Palm Beach County, Florida (FL) Religion Statistics Profile - West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Jupiter Back to: Palm Beach County profile, Florida, Florida forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 55.92% Here 55.9% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 632,544, state total: 6,576,205 Total congregations in this county: 477, state total: 10,078 County population: 1,131,184 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 90 (18.87%) 275 (57.65%) 36 (7.55%) 3 (0.63%) 73 (15.30%) Adherents 53,270 (8.4%) County 8.4% State 14.4% 103,489 (16.4%) County 16.4% State 34.1% 300,456 (47.5%) County 47.5% State 39.5% 1,966 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.6% 173,363 (27.4%) County 27.4% State 11.4% Religion details Name Catholic Church Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Episcopal Church Congregations 36 (7.5%) 53 (11.1%) 22 (4.6%) 7 (1.5%) 22 (4.6%) Adherents 300,456 (47.5%) County 47.5% State 39.5% 42,099 (6.7%) County 6.7% State 19.6% 18,616 (2.9%) County 2.9% State 7.0% 14,990 (2.4%) County 2.4% State 0.9% 11,124 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 2.3% Name Assemblies of God Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Presbyterian Church (USA) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Lutheran Church Congregations 16 (3.4%) 11 (2.3%) 14 (2.9%) 36 (7.5%) 9 (1.9%) Adherents 8,259 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 2.9% 7,121 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 1.4% 7,120 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 2.4% 5,888 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.5% 5,027 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.1% Name Charismatic Churches Independent United Church of Christ Presbyterian Church in America Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Seventh-Day Adventist Church Congregations 4 (0.8%) 7 (1.5%) 7 (1.5%) 8 (1.7%) 17 (3.6%) Adherents 4,900 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.5% 3,990 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.6% 3,430 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.7% 3,160 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.1% 3,069 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 1.1% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Church of the Nazarene Churches of Christ Christian and Missionary Alliance Baha'i Congregations 9 (1.9%) 15 (3.1%) 11 (2.3%) 17 (3.6%) 10 (2.1%) Adherents 2,909 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.4% 2,448 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.7% 2,420 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.1% 1,851 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 1,851 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% Name National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Congregations 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 7 (1.5%) 1 (0.2%) 3 (0.6%) Adherents 1,797 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% 1,700 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 1,439 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.9% 1,341 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 958 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% Name Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Muslim Estimate Church of God of Prophecy Unitarian Universalist Association Salvation Army Congregations 6 (1.3%) 1 (0.2%) 13 (2.7%) 2 (0.4%) 3 (0.6%) Adherents 952 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 841 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.5% 628 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 511 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 506 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% Name Christian Reformed Church in North America General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America American Baptist Association North American Baptist Conference Congregations 3 (0.6%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 4 (0.8%) 2 (0.4%) Adherents 477 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 400 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 386 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 361 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 300 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name The Evangelical Covenant Church Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Brethren in Christ Church Reformed Church in America Congregations 3 (0.6%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) 3 (0.6%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 281 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 239 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 195 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 177 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 158 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Free Methodist Church of North America Evangelical Free Church of America The Wesleyan Church Moravian Church in America Congregations 2 (0.4%) 4 (0.8%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 149 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 130 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 125 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 118 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 102 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Conservative Baptist Association of America National Association of Free Will Baptists Baptist General Conference American Baptist Churches in the USA Progressive Primitive Baptists Congregations 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 100 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 99 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 72 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 60 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 60 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Orthodox Presbyterian Church Friends (Quakers) Community Church of Christ USA National Primitive Baptist Convention International Pentecostal Church of Christ Congregations 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 7 (1.5%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 58 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 29 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 28 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 24 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% 15 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 36 congregations: 6.83% of state's Catholic Church's 527 congregations. 300,456 adherents: 11.57% of state's Catholic Church's 2,596,148 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 53 congregations: 2.58% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,054 congregations. 42,099 adherents: 3.26% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,292,097 adherents. United Methodist Church 22 congregations: 2.61% of state's United Methodist Church's 844 congregations. 18,616 adherents: 4.06% of state's United Methodist Church's 458,623 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 7 congregations: 11.67% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 60 congregations. 14,990 adherents: 26.19% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 57,243 adherents. Episcopal Church 22 congregations: 6.49% of state's Episcopal Church's 339 congregations. 11,124 adherents: 7.29% of state's Episcopal Church's 152,526 adherents. Assemblies of God 16 congregations: 2.48% of state's Assemblies of God's 645 congregations. 8,259 adherents: 4.36% of state's Assemblies of God's 189,387 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 11 congregations: 5.12% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 215 congregations. 7,121 adherents: 7.86% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 90,594 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 14 congregations: 3.87% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 362 congregations. 7,120 adherents: 4.51% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 157,751 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 36 congregations: 6.35% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 567 congregations. 5,888 adherents: 5.82% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 101,188 adherents. Lutheran Church 9 congregations: 5.39% of state's Lutheran Church's 167 congregations. 5,027 adherents: 6.98% of state's Lutheran Church's 71,970 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 4 congregations: 8.70% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 46 congregations. 4,900 adherents: 14.28% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 34,325 adherents. United Church of Christ 7 congregations: 6.80% of state's United Church of Christ's 103 congregations. 