 2,799 adherents.

Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist's 12 congregations.
31 adherents: 5.05% of state's Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist's 614 adherents.

Mennonite; Other Groups
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 3 congregations.
20 adherents: 25.00% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 80 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1 congregations: 2.17% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 46 congregations.
15 adherents: 0.17% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 8,950 adherents.

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 12 congregations.
7 adherents: 0.08% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 8,555 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1 congregations: 3.57% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 28 congregations.
4 adherents: 0.03% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 11,564 adherents.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
6 congregations: 2.38% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 252 congregations.

Buddhists
3 congregations: 0.61% of state's Buddhists' 489 congregations.

Coptic Orthodox Church
1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Coptic Orthodox Church's 20 congregations.

Hindus
1 congregations: 0.76% of state's Hindus' 131 congregations.

Sikhs
1 congregations: 1.72% of state's Sikhs' 58 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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