All U.S. Cities  
City-Data Forum City-Data

Lee County, Florida (FL) Religion Statistics Profile - Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs

Back to: Lee County profile, Florida, Florida forum, All US cities.



Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 38.22%
Here38.2%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 168,506, state total: 6,576,205
Total congregations in this county: 250, state total: 10,078
County population: 440,888

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations64 (25.60%)151 (60.40%)18 (7.20%)2 (0.80%)15 (6.00%)
Adherents31,637 (18.8%)
County18.8%
State14.4%
52,567 (31.2%)
County31.2%
State34.1%
75,329 (44.7%)
County44.7%
State39.5%
462 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.6%
8,511 (5.1%)
County5.1%
State11.4%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Congregations18 (7.2%)38 (15.2%)15 (6.0%)21 (8.4%)10 (4.0%)
Adherents75,329 (44.7%)
County44.7%
State39.5%
18,165 (10.8%)
County10.8%
State19.6%
13,639 (8.1%)
County8.1%
State2.9%
12,939 (7.7%)
County7.7%
State7.0%
6,956 (4.1%)
County4.1%
State2.4%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Lutheran ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Congregations10 (4.0%)11 (4.4%)10 (4.0%)7 (2.8%)7 (2.8%)
Adherents5,104 (3.0%)
County3.0%
State1.4%
3,746 (2.2%)
County2.2%
State2.3%
2,869 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State1.5%
2,768 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.1%
2,394 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State0.9%
NameUnited Church of ChristChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)Christian and Missionary AllianceChurches of ChristSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Congregations4 (1.6%)4 (1.6%)6 (2.4%)8 (3.2%)6 (2.4%)
Adherents1,820 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State0.6%
1,686 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.1%
1,599 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State0.3%
1,510 (0.9%)
County0.9%
State1.1%
1,222 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State1.1%
NameChurch of the Nazarene Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim Estimate The Wesleyan ChurchPresbyterian Church in America
Congregations5 (2.0%)2 (0.8%)2 (0.8%)4 (1.6%)2 (0.8%)
Adherents1,201 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.7%
950 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.9%
909 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.5%
751 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.1%
696 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.7%
NameMennonite Church USAWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchVineyard USAChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Congregations3 (1.2%)3 (1.2%)3 (1.2%)2 (0.8%)3 (1.2%)
Adherents630 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.1%
570 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
534 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.4%
519 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
512 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.3%
NameGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesUnitarian Universalist AssociationFree Methodist Church of North AmericaGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaSalvation Army
Congregations2 (0.8%)1 (0.4%)4 (1.6%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)
Adherents481 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
411 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
343 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
342 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.4%
306 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
NameNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesChurch of God of ProphecyChurch of the BrethrenEvangelical Free Church of AmericaUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Congregations2 (0.8%)5 (2.0%)2 (0.8%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)
Adherents274 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.0%
231 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
202 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
200 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
146 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameFriends (Quakers)Conservative Baptist Association of AmericaOrthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Congregations2 (0.8%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)2 (0.8%)2 (0.8%)
Adherents140 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
120 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
120 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
110 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
108 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
NameCommunity Church of ChristBaha'iBaptist General ConferenceAmerican Baptist AssociationUnited Reformed Churches in North America
Congregations1 (0.4%)2 (0.8%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)
Adherents106 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
105 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
97 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
91 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
72 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America
Congregations1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)
Adherents50 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
33 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
18 congregations: 3.42% of state's Catholic Church's 527 congregations.
75,329 adherents: 2.90% of state's Catholic Church's 2,596,148 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
38 congregations: 1.85% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,054 congregations.
18,165 adherents: 1.41% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,292,097 adherents.

Assemblies of God
15 congregations: 2.33% of state's Assemblies of God's 645 congregations.
13,639 adherents: 7.20% of state's Assemblies of God's 189,387 adherents.

United Methodist Church
21 congregations: 2.49% of state's United Methodist Church's 844 congregations.
12,939 adherents: 2.82% of state's United Methodist Church's 458,623 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
10 congregations: 2.76% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 362 congregations.
6,956 adherents: 4.41% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 157,751 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
10 congregations: 4.65% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 215 congregations.
5,104 adherents: 5.63% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 90,594 adherents.

Episcopal Church
11 congregations: 3.24% of state's Episcopal Church's 339 congregations.
3,746 adherents: 2.46% of state's Episcopal Church's 152,526 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
10 congregations: 1.76% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 567 congregations.
2,869 adherents: 2.84% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 101,188 adherents.

Lutheran Church
7 congregations: 4.19% of state's Lutheran Church's 167 congregations.
2,768 adherents: 3.85% of state's Lutheran Church's 71,970 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
7 congregations: 3.65% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 192 congregations.
2,394 adherents: 4.08% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 58,690 adherents.

