Monroe County, Tennessee (TN) Religion Statistics Profile - Sweetwater, Madisonville, Vonore, Tellico Plains Back to: Monroe County profile, Tennessee, Tennessee forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 63.96% Here 64.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 24,921, state total: 2,905,619 Total congregations in this county: 110, state total: 9,634 County population: 38,961 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 27 (24.55%) 82 (74.55%) 1 (0.91%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Adherents 2,899 (11.6%) County 11.6% State 19.0% 21,911 (87.9%) County 87.9% State 72.4% 110 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 6.3% - County 0.0% State 0.1% 1 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 2.2% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Presbyterian Church (USA) National Association of Free Will Baptists Congregations 64 (58.2%) 14 (12.7%) 4 (3.6%) 8 (7.3%) 3 (2.7%) Adherents 20,006 (80.3%) County 80.3% State 48.7% 1,922 (7.7%) County 7.7% State 13.6% 611 (2.5%) County 2.5% State 2.3% 535 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 2.3% 362 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.9% Name Assemblies of God Friends (Quakers) United Church of Christ Churches of Christ Catholic Church Congregations 1 (0.9%) 3 (2.7%) 1 (0.9%) 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 325 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 1.4% 234 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.0% 131 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.1% 113 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 7.5% 110 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 6.3% Name Presbyterian Church in America Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Cumberland Presbyterian Church Congregations 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 2 (1.8%) Adherents 95 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.0% 93 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.4% 80 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 77 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.6% 74 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 1.2% Name Church of God of Prophecy Church of the Nazarene Progressive Primitive Baptists Baha'i Congregations 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) - Adherents 63 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 58 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.0% 31 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 1 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Southern Baptist Convention 64 congregations: 2.15% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,972 congregations. 20,006 adherents: 1.41% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,414,199 adherents. United Methodist Church 14 congregations: 0.89% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,577 congregations. 1,922 adherents: 0.49% of state's United Methodist Church's 393,994 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 4 congregations: 1.10% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 362 congregations. 611 adherents: 0.92% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 66,136 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 8 congregations: 2.62% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 305 congregations. 535 adherents: 0.79% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 67,800 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 3 congregations: 1.32% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 227 congregations. 362 adherents: 1.34% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 26,935 adherents. Assemblies of God 1 congregations: 0.52% of state's Assemblies of God's 191 congregations. 325 adherents: 0.80% of state's Assemblies of God's 40,430 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 3 congregations: 25.00% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 12 congregations. 234 adherents: 25.08% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 933 adherents. United Church of Christ 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's United Church of Christ's 15 congregations. 131 adherents: 5.94% of state's United Church of Christ's 2,207 adherents. Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 0.14% of state's Churches of Christ's 1,466 congregations. 113 adherents: 0.05% of state's Churches of Christ's 216,648 adherents. Catholic Church 1 congregations: 0.66% of state's Catholic Church's 152 congregations. 110 adherents: 0.06% of state's Catholic Church's 183,161 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 64 congregations. 95 adherents: 0.33% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 28,846 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.58% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 172 congregations. 93 adherents: 0.23% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 39,643 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 1.43% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 70 congregations. 80 adherents: 1.51% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 5,291 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 49 congregations. 77 adherents: 0.47% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 16,239 adherents. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 2 congregations: 0.71% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 280 congregations. 74 adherents: 0.22% of state's Cumberland Presbyterian Church's 34,415 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 0.76% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 132 congregations. 63 adherents: 0.77% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 8,225 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 0.58% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 173 congregations. 58 adherents: 0.20% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 28,538 adherents. Progressive Primitive Baptists 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Progressive Primitive Baptists' 7 congregations. 31 adherents: 6.84% of state's Progressive Primitive Baptists' 453 adherents. Baha'i 1 adherents: 0.07% of state's Baha'i's 1,414 adherents. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Monroe County profile, Tennessee, Tennessee forum, All US cities.

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