Lancaster County, South Carolina (SC) Religion Statistics Profile - Lancaster, Springdale, Elgin, Lancaster Mill, Kershaw Back to: Lancaster County profile, South Carolina, South Carolina forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 57.40% Here 57.4% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 35,216, state total: 1,908,638 Total congregations in this county: 114, state total: 5,522 County population: 61,351 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 29 (25.44%) 82 (71.93%) 2 (1.75%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.88%) Adherents 7,456 (21.2%) County 21.2% State 27.9% 26,892 (76.4%) County 76.4% State 61.8% 413 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 7.2% - County 0.0% State 0.2% 455 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 2.9% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Association Reformed Presbyterian Church International Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregations 55 (48.2%) 18 (15.8%) 9 (7.9%) 5 (4.4%) 4 (3.5%) Adherents 23,480 (66.7%) County 66.7% State 48.6% 5,833 (16.6%) County 16.6% State 15.9% 1,286 (3.7%) County 3.7% State 5.4% 1,089 (3.1%) County 3.1% State 0.8% 789 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 1.8% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Catholic Church National Association of Free Will Baptists Baha'i Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 5 (4.4%) 2 (1.8%) 5 (4.4%) - 1 (0.9%) Adherents 687 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 3.0% 413 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 7.2% 309 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.4% 295 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.9% 216 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 3.2% Name Assemblies of God Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Church of God of Prophecy Episcopal Church Presbyterian Church in America Congregations 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 3 (2.6%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 172 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.0% 160 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.1% 135 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 121 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 2.7% 107 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 1.2% Name Church of the Nazarene Churches of Christ Congregations 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 89 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.7% 35 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.7% Southern Baptist Convention 55 congregations: 2.93% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,878 congregations. 23,480 adherents: 2.53% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 928,341 adherents. United Methodist Church 18 congregations: 1.72% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,047 congregations. 5,833 adherents: 1.93% of state's United Methodist Church's 302,528 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 9 congregations: 2.77% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 325 congregations. 1,286 adherents: 1.24% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 103,883 adherents. Association Reformed Presbyterian Church 5 congregations: 7.25% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 69 congregations. 1,089 adherents: 7.43% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 14,659 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 4 congregations: 1.61% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 249 congregations. 789 adherents: 2.33% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 33,820 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 5 congregations: 1.68% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 297 congregations. 687 adherents: 1.21% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 56,612 adherents. Catholic Church 2 congregations: 1.69% of state's Catholic Church's 118 congregations. 413 adherents: 0.30% of state's Catholic Church's 136,719 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 5 congregations: 4.07% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 123 congregations. 309 adherents: 4.07% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 7,583 adherents. Baha'i 295 adherents: 1.68% of state's Baha'i's 17,586 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1 congregations: 0.60% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 167 congregations. 216 adherents: 0.35% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 61,380 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 1.79% of state's Assemblies of God's 112 congregations. 172 adherents: 0.94% of state's Assemblies of God's 18,219 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 1 congregations: 1.85% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 54 congregations. 160 adherents: 0.78% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 20,424 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 3 congregations: 2.31% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 130 congregations. 135 adherents: 2.34% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 5,763 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 0.72% of state's Episcopal Church's 138 congregations. 121 adherents: 0.23% of state's Episcopal Church's 52,486 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 1 congregations: 1.02% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 98 congregations. 107 adherents: 0.46% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 23,313 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 64 congregations. 89 adherents: 0.69% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 12,824 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.85% of state's Churches of Christ's 118 congregations. 35 adherents: 0.27% of state's Churches of Christ's 13,091 adherents. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Lancaster County profile, South Carolina, South Carolina forum, All US cities.

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