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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Wilkes-Barre, Back Mountain, Hazleton, Mountain Top, Kingston

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 60.22%
Here60.2%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 192,245, state total: 7,116,698
Total congregations in this county: 362, state total: 13,105
County population: 319,250

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations168 (46.41%)66 (18.23%)108 (29.83%)12 (3.31%)8 (2.21%)
Adherents43,006 (22.4%)
County22.4%
State30.1%
9,125 (4.7%)
County4.7%
State9.9%
132,599 (69.0%)
County69.0%
State53.4%
2,903 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State1.1%
4,612 (2.4%)
County2.4%
State5.5%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Congregations108 (29.8%)70 (19.3%)26 (7.2%)25 (6.9%)19 (5.2%)
Adherents132,599 (69.0%)
County69.0%
State53.4%
19,554 (10.2%)
County10.2%
State9.3%
9,895 (5.1%)
County5.1%
State8.6%
4,393 (2.3%)
County2.3%
State4.6%
3,858 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State3.4%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOrthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
Congregations12 (3.3%)10 (2.8%)11 (3.0%)6 (1.7%)6 (1.7%)
Adherents2,335 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State1.2%
2,297 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State1.6%
1,466 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.9%
1,449 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State0.3%
1,348 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.2%
NameLutheran ChurchAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Primitive Methodist Church in the USASalvation Army
Congregations4 (1.1%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.6%)11 (3.0%)3 (0.8%)
Adherents1,141 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.3%
918 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.1%
676 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.2%
667 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.0%
611 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.4%
NameMuslim EstimateSouthern Baptist Convention Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian ChurchesEvangelical Free Church of AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
Congregations1 (0.3%)3 (0.8%)2 (0.6%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)
Adherents609 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State1.0%
589 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.6%
582 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.0%
500 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.2%
485 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.4%
NameGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChristian and Missionary AllianceOrthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of AmericaAmerican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic ChurchChurches of Christ
Congregations2 (0.6%)4 (1.1%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)4 (1.1%)
Adherents483 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
313 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.6%
250 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
207 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
201 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchFree Methodist Church of North AmericaConservative Congregational Christian ConferenceNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesMennonite Church USA
Congregations4 (1.1%)3 (0.8%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.6%)2 (0.6%)
Adherents191 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
182 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
169 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
160 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
128 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.7%
NameFriends (Quakers)Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelUkranian Orthodox Church of the USAInternational Pentecostal Holiness Church
Congregations1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)
Adherents125 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
120 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
94 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
60 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
38 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameBrethren in Christ ChurchBaha'i
Congregations1 (0.3%)-
Adherents34 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
18 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
108 congregations: 6.65% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations.
132,599 adherents: 3.49% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents.

United Methodist Church
70 congregations: 2.87% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations.
19,554 adherents: 2.97% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
26 congregations: 1.94% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations.
9,895 adherents: 1.62% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
25 congregations: 2.31% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations.
4,393 adherents: 1.35% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents.

United Church of Christ
19 congregations: 2.59% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations.
3,858 adherents: 1.60% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents.

Assemblies of God
12 congregations: 3.21% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations.
2,335 adherents: 2.77% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents.

Episcopal Church
10 congregations: 2.42% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations.
2,297 adherents: 1.97% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
11 congregations: 2.53% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations.
1,466 adherents: 1.10% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
6 congregations: 4.69% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations.
1,449 adherents: 6.05% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
6 congregations: 7.69% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations.
1,348 adherents: 10.89% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 adherents.

Lutheran Church
4 congregations: 4.55% of state's Lutheran Church's 88 congregations.
1,141 adherents: 5.43% of state's Lutheran Church's 21,015 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 20 congregations.
918 adherents: 10.27% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,938 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
2 congregations: 3.23% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 62 congregations.
676 adherents: 4.27% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 15,833 adherents.

Primitive Methodist Church in the USA
11 congregations: 25.00% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 44 congregations.
667 adherents: 24.99% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 2,669 adherents.

Salvation Army
3 congregations: 3.03% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations.
611 adherents: 2.03% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
1 congregations: 1.75% of state's Muslim Estimate's 57 congregations.
609 adherents: 0.86% of state's Muslim Estimate's 71,190 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
3 congregations: 1.33% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations.
589 adherents: 1.33% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents.

Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches
2 congregations: 28.57% of state's Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches' 7 congregations.
582 adherents: 54.91% of state's Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches' 1,060 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
1 congregations: 1.72% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 58 congregations.
500 adherents: 3.27% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 15,273 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
1 congregations: 0.98% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 102 congregations.
485 adherents: 1.56% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
2 congregations: 3.13% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 64 congregations.
483 adherents: 4.68% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 10,320 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
4 congregations: 1.57% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations.
313 adherents: 0.68% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 7 congregations.
250 adherents: 29.87% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 837 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.

Churches of Christ
4 congregations: 2.92% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations.
201 adherents: 1.99% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
4 congregations: 3.42% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations.
191 adherents: 1.14% 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.
182 adherents: 2.70% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 6,741 adherents.

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 15 congregations.
169 adherents: 5.57% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,034 adherents.

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
2 congregations: 13.33% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 15 congregations.
160 adherents: 16.75% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 955 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
2 congregations: 0.63% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 319 congregations.
128 adherents: 0.27% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 1.09% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 92 congregations.
125 adherents: 1.06% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 11,844 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
1 congregations: 2.70% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 37 congregations.
120 adherents: 0.49% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24,246 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1 congregations: 4.17% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 24 congregations.
94 adherents: 3.09% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 3,044 adherents.

Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 25 congregations.
60 adherents: 0.56% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 10,692 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
1 congregations: 6.25% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 16 congregations.
38 adherents: 2.34% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 1,624 adherents.

Brethren in Christ Church
1 congregations: 0.98% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 102 congregations.
34 adherents: 0.20% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 16,618 adherents.

Baha'i
18 adherents: 1.14% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents.

Missionary Church
1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Missionary Church's 9 congregations.

Reformed Baptist Churches
1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 16 congregations.

Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia's 11 congregations.

The Wesleyan Church
1 congregations: 1.09% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations.

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

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