Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Allentown, Fullerton, Emmaus, Catasauqua, Fountain Hill Back to: Lehigh County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 57.56% Here 57.6% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 179,632, state total: 7,116,698 Total congregations in this county: 232, state total: 13,105 County population: 312,090 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 135 (58.19%) 54 (23.28%) 27 (11.64%) 5 (2.16%) 11 (4.74%) Adherents 77,472 (43.1%) County 43.1% State 30.1% 9,853 (5.5%) County 5.5% State 9.9% 83,821 (46.7%) County 46.7% State 53.4% 2,564 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 1.1% 5,922 (3.3%) County 3.3% State 5.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America United Church of Christ Presbyterian Church (USA) United Methodist Church Congregations 27 (11.6%) 54 (23.3%) 50 (21.6%) 6 (2.6%) 10 (4.3%) Adherents 83,821 (46.7%) County 46.7% State 53.4% 35,663 (19.9%) County 19.9% State 8.6% 27,362 (15.2%) County 15.2% State 3.4% 4,982 (2.8%) County 2.8% State 4.6% 4,760 (2.6%) County 2.6% State 9.3% Name Episcopal Church Assemblies of God Moravian Church in America Charismatic Churches Independent Evangelical Free Church of America Congregations 7 (3.0%) 9 (3.9%) 5 (2.2%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.9%) Adherents 2,383 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 1.6% 1,888 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 1.2% 1,735 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.1% 1,500 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.2% 1,260 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.2% Name Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Muslim Estimate Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA The Wesleyan Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Congregations 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.9%) 1 (0.4%) 4 (1.7%) 3 (1.3%) Adherents 1,158 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.1% 915 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.0% 900 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 729 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 711 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.4% Name American Baptist Churches in the USA Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Church of the Nazarene Mennonite Church USA Salvation Army Congregations 3 (1.3%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.9%) 5 (2.2%) 2 (0.9%) Adherents 587 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 1.9% 505 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.6% 484 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.4% 483 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.7% 374 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% Name Conservative Baptist Association of America Christian and Missionary Alliance Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Seventh-Day Adventist Church Free Methodist Church of North America Congregations 2 (0.9%) 3 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.9%) 3 (1.3%) Adherents 345 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 329 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.6% 299 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 267 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 246 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Churches of Christ American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Lutheran Church Church of the Brethren Congregations 2 (0.9%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 240 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 207 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 152 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 148 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 144 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.7% Name Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Orthodox Presbyterian Church Southern Baptist Convention Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Presbyterian Church in America Congregations 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 3 (1.3%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.9%) Adherents 136 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 130 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 129 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.6% 122 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 108 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% Name Primitive Methodist Church in the USA Baha'i Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Mennonite; Other Groups Congregations 1 (0.4%) - 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 61 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 46 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 40 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 33 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Catholic Church 27 congregations: 1.66% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations. 83,821 adherents: 2.20% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 54 congregations: 4.02% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations. 35,663 adherents: 5.83% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents. United Church of Christ 50 congregations: 6.80% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations. 27,362 adherents: 11.31% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 6 congregations: 0.55% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations. 4,982 adherents: 1.53% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents. United Methodist Church 10 congregations: 0.41% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations. 4,760 adherents: 0.72% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents. Episcopal Church 7 congregations: 1.69% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations. 2,383 adherents: 2.05% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents. Assemblies of God 9 congregations: 2.41% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations. 1,888 adherents: 2.24% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents. Moravian Church in America 5 congregations: 19.23% of state's Moravian Church in America's 26 congregations. 1,735 adherents: 17.19% of state's Moravian Church in America's 10,093 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 17 congregations. 1,500 adherents: 10.77% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 13,928 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 2 congregations: 3.45% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 58 congregations. 1,260 adherents: 8.25% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 15,273 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 2 congregations: 10.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 20 congregations. 1,158 adherents: 12.96% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,938 adherents. Muslim Estimate 2 congregations: 3.51% of state's Muslim Estimate's 57 congregations. 915 adherents: 1.29% of state's Muslim Estimate's 71,190 adherents. Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA 1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 25 congregations. 900 adherents: 8.42% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 10,692 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 4 congregations: 4.35% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations. 729 adherents: 3.47% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21,007 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 3 congregations: 2.94% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 102 congregations. 711 adherents: 2.29% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 3 congregations: 0.69% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations. 587 adherents: 0.44% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 2 congregations: 3.92% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 51 congregations. 505 adherents: 1.17% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 42,992 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 2 congregations: 1.28% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 156 congregations. 484 adherents: 1.76% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 27,492 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 5 congregations: 1.57% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 319 congregations. 483 adherents: 1.00% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 2.02% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations. 374 adherents: 1.24% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 2 congregations: 3.51% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 57 congregations. 345 adherents: 3.73% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 9,256 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 3 congregations: 1.18% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations. 329 adherents: 0.72% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 1.28% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations. 299 adherents: 2.41% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2 congregations: 1.71% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations. 267 adherents: 1.59% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 3 congregations: 3.03% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 99 congregations. 246 adherents: 3.65% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 6,741 adherents. Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 1.46% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations. 240 adherents: 2.38% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents. American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church 1 congregations: 2.86% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 35 congregations. 207 adherents: 2.39% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 8,652 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 64 congregations. 152 adherents: 1.47% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 10,320 adherents. Lutheran Church 1 congregations: 1.14% of state's Lutheran Church's 88 congregations. 148 adherents: 0.70% of state's Lutheran Church's 21,015 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 0.42% of state's Church of the Brethren's 236 congregations. 144 adherents: 0.27% of state's Church of the Brethren's 52,684 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.78% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations. 136 adherents: 0.57% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 35 congregations. 130 adherents: 3.32% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,919 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 3 congregations: 1.33% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations. 129 adherents: 0.29% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2 congregations: 1.79% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 112 congregations. 122 adherents: 0.72% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 16,918 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 2 congregations: 2.13% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 94 congregations. 108 adherents: 0.51% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 21,350 adherents. Primitive Methodist Church in the USA 1 congregations: 2.27% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 44 congregations. 61 adherents: 2.29% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 2,669 adherents. Baha'i 46 adherents: 2.90% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 1.04% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 96 congregations. 40 adherents: 0.28% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,425 adherents. Mennonite; Other Groups 1 congregations: 0.95% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 105 congregations. 33 adherents: 0.38% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 8,718 adherents. Buddhists 1 congregations: 3.33% of state's Buddhists' 30 congregations. Sikhs 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Sikhs' 6 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Lehigh County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities.

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