Mercer County, Illinois (IL) Religion Statistics Profile - Aledo, Viola, Matherville, Keithsburg, Sherrard Back to: Mercer County profile, Illinois, Illinois forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 50.57% Here 50.6% USA 55.3% Total adherents in this county: 8,575, state total: 6,867,625 Total congregations in this county: 33, state total: 10,140 County population: 16,957 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 21 (63.64%) 7 (21.21%) 5 (15.15%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Adherents 5,222 (60.9%) County 60.9% State 17.6% 764 (8.9%) County 8.9% State 18.6% 2,586 (30.2%) County 30.2% State 56.4% - County 0.0% State 0.9% 3 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 6.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Presbyterian Church (USA) American Baptist Churches in the USA Congregations 5 (15.2%) 7 (21.2%) 4 (12.1%) 7 (21.2%) 1 (3.0%) Adherents 2,586 (30.2%) County 30.2% State 56.4% 1,623 (18.9%) County 18.9% State 5.3% 1,420 (16.6%) County 16.6% State 4.1% 1,175 (13.7%) County 13.7% State 2.0% 584 (6.8%) County 6.8% State 1.3% Name Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Southern Baptist Convention Assemblies of God Baptist General Conference Evangelical Free Church of America Congregations 1 (3.0%) 1 (3.0%) 2 (6.1%) 1 (3.0%) 1 (3.0%) Adherents 404 (4.7%) County 4.7% State 0.8% 251 (2.9%) County 2.9% State 4.5% 153 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 1.4% 118 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 0.3% 100 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 0.4% Name Presbyterian Church in America Church of the Nazarene Episcopal Church Baha'i Congregations 1 (3.0%) 1 (3.0%) 1 (3.0%) - Adherents 95 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.1% 47 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.6% 16 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.8% 3 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Catholic Church 5 congregations: 0.44% of state's Catholic Church's 1,125 congregations. 2,586 adherents: 0.07% of state's Catholic Church's 3,874,933 adherents. United Methodist Church 7 congregations: 0.50% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,388 congregations. 1,623 adherents: 0.44% of state's United Methodist Church's 365,182 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 4 congregations: 0.72% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 553 congregations. 1,420 adherents: 0.51% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 279,724 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 7 congregations: 1.55% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 453 congregations. 1,175 adherents: 0.88% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 133,977 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 1 congregations: 0.34% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 296 congregations. 584 adherents: 0.66% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 87,962 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1 congregations: 0.59% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 170 congregations. 404 adherents: 0.71% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 56,638 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 1 congregations: 0.10% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 981 congregations. 251 adherents: 0.08% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 305,838 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 0.59% of state's Assemblies of God's 337 congregations. 153 adherents: 0.16% of state's Assemblies of God's 96,893 adherents. Baptist General Conference 1 congregations: 1.28% of state's Baptist General Conference's 78 congregations. 118 adherents: 0.61% of state's Baptist General Conference's 19,217 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 0.79% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 127 congregations. 100 adherents: 0.34% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 29,402 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 1 congregations: 2.27% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 44 congregations. 95 adherents: 1.11% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 8,570 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 0.40% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 247 congregations. 47 adherents: 0.12% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 38,050 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 0.50% of state's Episcopal Church's 200 congregations. 16 adherents: 0.03% of state's Episcopal Church's 52,578 adherents. Baha'i 3 adherents: 0.06% of state's Baha'i's 5,327 adherents. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Mercer County profile, Illinois, Illinois forum, All US cities.

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