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Norfolk County, Massachusetts (MA) Religion Statistics Profile - Quincy, Brookline, Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 74.48%
Here74.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 484,380, state total: 4,069,606
Total congregations in this county: 315, state total: 3,535
County population: 650,308

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations114 (36.19%)52 (16.51%)63 (20.00%)7 (2.22%)79 (25.08%)
Adherents40,162 (8.3%)
County8.3%
State9.9%
9,401 (1.9%)
County1.9%
State3.7%
380,930 (78.6%)
County78.6%
State76.0%
7,543 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.5%
46,344 (9.6%)
County9.6%
State8.9%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Congregations63 (20.0%)36 (11.4%)31 (9.8%)3 (1.0%)14 (4.4%)
Adherents380,930 (78.6%)
County78.6%
State76.0%
15,050 (3.1%)
County3.1%
State3.0%
12,778 (2.6%)
County2.6%
State2.4%
5,040 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.1%
4,701 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.6%
NameMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnitarian Universalist AssociationAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Congregations2 (0.6%)14 (4.4%)17 (5.4%)2 (0.6%)5 (1.6%)
Adherents3,782 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State1.0%
2,792 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State1.3%
2,644 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.6%
2,444 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.2%
1,626 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.7%
NameAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)National Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesChurch of the Nazarene
Congregations6 (1.9%)7 (2.2%)4 (1.3%)4 (1.3%)4 (1.3%)
Adherents1,598 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.6%
1,558 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
1,438 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.4%
1,279 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
1,031 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
NameBaptist General ConferenceLutheran ChurchInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelConservative Baptist Association of AmericaConservative Congregational Christian Conference
Congregations7 (2.2%)3 (1.0%)5 (1.6%)4 (1.3%)2 (0.6%)
Adherents973 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
967 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
919 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
910 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
747 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
NameSalvation ArmySeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChristian and Missionary Alliance Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian ChurchesSouthern Baptist Convention
Congregations1 (0.3%)5 (1.6%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)5 (1.6%)
Adherents720 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
367 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
350 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
272 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
230 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.3%
NameBaha'iCommunity Church of ChristFriends (Quakers)Evangelical Free Church of America The Evangelical Covenant Church
Congregations2 (0.6%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.6%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)
Adherents180 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
119 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
106 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
102 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
93 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameChurches of Christ The Wesleyan ChurchHoly Orthodox Church in North AmericaChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaMennonite Church USA
Congregations2 (0.6%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.6%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.3%)
Adherents87 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
64 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
59 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
56 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
45 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Congregations1 (0.3%)
Adherents23 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%

Catholic Church
63 congregations: 8.06% of state's Catholic Church's 782 congregations.
380,930 adherents: 12.32% of state's Catholic Church's 3,092,296 adherents.

United Church of Christ
36 congregations: 8.51% of state's United Church of Christ's 423 congregations.
15,050 adherents: 12.35% of state's United Church of Christ's 121,826 adherents.

Episcopal Church
31 congregations: 12.20% of state's Episcopal Church's 254 congregations.
12,778 adherents: 12.91% of state's Episcopal Church's 98,963 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
3 congregations: 7.89% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 38 congregations.
5,040 adherents: 11.74% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 42,945 adherents.

United Methodist Church
14 congregations: 5.91% of state's United Methodist Church's 237 congregations.
4,701 adherents: 7.34% of state's United Methodist Church's 64,028 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
2 congregations: 8.00% of state's Muslim Estimate's 25 congregations.
3,782 adherents: 9.11% of state's Muslim Estimate's 41,497 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
14 congregations: 5.74% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 244 congregations.
2,792 adherents: 5.30% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 52,716 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
17 congregations: 12.06% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 141 congregations.
2,644 adherents: 10.23% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 25,834 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
2 congregations: 22.22% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 9 congregations.
2,444 adherents: 27.22% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,978 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
5 congregations: 7.04% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 71 congregations.
1,626 adherents: 5.73% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 28,360 adherents.

Assemblies of God
6 congregations: 4.44% of state's Assemblies of God's 135 congregations.
1,598 adherents: 6.44% of state's Assemblies of God's 24,802 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
7 congregations: 21.88% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 32 congregations.
1,558 adherents: 28.57% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 5,453 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
4 congregations: 8.51% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 47 congregations.
1,438 adherents: 8.77% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 16,396 adherents.

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
4 congregations: 12.12% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 33 congregations.
1,279 adherents: 21.69% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 5,897 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
4 congregations: 6.90% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 58 congregations.
1,031 adherents: 9.63% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 10,706 adherents.

Baptist General Conference
7 congregations: 21.21% of state's Baptist General Conference's 33 congregations.
973 adherents: 17.24% of state's Baptist General Conference's 5,645 adherents.

Lutheran Church
3 congregations: 14.29% of state's Lutheran Church's 21 congregations.
967 adherents: 12.97% of state's Lutheran Church's 7,456 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
5 congregations: 20.00% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 25 congregations.
919 adherents: 19.68% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 4,670 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
4 congregations: 9.30% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 43 congregations.
910 adherents: 13.28% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 6,852 adherents.

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
2 congregations: 5.13% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 39 congregations.
747 adherents: 11.05% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 6,759 adherents.

Salvation Army
1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Salvation Army's 35 congregations.
720 adherents: 8.88% of state's Salvation Army's 8,109 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
5 congregations: 6.33% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 79 congregations.
367 adherents: 2.46% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 14,946 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
1 congregations: 3.57% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 28 congregations.
350 adherents: 7.87% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 4,450 adherents.

Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches
1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches' 10 congregations.
272 adherents: 9.85% of state's Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches' 2,761 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
5 congregations: 6.85% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 73 congregations.
230 adherents: 2.12% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 10,867 adherents.

Baha'i
2 congregations: 7.69% of state's Baha'i's 26 congregations.
180 adherents: 6.98% of state's Baha'i's 2,577 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Community Church of Christ's 5 congregations.
119 adherents: 25.98% of state's Community Church of Christ's 458 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
2 congregations: 6.25% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 32 congregations.
106 adherents: 6.32% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 1,678 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 12 congregations.
102 adherents: 6.43% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 1,587 adherents.

The Evangelical Covenant Church
1 congregations: 5.88% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 17 congregations.
93 adherents: 2.38% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 3,908 adherents.

Churches of Christ
2 congregations: 7.41% of state's Churches of Christ's 27 congregations.
87 adherents: 3.47% of state's Churches of Christ's 2,507 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 2 congregations.
64 adherents: 37.43% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 171 adherents.

Holy Orthodox Church in North America
2 congregations: 28.57% of state's Holy Orthodox Church in North America's 7 congregations.
59 adherents: 6.32% of state's Holy Orthodox Church in North America's 934 adherents.

Christian Reformed Church in North America
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 4 congregations.
56 adherents: 3.55% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 1,576 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 5 congregations.
45 adherents: 12.26% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 367 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 49 congregations.
23 adherents: 0.54% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 4,230 adherents.

Hindus
6 congregations: 30.00% of state's Hindus' 20 congregations.

Buddhists
4 congregations: 7.02% of state's Buddhists' 57 congregations.

Sikhs
2 congregations: 40.00% of state's Sikhs' 5 congregations.

Jains
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Jains' 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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