Nelson County, Kentucky (KY) Religion Statistics Profile - Bardstown, Bloomfield, New Haven, Fairfield, Boston Back to: Nelson County profile, Kentucky, Kentucky forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 64.25% Here 64.3% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 24,080, state total: 2,159,541 Total congregations in this county: 57, state total: 7,143 County population: 37,477 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 15 (26.32%) 31 (54.39%) 9 (15.79%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (3.51%) Adherents 2,652 (11.0%) County 11.0% State 16.4% 7,995 (33.2%) County 33.2% State 63.0% 12,516 (52.0%) County 52.0% State 18.8% - County 0.0% State 0.1% 917 (3.8%) County 3.8% State 1.7% Religion details Name Catholic Church Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Congregations 9 (15.8%) 17 (29.8%) 6 (10.5%) 5 (8.8%) 2 (3.5%) Adherents 12,516 (52.0%) County 52.0% State 18.8% 6,316 (26.2%) County 26.2% State 45.4% 1,195 (5.0%) County 5.0% State 9.7% 1,158 (4.8%) County 4.8% State 3.1% 917 (3.8%) County 3.8% State 0.8% Name Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Churches of Christ Assemblies of God Presbyterian Church (USA) Congregations 4 (7.0%) 2 (3.5%) 4 (7.0%) 2 (3.5%) 2 (3.5%) Adherents 693 (2.9%) County 2.9% State 4.9% 440 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 1.6% 311 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 2.7% 147 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.4% 147 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.7% Name Episcopal Church Church of God of Prophecy Lutheran Church American Baptist Churches in the USA Congregations 1 (1.8%) 1 (1.8%) 1 (1.8%) 1 (1.8%) Adherents 130 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.9% 63 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 25 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 22 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Catholic Church 9 congregations: 2.79% of state's Catholic Church's 323 congregations. 12,516 adherents: 3.08% of state's Catholic Church's 406,021 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 17 congregations: 0.70% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,424 congregations. 6,316 adherents: 0.64% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 979,994 adherents. United Methodist Church 6 congregations: 0.61% of state's United Methodist Church's 991 congregations. 1,195 adherents: 0.57% of state's United Methodist Church's 208,720 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 5 congregations: 2.16% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 231 congregations. 1,158 adherents: 1.71% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 67,611 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 3.17% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 63 congregations. 917 adherents: 5.10% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 17,966 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 4 congregations: 0.99% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 405 congregations. 693 adherents: 0.65% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 106,638 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2 congregations: 0.85% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 236 congregations. 440 adherents: 1.31% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 33,572 adherents. Churches of Christ 4 congregations: 0.64% of state's Churches of Christ's 621 congregations. 311 adherents: 0.53% of state's Churches of Christ's 58,602 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 1.20% of state's Assemblies of God's 167 congregations. 147 adherents: 0.49% of state's Assemblies of God's 30,103 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 2 congregations: 1.02% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 196 congregations. 147 adherents: 0.40% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 36,940 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 1.32% of state's Episcopal Church's 76 congregations. 130 adherents: 0.67% of state's Episcopal Church's 19,343 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 1.23% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 81 congregations. 63 adherents: 1.29% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 4,901 adherents. Lutheran Church 1 congregations: 3.45% of state's Lutheran Church's 29 congregations. 25 adherents: 0.38% of state's Lutheran Church's 6,499 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 5 congregations. 22 adherents: 0.74% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 2,993 adherents. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Nelson County profile, Kentucky, Kentucky forum, All US cities.

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