Lorain County, Ohio (OH) Religion Statistics Profile - Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst Back to: Lorain County profile, Ohio, Ohio forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 45.86% Here 45.9% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 130,555, state total: 5,102,269 Total congregations in this county: 235, state total: 11,167 County population: 284,664 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 71 (30.21%) 114 (48.51%) 37 (15.74%) 5 (2.13%) 8 (3.40%) Adherents 27,426 (21.0%) County 21.0% State 28.6% 26,656 (20.4%) County 20.4% State 22.1% 72,978 (55.9%) County 55.9% State 43.7% 1,667 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 1.0% 1,828 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 4.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church United Church of Christ Southern Baptist Convention Lutheran Church Congregations 37 (15.7%) 28 (11.9%) 17 (7.2%) 18 (7.7%) 13 (5.5%) Adherents 72,978 (55.9%) County 55.9% State 43.7% 9,829 (7.5%) County 7.5% State 11.1% 9,282 (7.1%) County 7.1% State 3.1% 8,092 (6.2%) County 6.2% State 3.7% 4,157 (3.2%) County 3.2% State 1.6% Name General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Assemblies of God Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Congregations 12 (5.1%) 7 (3.0%) 4 (1.7%) 11 (4.7%) 8 (3.4%) Adherents 3,603 (2.8%) County 2.8% State 0.8% 2,911 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 5.9% 2,436 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 1.4% 1,896 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 1.3% 1,627 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 1.1% Name Presbyterian Church (USA) Salvation Army American Baptist Churches in the USA Church of the Nazarene International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Congregations 4 (1.7%) 3 (1.3%) 7 (3.0%) 5 (2.1%) 4 (1.7%) Adherents 1,189 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 3.2% 1,131 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.4% 1,043 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 2.3% 911 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 1.7% 867 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.2% Name Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Churches of Christ Episcopal Church Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Congregations 2 (0.9%) 6 (2.6%) 3 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 842 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.8% 734 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.9% 692 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.2% 600 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.1% 600 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.4% Name Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Seventh-Day Adventist Church USA National Primitive Baptist Convention National Association of Free Will Baptists The Wesleyan Church Congregations 1 (0.4%) 4 (1.7%) 3 (1.3%) 4 (1.7%) 2 (0.9%) Adherents 540 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.4% 435 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.4% 379 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% 307 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 265 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% Name Baptist General Conference Community Church of Christ Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Christian and Missionary Alliance Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese Congregations 2 (0.9%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.9%) 3 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 239 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 230 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 216 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 184 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.6% 173 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA Muslim Estimate Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA Enterprise Baptists Association Evangelical Free Church of America Congregations 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 150 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 150 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.8% 144 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 142 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 130 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) Church of God of Prophecy Pentecostal Church of God Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Congregations 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.9%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 127 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 95 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 80 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 70 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 65 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.6% Name Mennonite Church USA Unitarian Universalist Association Church of God General Conference Friends (Quakers) Church of the Brethren Congregations 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) Adherents 60 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% 53 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 44 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 44 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 30 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.4% Name Baha'i Congregations - Adherents 28 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 37 congregations: 3.70% of state's Catholic Church's 1,000 congregations. 72,978 adherents: 3.27% of state's Catholic Church's 2,231,832 adherents. United Methodist Church 28 congregations: 1.34% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,094 congregations. 9,829 adherents: 1.74% of state's United Methodist Church's 566,084 adherents. United Church of Christ 17 congregations: 4.01% of state's United Church of Christ's 424 congregations. 9,282 adherents: 5.91% of state's United Church of Christ's 157,180 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 18 congregations: 3.50% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 514 congregations. 8,092 adherents: 4.32% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 187,227 adherents. Lutheran Church 13 congregations: 6.88% of state's Lutheran Church's 189 congregations. 4,157 adherents: 5.20% of state's Lutheran Church's 79,976 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 12 congregations: 6.67% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 180 congregations. 3,603 adherents: 9.30% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 38,758 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 7 congregations: 1.09% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 640 congregations. 2,911 adherents: 0.96% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 301,749 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 4 congregations: 2.16% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 185 congregations. 2,436 adherents: 3.48% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 70,075 adherents. Assemblies of God 11 congregations: 3.87% of state's Assemblies of God's 284 congregations. 1,896 adherents: 2.80% of state's Assemblies of God's 67,738 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 8 congregations: 3.51% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 228 congregations. 