United Church of Christ
4 congregations: 3.88% of state's United Church of Christ's 103 congregations.
1,820 adherents: 4.63% of state's United Church of Christ's 39,326 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
4 congregations: 1.99% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 201 congregations.
1,686 adherents: 2.23% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 75,620 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
6 congregations: 4.17% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 144 congregations.
1,599 adherents: 9.41% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 16,989 adherents.

Churches of Christ
8 congregations: 1.57% of state's Churches of Christ's 509 congregations.
1,510 adherents: 2.08% of state's Churches of Christ's 72,540 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
6 congregations: 2.05% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 292 congregations.
1,222 adherents: 1.68% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 72,619 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
5 congregations: 2.05% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 244 congregations.
1,201 adherents: 2.72% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 44,208 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
2 congregations: 3.33% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 60 congregations.
950 adherents: 1.66% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 57,243 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
2 congregations: 5.41% of state's Muslim Estimate's 37 congregations.
909 adherents: 2.87% of state's Muslim Estimate's 31,661 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
4 congregations: 8.89% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 45 congregations.
751 adherents: 10.47% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 7,174 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
2 congregations: 1.48% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 135 congregations.
696 adherents: 1.59% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 43,745 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
3 congregations: 11.54% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 26 congregations.
630 adherents: 18.56% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 3,394 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
3 congregations: 8.11% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 37 congregations.
570 adherents: 10.18% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 5,599 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
3 congregations: 1.86% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 161 congregations.
534 adherents: 1.91% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 27,907 adherents.

Vineyard USA
2 congregations: 6.90% of state's Vineyard USA's 29 congregations.
519 adherents: 8.40% of state's Vineyard USA's 6,180 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
3 congregations: 3.70% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 81 congregations.
512 adherents: 2.27% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 22,545 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
2 congregations: 4.26% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 47 congregations.
481 adherents: 6.43% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 7,476 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
1 congregations: 2.33% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 43 congregations.
411 adherents: 6.90% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,960 adherents.

Free Methodist Church of North America
4 congregations: 10.53% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 38 congregations.
343 adherents: 9.30% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 3,688 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
1 congregations: 3.03% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 33 congregations.
342 adherents: 1.38% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24,798 adherents.

Salvation Army
1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Salvation Army's 49 congregations.
306 adherents: 2.72% of state's Salvation Army's 11,248 adherents.

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
2 congregations: 18.18% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 11 congregations.
274 adherents: 9.98% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 2,745 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
5 congregations: 3.79% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 132 congregations.
231 adherents: 3.57% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,472 adherents.

Church of the Brethren
2 congregations: 12.50% of state's Church of the Brethren's 16 congregations.
202 adherents: 9.40% of state's Church of the Brethren's 2,148 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
1 congregations: 3.33% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 30 congregations.
200 adherents: 4.04% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 4,947 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
1 congregations: 4.55% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 22 congregations.
146 adherents: 3.80% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 3,839 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
2 congregations: 8.33% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 24 congregations.
140 adherents: 12.30% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 1,138 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 9 congregations.
120 adherents: 14.37% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 835 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 17 congregations.
120 adherents: 4.69% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 2,561 adherents.

Baptist Missionary Association of America
2 congregations: 16.67% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 12 congregations.
110 adherents: 9.16% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 1,201 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
2 congregations: 1.75% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 114 congregations.
108 adherents: 0.77% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,107 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
1 congregations: 2.94% of state's Community Church of Christ's 34 congregations.
106 adherents: 3.87% of state's Community Church of Christ's 2,738 adherents.

Baha'i
2 congregations: 2.99% of state's Baha'i's 67 congregations.
105 adherents: 1.36% of state's Baha'i's 7,735 adherents.

Baptist General Conference
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Baptist General Conference's 25 congregations.
97 adherents: 2.94% of state's Baptist General Conference's 3,302 adherents.

American Baptist Association
1 congregations: 0.81% of state's American Baptist Association's 123 congregations.
91 adherents: 0.48% of state's American Baptist Association's 19,012 adherents.

United Reformed Churches in North America
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's United Reformed Churches in North America's 1 congregations.
72 adherents: 100.00% of state's United Reformed Churches in North America's 72 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1 congregations: 2.04% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 49 congregations.
50 adherents: 1.16% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 4,302 adherents.

Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America
1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America's 3 congregations.
33 adherents: 18.54% of state's Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America's 178 adherents.

Southwide Baptist Fellowship
2 congregations: 3.85% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 52 congregations.

Buddhists
1 congregations: 2.33% of state's Buddhists' 43 congregations.

Jains
1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Jains' 10 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 36 congregations.

The Primitive Baptist Church
1 congregations: 1.35% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 74 congregations.

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Back to: Lee County profile, Florida, Florida forum, All US cities.

 


City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.