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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 44.78%
Here44.8%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 1,274,591, state total: 15,614,071
Total congregations in this county: 1,085, state total: 16,921
County population: 2,846,289

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations217 (20.00%)540 (49.77%)61 (5.62%)13 (1.20%)254 (23.41%)
Adherents110,188 (8.6%)
County8.6%
State7.7%
226,552 (17.8%)
County17.8%
State15.6%
779,647 (61.2%)
County61.2%
State64.6%
6,989 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.5%
151,215 (11.9%)
County11.9%
State11.7%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchJewishLDS (Mormon) Church Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim Estimate
Congregations61 (5.6%)28 (2.6%)115 (10.6%)13 (1.2%)16 (1.5%)
Adherents779,647 (61.2%)
County61.2%
State64.6%
60,000 (4.7%)
County4.7%
State6.4%
48,776 (3.8%)
County3.8%
State3.4%
43,100 (3.4%)
County3.4%
State1.3%
39,583 (3.1%)
County3.1%
State1.7%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of God
Congregations77 (7.1%)38 (3.5%)12 (1.1%)37 (3.4%)71 (6.5%)
Adherents32,652 (2.6%)
County2.6%
State3.0%
25,740 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State1.5%
22,490 (1.8%)
County1.8%
State0.9%
22,140 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State1.1%
21,198 (1.7%)
County1.7%
State2.0%
NameLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristReformed Church in AmericaEpiscopal Church
Congregations30 (2.8%)43 (4.0%)22 (2.0%)5 (0.5%)22 (2.0%)
Adherents19,073 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State0.8%
15,757 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State1.5%
14,973 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State0.5%
14,911 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State0.2%
12,652 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.1%
NameEvangelical Free Church of AmericaVineyard USAChurch of the NazareneSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Congregations16 (1.5%)16 (1.5%)22 (2.0%)16 (1.5%)20 (1.8%)
Adherents9,116 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.3%
7,699 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.2%
7,544 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.6%
7,134 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State1.2%
6,034 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State1.1%
NameChurches of ChristSalvation ArmyConservative Baptist Association of AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelPresbyterian Church in America
Congregations41 (3.8%)5 (0.5%)10 (0.9%)28 (2.6%)7 (0.6%)
Adherents5,162 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.5%
4,885 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.3%
4,836 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.4%
3,758 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.7%
3,678 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Reformed Church in North AmericaChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Christian and Missionary AllianceUnited Church of Christ
Congregations11 (1.0%)19 (1.8%)10 (0.9%)19 (1.8%)13 (1.2%)
Adherents3,244 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.2%
3,140 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
2,595 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
2,588 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
2,464 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
NameGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaNorth American Baptist Conference The Evangelical Covenant ChurchBaha'iAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Congregations2 (0.2%)12 (1.1%)5 (0.5%)27 (2.5%)4 (0.4%)
Adherents2,253 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
2,249 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
2,212 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
2,137 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
1,966 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
NameArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate EtchmiadzinFriends (Quakers)Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of CiliciaBaptist General ConferenceOrthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
Congregations1 (0.1%)9 (0.8%)1 (0.1%)9 (0.8%)1 (0.1%)
Adherents1,848 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
1,438 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
1,400 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
1,369 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
1,200 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameFree Methodist Church of North AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian DioceseUnitarian Universalist Association
Congregations8 (0.7%)3 (0.3%)7 (0.6%)1 (0.1%)7 (0.6%)
Adherents1,074 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
810 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
778 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
770 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
719 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
Name U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren ChurchesCommunity Church of ChristOrthodox Presbyterian ChurchUnited Reformed Churches in North AmericaSyrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
Congregations1 (0.1%)4 (0.4%)6 (0.6%)2 (0.2%)1 (0.1%)
Adherents676 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
510 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
494 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
411 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
400 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameSerbian Orthodox Church in the USA North America Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East The Wesleyan ChurchNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesChurch of God of Prophecy
Congregations1 (0.1%)1 (0.1%)2 (0.2%)2 (0.2%)5 (0.5%)
Adherents400 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
392 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
345 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
305 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
283 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesMissionary ChurchPentecostal Church of God Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian ChurchesAmerican Baptist Association
Congregations3 (0.3%)1 (0.1%)3 (0.3%)1 (0.1%)2 (0.2%)
Adherents240 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
200 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
184 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.2%
167 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
149 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaMennonite Church USAUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Congregations2 (0.2%)2 (0.2%)2 (0.2%)1 (0.1%)2 (0.2%)
Adherents141 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
123 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
120 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
100 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
96 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
NameChurch of the Brethren
Congregations1 (0.1%)
Adherents63 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
61 congregations: 4.64% of state's Catholic Church's 1,315 congregations.
779,647 adherents: 7.74% of state's Catholic Church's 10,079,310 adherents.

