Laurens County, South Carolina (SC) Religion Statistics Profile - Laurens, Clinton, Joanna, Watts Mills, Gray Court Back to: Laurens County profile, South Carolina, South Carolina forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 47.00% Here 47.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 32,699, state total: 1,908,638 Total congregations in this county: 129, state total: 5,522 County population: 69,567 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 41 (31.78%) 86 (66.67%) 2 (1.55%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Adherents 6,649 (20.3%) County 20.3% State 27.9% 25,678 (78.5%) County 78.5% State 61.8% 330 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 7.2% - County 0.0% State 0.2% 42 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 2.9% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church (USA) International Pentecostal Holiness Church Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Congregations 48 (37.2%) 21 (16.3%) 16 (12.4%) 9 (7.0%) 6 (4.7%) Adherents 21,615 (66.1%) County 66.1% State 48.6% 4,009 (12.3%) County 12.3% State 15.9% 2,225 (6.8%) County 6.8% State 5.4% 1,199 (3.7%) County 3.7% State 1.8% 1,075 (3.3%) County 3.3% State 3.0% Name Presbyterian Church in America Catholic Church Assemblies of God Episcopal Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 6 (4.7%) 2 (1.6%) 3 (2.3%) 2 (1.6%) 2 (1.6%) Adherents 575 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 1.2% 330 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 7.2% 264 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.0% 219 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 2.7% 196 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 3.2% Name Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Church of God of Prophecy The Wesleyan Church Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Church of the Nazarene Congregations 2 (1.6%) 4 (3.1%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) Adherents 186 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.8% 176 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.3% 150 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.5% 133 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.2% 100 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.7% Name Churches of Christ Seventh-Day Adventist Church Baha'i Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Congregations 2 (1.6%) 1 (0.8%) - 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) Adherents 78 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.7% 46 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.5% 42 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.9% 41 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 40 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Southern Baptist Convention 48 congregations: 2.56% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,878 congregations. 21,615 adherents: 2.33% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 928,341 adherents. United Methodist Church 21 congregations: 2.01% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,047 congregations. 4,009 adherents: 1.33% of state's United Methodist Church's 302,528 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 16 congregations: 4.92% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 325 congregations. 2,225 adherents: 2.14% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 103,883 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 9 congregations: 3.61% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 249 congregations. 1,199 adherents: 3.55% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 33,820 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 6 congregations: 2.02% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 297 congregations. 1,075 adherents: 1.90% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 56,612 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 6 congregations: 6.12% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 98 congregations. 575 adherents: 2.47% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 23,313 adherents. Catholic Church 2 congregations: 1.69% of state's Catholic Church's 118 congregations. 330 adherents: 0.24% of state's Catholic Church's 136,719 adherents. Assemblies of God 3 congregations: 2.68% of state's Assemblies of God's 112 congregations. 264 adherents: 1.45% of state's Assemblies of God's 18,219 adherents. Episcopal Church 2 congregations: 1.45% of state's Episcopal Church's 138 congregations. 219 adherents: 0.42% of state's Episcopal Church's 52,486 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2 congregations: 1.20% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 167 congregations. 196 adherents: 0.32% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 61,380 adherents. Association Reformed Presbyterian Church 2 congregations: 2.90% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 69 congregations. 186 adherents: 1.27% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 14,659 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 4 congregations: 3.08% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 130 congregations. 176 adherents: 3.05% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 5,763 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 1.49% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 67 congregations. 150 adherents: 1.65% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 9,081 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 3.23% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 31 congregations. 133 adherents: 2.91% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 4,567 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 64 congregations. 100 adherents: 0.78% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 12,824 adherents. Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 1.69% of state's Churches of Christ's 118 congregations. 78 adherents: 0.60% of state's Churches of Christ's 13,091 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 1 congregations: 1.75% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 57 congregations. 46 adherents: 0.50% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 9,187 adherents. Baha'i 42 adherents: 0.24% of state's Baha'i's 17,586 adherents. Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches' 3 congregations. 41 adherents: 15.19% of state's Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches' 270 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 2.22% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 45 congregations. 40 adherents: 1.40% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 2,856 adherents. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. 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