1,627 adherents: 2.96% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 55,022 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 4 congregations: 0.67% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 597 congregations. 1,189 adherents: 0.74% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 160,800 adherents. Salvation Army 3 congregations: 3.90% of state's Salvation Army's 77 congregations. 1,131 adherents: 5.25% of state's Salvation Army's 21,547 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 7 congregations: 2.17% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 323 congregations. 1,043 adherents: 0.89% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 117,757 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 5 congregations: 1.22% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 410 congregations. 911 adherents: 1.04% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 87,767 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 4 congregations: 7.41% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 54 congregations. 867 adherents: 10.94% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 7,925 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.71% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 117 congregations. 842 adherents: 2.17% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 38,824 adherents. Churches of Christ 6 congregations: 1.40% of state's Churches of Christ's 428 congregations. 734 adherents: 1.55% of state's Churches of Christ's 47,472 adherents. Episcopal Church 3 congregations: 1.57% of state's Episcopal Church's 191 congregations. 692 adherents: 1.18% of state's Episcopal Church's 58,684 adherents. Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese's 4 congregations. 600 adherents: 22.73% of state's Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese's 2,640 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 4.55% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 22 congregations. 600 adherents: 2.68% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 22,428 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 1.82% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 55 congregations. 540 adherents: 0.73% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 73,680 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 4 congregations: 3.57% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 112 congregations. 435 adherents: 1.89% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 22,956 adherents. USA National Primitive Baptist Convention 3 congregations: 60.00% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 5 congregations. 379 adherents: 39.36% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 963 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 4 congregations: 2.40% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 167 congregations. 307 adherents: 2.42% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 12,687 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 2 congregations: 2.15% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 93 congregations. 265 adherents: 1.36% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 19,507 adherents. Baptist General Conference 2 congregations: 13.33% of state's Baptist General Conference's 15 congregations. 239 adherents: 5.97% of state's Baptist General Conference's 4,001 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 2.50% of state's Community Church of Christ's 40 congregations. 230 adherents: 5.70% of state's Community Church of Christ's 4,036 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 2 congregations: 10.00% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 20 congregations. 216 adherents: 4.86% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 4,440 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 3 congregations: 2.59% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 116 congregations. 184 adherents: 0.63% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 29,067 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese's 4 congregations. 173 adherents: 20.60% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese's 840 adherents. Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 7 congregations. 150 adherents: 4.04% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 3,714 adherents. Muslim Estimate 1 congregations: 2.44% of state's Muslim Estimate's 41 congregations. 150 adherents: 0.36% of state's Muslim Estimate's 41,281 adherents. Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 7 congregations. 144 adherents: 2.92% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 4,924 adherents. Enterprise Baptists Association 1 congregations: 3.57% of state's Enterprise Baptists Association's 28 congregations. 142 adherents: 7.10% of state's Enterprise Baptists Association's 1,999 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 4.35% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 23 congregations. 130 adherents: 2.45% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 5,311 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 1 congregations: 5.26% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 19 congregations. 127 adherents: 5.77% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 2,201 adherents. Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) 1 congregations: 7.69% of state's Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)'s 13 congregations. 95 adherents: 5.49% of state's Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)'s 1,729 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 2 congregations: 3.92% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 51 congregations. 80 adherents: 4.39% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 1,824 adherents. Pentecostal Church of God 2 congregations: 5.00% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 40 congregations. 70 adherents: 1.57% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 4,461 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 0.45% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 222 congregations. 65 adherents: 0.21% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 30,700 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 1 congregations: 1.20% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 83 congregations. 60 adherents: 0.36% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 16,673 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 36 congregations. 53 adherents: 0.87% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 6,116 adherents. Church of God General Conference 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Church of God General Conference's 9 congregations. 44 adherents: 7.82% of state's Church of God General Conference's 563 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 0.87% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 115 congregations. 44 adherents: 0.43% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 10,319 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 0.97% of state's Church of the Brethren's 103 congregations. 30 adherents: 0.16% of state's Church of the Brethren's 18,836 adherents. Baha'i 28 adherents: 1.40% of state's Baha'i's 2,004 adherents. Buddhists 1 congregations: 2.94% of state's Buddhists' 34 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Lorain County profile, Ohio, Ohio forum, All US cities.

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