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Lafayette County, Mississippi (MS) Religion Statistics Profile - Oxford, Abbeville, Taylor

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 47.24%
Here47.2%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 18,301, state total: 1,554,483
Total congregations in this county: 68, state total: 5,505
County population: 38,744

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations21 (30.88%)43 (63.24%)1 (1.47%)0 (0.00%)3 (4.41%)
Adherents4,676 (25.6%)
County25.6%
State18.5%
11,263 (61.5%)
County61.5%
State72.7%
1,900 (10.4%)
County10.4%
State7.4%
-
County0.0%
State0.1%
462 (2.5%)
County2.5%
State1.2%


Religion details

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchChurches of Christ
Congregations25 (36.8%)18 (26.5%)1 (1.5%)1 (1.5%)7 (10.3%)
Adherents9,686 (52.9%)
County52.9%
State59.0%
3,207 (17.5%)
County17.5%
State15.5%
1,900 (10.4%)
County10.4%
State7.4%
769 (4.2%)
County4.2%
State1.4%
768 (4.2%)
County4.2%
State2.8%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)American Baptist AssociationPresbyterian Church in AmericaMuslim Estimate
Congregations2 (2.9%)1 (1.5%)1 (1.5%)2 (2.9%)1 (1.5%)
Adherents700 (3.8%)
County3.8%
State1.1%
253 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State0.8%
210 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State0.4%
190 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.2%
163 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State0.3%
NameNational Association of Free Will BaptistsBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaChurch of the NazareneAssemblies of GodLutheran Church
Congregations2 (2.9%)1 (1.5%)1 (1.5%)1 (1.5%)1 (1.5%)
Adherents154 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State0.3%
65 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State2.6%
65 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.4%
64 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State1.3%
61 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.2%
NameUnitarian Universalist AssociationBaha'i
Congregations1 (1.5%)-
Adherents41 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.0%
5 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%

Southern Baptist Convention
25 congregations: 1.23% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,037 congregations.
9,686 adherents: 1.06% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 916,440 adherents.

United Methodist Church
18 congregations: 1.50% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,197 congregations.
3,207 adherents: 1.33% of state's United Methodist Church's 240,576 adherents.

Catholic Church
1 congregations: 0.61% of state's Catholic Church's 163 congregations.
1,900 adherents: 1.64% of state's Catholic Church's 115,760 adherents.

Episcopal Church
1 congregations: 1.16% of state's Episcopal Church's 86 congregations.
769 adherents: 3.64% of state's Episcopal Church's 21,124 adherents.

Churches of Christ
7 congregations: 1.85% of state's Churches of Christ's 378 congregations.
768 adherents: 1.77% 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.
700 adherents: 3.98% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 17,599 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.
253 adherents: 1.95% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 12,992 adherents.

American Baptist Association
1 congregations: 2.44% of state's American Baptist Association's 41 congregations.
210 adherents: 3.84% of state's American Baptist Association's 5,472 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
2 congregations: 1.64% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 122 congregations.
190 adherents: 1.01% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 18,776 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
1 congregations: 7.14% of state's Muslim Estimate's 14 congregations.
163 adherents: 4.16% of state's Muslim Estimate's 3,919 adherents.

National Association of Free Will Baptists
2 congregations: 3.57% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 56 congregations.
154 adherents: 3.36% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 4,578 adherents.

Baptist Missionary Association of America
1 congregations: 0.54% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 186 congregations.
65 adherents: 0.16% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 40,558 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
1 congregations: 2.08% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 48 congregations.
65 adherents: 1.19% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 5,456 adherents.

Assemblies of God
1 congregations: 0.56% of state's Assemblies of God's 177 congregations.
64 adherents: 0.33% of state's Assemblies of God's 19,484 adherents.

Lutheran Church
1 congregations: 3.85% of state's Lutheran Church's 26 congregations.
61 adherents: 1.81% of state's Lutheran Church's 3,372 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5 congregations.
41 adherents: 17.98% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 228 adherents.

Baha'i
5 adherents: 0.62% of state's Baha'i's 811 adherents.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 2 congregations.

The Primitive Baptist Church
1 congregations: 1.15% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 87 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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