Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (WI) Religion Statistics Profile - Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin Back to: Milwaukee County profile, Wisconsin, Wisconsin forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 47.46% Here 47.5% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 446,222, state total: 3,241,659 Total congregations in this county: 504, state total: 5,181 County population: 940,164 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 162 (32.14%) 202 (40.08%) 92 (18.25%) 7 (1.39%) 41 (8.13%) Adherents 65,704 (14.7%) County 14.7% State 24.5% 88,069 (19.7%) County 19.7% State 20.9% 261,485 (58.6%) County 58.6% State 52.3% 7,711 (1.7%) County 1.7% State 0.4% 23,253 (5.2%) County 5.2% State 1.9% Religion details Name Catholic Church Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Southern Baptist Convention Congregations 92 (18.3%) 46 (9.1%) 52 (10.3%) 47 (9.3%) 27 (5.4%) Adherents 261,485 (58.6%) County 58.6% State 52.3% 32,966 (7.4%) County 7.4% State 7.4% 28,406 (6.4%) County 6.4% State 14.3% 25,489 (5.7%) County 5.7% State 6.5% 9,560 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 0.4% Name United Methodist Church Assemblies of God American Baptist Churches in the USA Episcopal Church United Church of Christ Congregations 26 (5.2%) 20 (4.0%) 19 (3.8%) 16 (3.2%) 13 (2.6%) Adherents 9,322 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 4.0% 7,222 (1.6%) County 1.6% State 1.3% 6,067 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 0.5% 5,029 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.7% 4,912 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 2.6% Name Presbyterian Church (USA) Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Salvation Army Congregations 18 (3.6%) 1 (0.2%) 7 (1.4%) 2 (0.4%) 3 (0.6%) Adherents 4,852 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 1.3% 4,000 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.1% 3,994 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.3% 3,264 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.2% 3,092 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.4% Name Muslim Estimate Seventh-Day Adventist Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) International Council of Community Churches Churches of Christ Congregations 5 (1.0%) 7 (1.4%) 6 (1.2%) 3 (0.6%) 9 (1.8%) Adherents 2,857 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% 2,233 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 2,114 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.5% 1,657 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.1% 1,623 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.2% Name Non-Charismatic Churches Independent New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists Unitarian Universalist Association Reformed Church in America Baptist General Conference Congregations 2 (0.4%) 6 (1.2%) 2 (0.4%) 2 (0.4%) 4 (0.8%) Adherents 1,300 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.5% 861 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.5% 737 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 691 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 639 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% Name Evangelical Free Church of America Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Baha'i International Churches of Christ Congregations 2 (0.4%) 2 (0.4%) 5 (1.0%) 4 (0.8%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 619 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.5% 480 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 454 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 445 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 420 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) The Wesleyan Church Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Community Church of Christ General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Congregations 3 (0.6%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 415 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 384 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 366 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 155 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 122 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% Name The Evangelical Covenant Church Christian and Missionary Alliance North American Baptist Conference Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA Congregations 1 (0.2%) 3 (0.6%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 108 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 104 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.4% 95 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 88 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 81 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Church of the Nazarene American Baptist Association Friends (Quakers) Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Church of God of Prophecy Congregations 3 (0.6%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 70 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 63 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 57 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 54 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 53 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Vineyard USA Brethren in Christ Church International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents Presbyterian Church in America Congregations 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 15 (3.0%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 32 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 31 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 25 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 15 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 14 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 92 congregations: 10.47% of state's Catholic Church's 879 congregations. 261,485 adherents: 15.42% of state's Catholic Church's 1,695,660 adherents. Lutheran Church 46 congregations: 10.57% of state's Lutheran Church's 435 congregations. 32,966 adherents: 13.66% of state's Lutheran Church's 241,306 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 52 congregations: 6.99% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 744 congregations. 28,406 adherents: 6.13% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 463,432 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 47 congregations: 11.22% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 419 congregations. 25,489 adherents: 12.04% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 211,631 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 27 congregations: 42.19% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 64 congregations. 9,560 adherents: 66.72% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 14,329 adherents. United Methodist Church 26 congregations: 5.20% of state's United Methodist Church's 500 congregations. 9,322 adherents: 7.21% of state's United Methodist Church's 129,216 adherents. Assemblies of God 20 congregations: 11.56% of state's Assemblies of God's 173 congregations. 7,222 adherents: 17.61% of state's Assemblies of God's 41,005 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 19 congregations: 26.76% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 71 congregations. 6,067 adherents: 37.34% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 16,250 adherents. Episcopal Church 16 congregations: 12.40% of state's Episcopal Church's 129 congregations. 5,029 adherents: 21.00% of state's Episcopal Church's 23,942 adherents. United Church of Christ 13 congregations: 5.37% of state's United Church of Christ's 242 congregations. 4,912 adherents: 5.86% of state's United Church of Christ's 83,768 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 18 congregations: 10.91% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 165 congregations. 4,852 adherents: 11.86% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 40,900 adherents. Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 2 congregations. 4,000 adherents: 93.02% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 4,300 adherents. National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 7 congregations: 19.44% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 36 congregations. 3,994 adherents: 40.63% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 9,829 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 2 congregations: 28.57% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 7 congregations. 3,264 adherents: 56.55% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 5,772 adherents. Salvation Army 3 congregations: 15.00% of state's Salvation Army's 20 congregations. 3,092 adherents: 23.87% of state's Salvation Army's 12,951 adherents. Muslim Estimate 5 congregations: 35.71% of state's Muslim Estimate's 14 congregations. 2,857 adherents: 36.65% of state's Muslim Estimate's 7,796 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 7 congregations: 9.72% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 72 congregations. 2,233 adherents: 27.85% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 8,017 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 6 congregations: 10.34% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 58 congregations. 2,114 adherents: 12.55% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 16,843 adherents. International Council of Community Churches 3 congregations: 60.00% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 5 congregations. 1,657 adherents: 78.01% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 2,124 adherents. Churches of Christ 9 congregations: 13.24% of state's Churches of Christ's 68 congregations. 1,623 adherents: 32.85% of state's Churches of Christ's 4,940 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 2 congregations: 12.50% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 16 congregations. 1,300 adherents: 8.83% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 14,725 adherents. New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists 6 congregations: 5.36% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 112 congregations. 861 adherents: 5.46% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 15,769 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 2 congregations: 7.69% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 26 congregations. 737 adherents: 14.47% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,093 adherents. Reformed Church in America 2 congregations: 7.69% of state's Reformed Church in America's 26 congregations. 691 adherents: 5.49% of state's Reformed Church in America's 12,594 adherents. Baptist General Conference 4 congregations: 5.88% of state's Baptist General Conference's 68 congregations. 639 adherents: 4.73% of state's Baptist General Conference's 13,496 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 2 congregations: 2.13% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 94 congregations. 619 adherents: 3.54% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 17,475 adherents. Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin 2 congregations: 66.67% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 3 congregations. 480 adherents: 28.57% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 1,680 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 5 congregations: 38.46% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 13 congregations. 454 adherents: 59.11% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 768 adherents. Baha'i 4 congregations: 19.05% of state's Baha'i's 21 congregations. 445 adherents: 21.08% of state's Baha'i's 2,111 adherents. International Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 2 congregations. 420 adherents: 71.07% of state's International Churches of Christ's 591 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 3 congregations: 16.67% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 18 congregations. 415 adherents: 27.89% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 1,488 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 2 congregations: 7.14% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 28 congregations. 384 adherents: 3.96% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 9,695 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 9 congregations. 366 adherents: 43.36% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 844 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Community Church of Christ's 11 congregations. 155 adherents: 18.52% of state's Community Church of Christ's 837 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 2.63% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 38 congregations. 122 adherents: 2.39% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 5,095 adherents. The Evangelical Covenant Church 1 congregations: 4.17% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 24 congregations. 108 adherents: 3.90% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 2,769 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 3 congregations: 5.77% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 52 congregations. 104 adherents: 0.77% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 13,427 adherents. North American Baptist Conference 1 congregations: 7.14% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 14 congregations. 95 adherents: 2.60% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 3,654 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 3 congregations. 88 adherents: 22.11% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 398 adherents. Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 3 congregations. 81 adherents: 47.37% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 171 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 3 congregations: 6.00% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 50 congregations. 70 adherents: 1.67% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 4,204 adherents. American Baptist Association 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's American Baptist Association's 3 congregations. 63 adherents: 30.00% of state's American Baptist Association's 210 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 7.69% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 13 congregations. 57 adherents: 7.45% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 765 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 2 congregations. 54 adherents: 55.67% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 97 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 7 congregations. 53 adherents: 14.52% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 365 adherents. Vineyard USA 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Vineyard USA's 6 congregations. 32 adherents: 5.58% of state's Vineyard USA's 573 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 2 congregations. 31 adherents: 22.46% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 138 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 21 congregations. 25 adherents: 1.05% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 2,387 adherents. Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents 15 congregations: 1.28% of state's Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents' 1,171 congregations. 15 adherents: 1.28% of state's Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents' 1,171 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 10 congregations. 14 adherents: 1.52% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 919 adherents. Buddhists 8 congregations: 26.67% of state's Buddhists' 30 congregations. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 9 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 2 congregations. Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia's 2 congregations. Serbian Orthodox Church USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)'s 2 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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