Jewish
28 congregations: 6.59% of state's Jewish's 425 congregations.
60,000 adherents: 6.04% of state's Jewish's 994,000 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
115 congregations: 8.74% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 1,316 congregations.
48,776 adherents: 9.21% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 529,575 adherents.

Charismatic Churches Independent
13 congregations: 19.12% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 68 congregations.
43,100 adherents: 22.05% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 195,425 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
16 congregations: 9.82% of state's Muslim Estimate's 163 congregations.
39,583 adherents: 15.24% of state's Muslim Estimate's 259,762 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
77 congregations: 5.53% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,392 congregations.
32,652 adherents: 6.93% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 471,119 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
38 congregations: 6.51% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 584 congregations.
25,740 adherents: 11.20% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 229,918 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
12 congregations: 10.71% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 112 congregations.
22,490 adherents: 16.74% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 134,355 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
37 congregations: 7.97% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 464 congregations.
22,140 adherents: 12.94% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 171,110 adherents.

Assemblies of God
71 congregations: 5.81% of state's Assemblies of God's 1,222 congregations.
21,198 adherents: 6.83% of state's Assemblies of God's 310,522 adherents.

Lutheran Church
30 congregations: 7.48% of state's Lutheran Church's 401 congregations.
19,073 adherents: 14.63% of state's Lutheran Church's 130,336 adherents.

United Methodist Church
43 congregations: 6.06% of state's United Methodist Church's 710 congregations.
15,757 adherents: 6.89% of state's United Methodist Church's 228,844 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
22 congregations: 9.73% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 226 congregations.
14,973 adherents: 17.79% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 84,169 adherents.

Reformed Church in America
5 congregations: 11.36% of state's Reformed Church in America's 44 congregations.
14,911 adherents: 41.01% of state's Reformed Church in America's 36,358 adherents.

Episcopal Church
22 congregations: 4.90% of state's Episcopal Church's 449 congregations.
12,652 adherents: 7.49% of state's Episcopal Church's 168,895 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
16 congregations: 9.14% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 175 congregations.
9,116 adherents: 16.81% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 54,227 adherents.

Vineyard USA
16 congregations: 14.95% of state's Vineyard USA's 107 congregations.
7,699 adherents: 26.20% of state's Vineyard USA's 29,388 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
22 congregations: 5.35% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 411 congregations.
7,544 adherents: 8.43% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 89,522 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
16 congregations: 3.10% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 516 congregations.
7,134 adherents: 3.81% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 187,058 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
20 congregations: 3.60% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 556 congregations.
6,034 adherents: 3.53% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 170,932 adherents.

Churches of Christ
41 congregations: 5.80% of state's Churches of Christ's 707 congregations.
5,162 adherents: 6.19% of state's Churches of Christ's 83,392 adherents.

Salvation Army
5 congregations: 3.70% of state's Salvation Army's 135 congregations.
4,885 adherents: 9.90% of state's Salvation Army's 49,330 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
10 congregations: 4.65% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 215 congregations.
4,836 adherents: 8.72% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 55,435 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
28 congregations: 4.84% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 578 congregations.
3,758 adherents: 3.24% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 116,039 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
7 congregations: 9.21% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 76 congregations.
3,678 adherents: 36.95% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 9,955 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
11 congregations: 5.70% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 193 congregations.
3,244 adherents: 13.77% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,558 adherents.

Christian Reformed Church in North America
19 congregations: 17.76% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 107 congregations.
3,140 adherents: 13.44% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 23,359 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
10 congregations: 6.25% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 160 congregations.
2,595 adherents: 7.47% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 34,750 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
19 congregations: 9.45% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 201 congregations.
2,588 adherents: 5.87% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 44,068 adherents.

United Church of Christ
13 congregations: 5.33% of state's United Church of Christ's 244 congregations.
2,464 adherents: 4.88% of state's United Church of Christ's 50,493 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
2 congregations: 4.88% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 41 congregations.
2,253 adherents: 6.44% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 35,010 adherents.

North American Baptist Conference
12 congregations: 26.67% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 45 congregations.
2,249 adherents: 13.41% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 16,772 adherents.

The Evangelical Covenant Church
5 congregations: 5.26% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 95 congregations.
2,212 adherents: 6.51% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 33,994 adherents.

