Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Sharon, Hermitage, Grove City, Greenville, Farrell Back to: Mercer County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 56.95% Here 56.9% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 68,504, state total: 7,116,698 Total congregations in this county: 176, state total: 13,105 County population: 120,293 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 85 (48.30%) 66 (37.50%) 18 (10.23%) 5 (2.84%) 2 (1.14%) Adherents 29,066 (42.4%) County 42.4% State 30.1% 9,045 (13.2%) County 13.2% State 9.9% 28,960 (42.3%) County 42.3% State 53.4% 899 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 1.1% 534 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 5.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America United Church of Christ Congregations 18 (10.2%) 30 (17.0%) 32 (18.2%) 5 (2.8%) 5 (2.8%) Adherents 28,960 (42.3%) County 42.3% State 53.4% 10,691 (15.6%) County 15.6% State 9.3% 10,271 (15.0%) County 15.0% State 4.6% 3,020 (4.4%) County 4.4% State 8.6% 1,978 (2.9%) County 2.9% State 3.4% Name American Baptist Churches in the USA Assemblies of God Episcopal Church Church of the Nazarene Christian and Missionary Alliance Congregations 7 (4.0%) 4 (2.3%) 4 (2.3%) 6 (3.4%) 5 (2.8%) Adherents 1,403 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 1.9% 1,110 (1.6%) County 1.6% State 1.2% 940 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 1.6% 929 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 0.4% 917 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 0.6% Name Salvation Army Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) The Wesleyan Church International Pentecostal Holiness Church General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Congregations 3 (1.7%) 2 (1.1%) 1 (0.6%) 5 (2.8%) 3 (1.7%) Adherents 773 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.4% 763 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.2% 750 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.3% 623 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.0% 611 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.1% Name Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA Southern Baptist Convention Old Order Amish Congregations 5 (2.8%) 3 (1.7%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 5 (2.8%) Adherents 536 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.2% 534 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.3% 360 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 354 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.6% 335 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.4% Name Lutheran Church Churches of Christ American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Orthodox Presbyterian Church Congregations 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.1%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 296 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 210 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 207 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 207 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.4% 153 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% Name Evangelical Free Church of America Community Church of Christ Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Congregations 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.1%) 1 (0.6%) 8 (4.5%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 150 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 140 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 127 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 122 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 120 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% Name Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Free Methodist Church of North America Amish; Other Groups Church of God of Prophecy Congregations 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 117 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 95 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 74 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 73 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 50 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Seventh-Day Adventist Church Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) American Baptist Association General Conference Churches of God Baha'i Congregations 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) - Adherents 48 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 40 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 36 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 30 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% 27 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches Congregations 1 (0.6%) Adherents 24 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 18 congregations: 1.11% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations. 28,960 adherents: 0.76% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents. United Methodist Church 30 congregations: 1.23% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations. 10,691 adherents: 1.62% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 32 congregations: 2.95% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations. 10,271 adherents: 3.16% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 congregations: 0.37% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations. 3,020 adherents: 0.49% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents. United Church of Christ 5 congregations: 0.68% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations. 1,978 adherents: 0.82% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 7 congregations: 1.61% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations. 1,403 adherents: 1.06% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents. Assemblies of God 4 congregations: 1.07% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations. 1,110 adherents: 1.32% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents. Episcopal Church 4 congregations: 0.97% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations. 940 adherents: 0.81% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 6 congregations: 3.85% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 156 congregations. 929 adherents: 3.38% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 27,492 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 5 congregations: 1.97% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations. 917 adherents: 2.00% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents. Salvation Army 3 congregations: 3.03% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations. 773 adherents: 2.56% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 2 congregations: 3.23% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 62 congregations. 763 adherents: 4.82% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 15,833 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 1.09% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations. 750 adherents: 3.57% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21,007 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 5 congregations: 31.25% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 16 congregations. 623 adherents: 38.36% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 1,624 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 3 congregations: 4.69% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 64 congregations. 611 adherents: 5.92% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 10,320 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 5 congregations: 5.21% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 96 congregations. 536 adherents: 3.72% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,425 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 3 congregations: 2.34% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations. 534 adherents: 2.23% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents. Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA 1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 25 congregations. 360 adherents: 3.37% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 10,692 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 1 congregations: 0.44% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations. 354 adherents: 0.80% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents. Old Order Amish 5 congregations: 1.63% of state's Old Order Amish's 306 congregations. 335 adherents: 1.32% of state's Old Order Amish's 25,340 adherents. Lutheran Church 1 congregations: 1.14% of state's Lutheran Church's 88 congregations. 296 adherents: 1.41% of state's Lutheran Church's 21,015 adherents. Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 1.46% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations. 210 adherents: 2.08% 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. 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. 207 adherents: 0.67% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 35 congregations. 153 adherents: 3.90% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,919 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 1.72% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 58 congregations. 150 adherents: 0.98% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 15,273 adherents. Community Church of Christ 2 congregations: 12.50% of state's Community Church of Christ's 16 congregations. 140 adherents: 9.75% of state's Community Church of Christ's 1,436 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 15 congregations. 127 adherents: 4.19% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,034 adherents. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 8 congregations: 14.55% of state's Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection's 55 congregations. 122 adherents: 11.46% of state's Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection's 1,065 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. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 1.28% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations. 117 adherents: 0.94% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 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. 95 adherents: 11.35% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 837 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 1 congregations: 1.01% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 99 congregations. 74 adherents: 1.10% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 6,741 adherents. Amish; Other Groups 1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Amish; Other Groups' 8 congregations. 73 adherents: 10.70% of state's Amish; Other Groups' 682 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 2.44% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 41 congregations. 50 adherents: 2.43% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 2,057 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 1 congregations: 0.85% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations. 48 adherents: 0.29% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents. Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)'s 2 congregations. 40 adherents: 48.19% of state's Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean)'s 83 adherents. American Baptist Association 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's American Baptist Association's 16 congregations. 36 adherents: 3.27% of state's American Baptist Association's 1,100 adherents. General Conference Churches of God 1 congregations: 0.64% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 156 congregations. 30 adherents: 0.13% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 22,692 adherents. Baha'i 27 adherents: 1.70% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents. Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches' 15 congregations. 24 adherents: 1.15% of state's Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches' 2,090 adherents. The Primitive Baptist Church 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 4 congregations. 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, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities.

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