Knox County, Tennessee (TN) Religion Statistics Profile - Knoxville, Farragut, Mascot, Concord, Corryton Back to: Knox County profile, Tennessee, Tennessee forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 62.02% Here 62.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 236,941, state total: 2,905,619 Total congregations in this county: 453, state total: 9,634 County population: 382,032 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 119 (26.27%) 310 (68.43%) 6 (1.32%) 2 (0.44%) 16 (3.53%) Adherents 51,499 (21.7%) County 21.7% State 19.0% 161,520 (68.2%) County 68.2% State 72.4% 15,367 (6.5%) County 6.5% State 6.3% 898 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.1% 7,657 (3.2%) County 3.2% State 2.2% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Catholic Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Congregations 187 (41.3%) 66 (14.6%) 6 (1.3%) 30 (6.6%) 5 (1.1%) Adherents 120,315 (50.8%) County 50.8% State 48.7% 32,034 (13.5%) County 13.5% State 13.6% 15,367 (6.5%) County 6.5% State 6.3% 9,759 (4.1%) County 4.1% State 2.3% 6,295 (2.7%) County 2.7% State 1.7% Name Presbyterian Church in America Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Episcopal Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church Muslim Estimate Congregations 4 (0.9%) 20 (4.4%) 9 (2.0%) 3 (0.7%) 3 (0.7%) Adherents 6,002 (2.5%) County 2.5% State 1.0% 5,062 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 2.3% 5,023 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 1.2% 4,281 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 0.5% 3,609 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.6% Name Churches of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Free Church of America Assemblies of God Congregations 15 (3.3%) 5 (1.1%) 10 (2.2%) 2 (0.4%) 11 (2.4%) Adherents 3,392 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 7.5% 2,739 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 0.6% 2,280 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 1.4% 2,185 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.1% 2,164 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.4% Name Charismatic Churches Independent Cumberland Presbyterian Church Lutheran Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Congregations 2 (0.4%) 5 (1.1%) 3 (0.7%) 5 (1.1%) 3 (0.7%) Adherents 1,950 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.3% 1,868 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.2% 1,755 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.6% 1,541 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.8% 954 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.0% Name National Association of Free Will Baptists Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Baptist Missionary Association of America Seventh-Day Adventist Church Unitarian Universalist Association Congregations 7 (1.5%) 1 (0.2%) 4 (0.9%) 5 (1.1%) 2 (0.4%) Adherents 825 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.9% 792 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 664 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 628 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.9% 612 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% Name American Baptist Churches in the USA Church of the Nazarene Salvation Army International Pentecostal Holiness Church United Church of Christ Congregations 1 (0.2%) 3 (0.7%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 434 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 410 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.0% 381 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 168 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 166 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Vineyard USA Friends (Quakers) International Council of Community Churches International Churches of Christ Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Congregations 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 157 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 154 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 151 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 149 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 131 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Church of God of Prophecy Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Baha'i Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Congregations 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 124 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 119 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 106 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 95 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 85 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Mennonite Church USA American Baptist Association The Wesleyan Church Church of the Brethren Community Church of Christ Congregations 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 75 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 61 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 45 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 33 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 1 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Southern Baptist Convention 187 congregations: 6.29% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,972 congregations. 120,315 adherents: 8.51% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,414,199 adherents. United Methodist Church 66 congregations: 4.19% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,577 congregations. 32,034 adherents: 8.13% of state's United Methodist Church's 393,994 adherents. Catholic Church 6 congregations: 3.95% of state's Catholic Church's 152 congregations. 15,367 adherents: 8.39% of state's Catholic Church's 183,161 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 30 congregations: 9.84% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 305 congregations. 9,759 adherents: 14.39% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 67,800 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 5 congregations: 13.51% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 37 congregations. 6,295 adherents: 12.59% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 50,003 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 4 congregations: 6.25% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 64 congregations. 6,002 adherents: 20.81% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 28,846 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 20 congregations: 5.52% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 362 congregations. 5,062 adherents: 7.65% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 66,136 adherents. Episcopal Church 9 congregations: 8.04% of state's Episcopal Church's 112 congregations. 5,023 adherents: 14.34% of state's Episcopal Church's 35,037 adherents. Evangelical Presbyterian Church 3 congregations: 23.08% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 13 congregations. 4,281 adherents: 30.37% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 14,095 adherents. Muslim Estimate 3 congregations: 18.75% of state's Muslim Estimate's 16 congregations. 3,609 adherents: 19.55% of state's Muslim Estimate's 18,464 adherents. Churches of Christ 15 congregations: 1.02% of state's Churches of Christ's 1,466 congregations. 