Baha'i
27 congregations: 10.42% of state's Baha'i's 259 congregations.
2,137 adherents: 8.60% of state's Baha'i's 24,849 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
4 congregations: 14.29% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 28 congregations.
1,966 adherents: 17.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 11,564 adherents.

Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin
1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 18 congregations.
1,848 adherents: 7.68% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 24,055 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
9 congregations: 12.00% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 75 congregations.
1,438 adherents: 15.87% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 9,061 adherents.

Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia's 8 congregations.
1,400 adherents: 4.79% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate of Cilicia's 29,200 adherents.

Baptist General Conference
9 congregations: 5.81% of state's Baptist General Conference's 155 congregations.
1,369 adherents: 1.97% of state's Baptist General Conference's 69,649 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.
1,200 adherents: 42.66% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 2,813 adherents.

Free Methodist Church of North America
8 congregations: 8.51% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 94 congregations.
1,074 adherents: 9.14% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 11,749 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
3 congregations: 6.52% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 46 congregations.
810 adherents: 9.05% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 8,950 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
7 congregations: 4.96% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 141 congregations.
778 adherents: 4.27% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 18,215 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese's 8 congregations.
770 adherents: 17.60% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese's 4,375 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
7 congregations: 9.59% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 73 congregations.
719 adherents: 4.74% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 15,173 adherents.

U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
1 congregations: 1.61% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 62 congregations.
676 adherents: 5.78% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 11,698 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
4 congregations: 7.27% of state's Community Church of Christ's 55 congregations.
510 adherents: 8.31% of state's Community Church of Christ's 6,137 adherents.

Orthodox Presbyterian Church
6 congregations: 14.63% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 41 congregations.
494 adherents: 13.15% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,756 adherents.

United Reformed Churches in North America
2 congregations: 18.18% of state's United Reformed Churches in North America's 11 congregations.
411 adherents: 16.61% of state's United Reformed Churches in North America's 2,474 adherents.

Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch's 6 congregations.
400 adherents: 5.33% of state's Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch's 7,500 adherents.

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA
1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 11 congregations.
400 adherents: 5.51% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 7,265 adherents.

North America Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's North America Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East's 8 congregations.
392 adherents: 4.97% of state's North America Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East's 7,884 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
2 congregations: 2.99% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 67 congregations.
345 adherents: 1.45% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 23,858 adherents.

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
2 congregations: 6.06% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 33 congregations.
305 adherents: 3.40% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 8,965 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
5 congregations: 4.03% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 124 congregations.
283 adherents: 4.24% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,672 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
3 congregations: 2.94% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 102 congregations.
240 adherents: 1.59% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 15,130 adherents.

Missionary Church
1 congregations: 3.85% of state's Missionary Church's 26 congregations.
200 adherents: 2.14% of state's Missionary Church's 9,327 adherents.

Pentecostal Church of God
3 congregations: 1.22% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 246 congregations.
184 adherents: 0.72% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 25,574 adherents.

Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches' 1 congregations.
167 adherents: 100.00% of state's Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches' 167 adherents.

American Baptist Association
2 congregations: 1.53% of state's American Baptist Association's 131 congregations.
149 adherents: 1.28% of state's American Baptist Association's 11,612 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
2 congregations: 1.80% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 111 congregations.
141 adherents: 1.13% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 12,517 adherents.

National Association of Free Will Baptists
2 congregations: 3.23% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 62 congregations.
123 adherents: 3.16% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 3,891 adherents.

Baptist Missionary Association of America
2 congregations: 13.33% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 15 congregations.
120 adherents: 7.07% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 1,697 adherents.

Mennonite Church USA
1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 36 congregations.
100 adherents: 3.84% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 2,607 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
2 congregations: 8.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 25 congregations.
96 adherents: 3.43% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 2,799 adherents.

Church of the Brethren
1 congregations: 3.45% of state's Church of the Brethren's 29 congregations.
63 adherents: 1.58% of state's Church of the Brethren's 3,983 adherents.

Buddhists
40 congregations: 8.18% of state's Buddhists' 489 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
35 congregations: 13.89% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 252 congregations.

Hindus
13 congregations: 9.92% of state's Hindus' 131 congregations.

Zoroastrians
4 congregations: 36.36% of state's Zoroastrians' 11 congregations.

Coptic Orthodox Church
3 congregations: 15.00% of state's Coptic Orthodox Church's 20 congregations.

Jains
2 congregations: 28.57% of state's Jains' 7 congregations.

Sikhs
2 congregations: 3.45% of state's Sikhs' 58 congregations.

Association Reformed Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 9 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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