3,392 adherents: 1.57% of state's Churches of Christ's 216,648 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 congregations: 10.20% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 49 congregations. 2,739 adherents: 16.87% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 16,239 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 10 congregations: 5.81% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 172 congregations. 2,280 adherents: 5.75% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 39,643 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 2 congregations: 20.00% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 10 congregations. 2,185 adherents: 75.09% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 2,910 adherents. Assemblies of God 11 congregations: 5.76% of state's Assemblies of God's 191 congregations. 2,164 adherents: 5.35% of state's Assemblies of God's 40,430 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 2 congregations: 18.18% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 11 congregations. 1,950 adherents: 19.80% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 9,850 adherents. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 5 congregations: 1.79% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 280 congregations. 1,868 adherents: 5.43% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 34,415 adherents. Lutheran Church 3 congregations: 5.26% of state's Lutheran Church's 57 congregations. 1,755 adherents: 10.40% of state's Lutheran Church's 16,883 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 5 congregations: 6.49% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 77 congregations. 1,541 adherents: 6.40% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 24,075 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 3 congregations: 5.36% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 56 congregations. 954 adherents: 3.39% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 28,108 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 7 congregations: 3.08% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 227 congregations. 825 adherents: 3.06% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 26,935 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 5 congregations. 792 adherents: 29.80% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 2,658 adherents. Baptist Missionary Association of America 4 congregations: 40.00% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 10 congregations. 664 adherents: 36.46% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 1,821 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 5 congregations: 4.00% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 125 congregations. 628 adherents: 2.28% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 27,525 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 2 congregations: 15.38% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 13 congregations. 612 adherents: 23.82% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 2,569 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 9 congregations. 434 adherents: 9.69% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 4,478 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 3 congregations: 1.73% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 173 congregations. 410 adherents: 1.44% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 28,538 adherents. Salvation Army 1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Salvation Army's 17 congregations. 381 adherents: 10.74% of state's Salvation Army's 3,546 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 1 congregations: 3.45% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 29 congregations. 168 adherents: 5.31% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 3,166 adherents. United Church of Christ 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's United Church of Christ's 15 congregations. 166 adherents: 7.52% of state's United Church of Christ's 2,207 adherents. Vineyard USA 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Vineyard USA's 6 congregations. 157 adherents: 9.65% of state's Vineyard USA's 1,627 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 2 congregations: 16.67% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 12 congregations. 154 adherents: 16.51% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 933 adherents. International Council of Community Churches 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 5 congregations. 151 adherents: 7.66% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 1,970 adherents. International Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 4 congregations. 149 adherents: 11.82% of state's International Churches of Christ's 1,261 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 7 congregations. 131 adherents: 12.63% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 1,037 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 2 congregations: 1.52% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 132 congregations. 124 adherents: 1.51% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 8,225 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 1.43% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 70 congregations. 119 adherents: 2.25% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 5,291 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 1 congregations. 106 adherents: 100.00% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 106 adherents. Baha'i 2 congregations: 13.33% of state's Baha'i's 15 congregations. 95 adherents: 6.72% of state's Baha'i's 1,414 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 5 congregations. 85 adherents: 32.32% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 263 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 5 congregations. 75 adherents: 39.06% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 192 adherents. American Baptist Association 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's American Baptist Association's 21 congregations. 61 adherents: 2.04% of state's American Baptist Association's 2,986 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21 congregations. 45 adherents: 2.61% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 1,727 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's Church of the Brethren's 21 congregations. 33 adherents: 2.27% of state's Church of the Brethren's 1,456 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Community Church of Christ's 8 congregations. 1 adherents: 0.10% of state's Community Church of Christ's 1,047 adherents. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 4 congregations: 9.30% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 43 congregations. The Primitive Baptist Church 3 congregations: 2.61% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 115 congregations. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 2 congregations: 100.00% of state's Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection's 2 congregations. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 11 congregations. Buddhists 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Buddhists' 12 congregations. Sikhs 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Sikhs' 2 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Knox County profile, Tennessee, Tennessee forum, All US cities.

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