3,990 adherents: 10.15% of state's United Church of Christ's 39,326 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 7 congregations: 5.19% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 135 congregations. 3,430 adherents: 7.84% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 43,745 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 8 congregations: 3.98% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 201 congregations. 3,160 adherents: 4.18% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 75,620 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 17 congregations: 5.82% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 292 congregations. 3,069 adherents: 4.23% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 72,619 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 9 congregations: 5.59% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 161 congregations. 2,909 adherents: 10.42% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 27,907 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 15 congregations: 6.15% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 244 congregations. 2,448 adherents: 5.54% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 44,208 adherents. Churches of Christ 11 congregations: 2.16% of state's Churches of Christ's 509 congregations. 2,420 adherents: 3.34% of state's Churches of Christ's 72,540 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 17 congregations: 11.81% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 144 congregations. 1,851 adherents: 10.90% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 16,989 adherents. Baha'i 10 congregations: 14.93% of state's Baha'i's 67 congregations. 1,851 adherents: 23.93% of state's Baha'i's 7,735 adherents. National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 2 congregations: 18.18% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 11 congregations. 1,797 adherents: 65.46% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 2,745 adherents. Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 6 congregations. 1,700 adherents: 50.75% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 3,350 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 7 congregations: 3.65% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 192 congregations. 1,439 adherents: 2.45% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 58,690 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 3.03% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 33 congregations. 1,341 adherents: 5.41% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24,798 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 3 congregations: 3.70% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 81 congregations. 958 adherents: 4.25% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 22,545 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 6 congregations: 5.26% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 114 congregations. 952 adherents: 6.75% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,107 adherents. Muslim Estimate 1 congregations: 2.70% of state's Muslim Estimate's 37 congregations. 841 adherents: 2.66% of state's Muslim Estimate's 31,661 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 13 congregations: 9.85% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 132 congregations. 628 adherents: 9.70% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,472 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 2 congregations: 4.65% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 43 congregations. 511 adherents: 8.57% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,960 adherents. Salvation Army 3 congregations: 6.12% of state's Salvation Army's 49 congregations. 506 adherents: 4.50% of state's Salvation Army's 11,248 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 3 congregations: 15.79% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 19 congregations. 477 adherents: 16.27% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 2,932 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 2 congregations: 4.26% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 47 congregations. 400 adherents: 5.35% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 7,476 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1 congregations: 7.69% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 13 congregations. 386 adherents: 12.56% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 3,074 adherents. American Baptist Association 4 congregations: 3.25% of state's American Baptist Association's 123 congregations. 361 adherents: 1.90% of state's American Baptist Association's 19,012 adherents. North American Baptist Conference 2 congregations: 66.67% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 3 congregations. 300 adherents: 36.50% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 822 adherents. The Evangelical Covenant Church 3 congregations: 10.71% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 28 congregations. 281 adherents: 7.94% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 3,540 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 5.88% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 17 congregations. 239 adherents: 9.33% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 2,561 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 2 congregations: 9.09% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 22 congregations. 195 adherents: 5.08% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 3,839 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 3 congregations: 11.54% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 26 congregations. 177 adherents: 7.20% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 2,458 adherents. Reformed Church in America 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Reformed Church in America's 16 congregations. 158 adherents: 5.62% of state's Reformed Church in America's 2,811 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 2 congregations: 5.41% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 37 congregations. 149 adherents: 2.66% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 5,599 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 4 congregations: 10.53% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 38 congregations. 130 adherents: 3.52% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 3,688 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 3.33% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 30 congregations. 125 adherents: 2.53% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 4,947 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 2 congregations: 4.44% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 45 congregations. 118 adherents: 1.64% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 7,174 adherents. Moravian Church in America 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Moravian Church in America's 5 congregations. 102 adherents: 9.31% of state's Moravian Church in America's 1,096 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 9 congregations. 100 adherents: 11.98% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 835 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 1.35% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 74 congregations. 99 adherents: 1.33% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 7,462 adherents. Baptist General Conference 1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Baptist General Conference's 25 congregations. 72 adherents: 2.18% of state's Baptist General Conference's 3,302 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 1 congregations: 3.85% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 26 congregations. 60 adherents: 1.22% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 4,908 adherents. Progressive Primitive Baptists 1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Progressive Primitive Baptists' 10 congregations. 60 adherents: 10.79% of state's Progressive Primitive Baptists' 556 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 11 congregations. 58 adherents: 8.66% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 670 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 4.17% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 24 congregations. 29 adherents: 2.55% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 1,138 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 2.94% of state's Community Church of Christ's 34 congregations. 28 adherents: 1.02% of state's Community Church of Christ's 2,738 adherents. USA National Primitive Baptist Convention 7 congregations: 4.02% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 174 congregations. 24 adherents: 0.11% of state's USA National Primitive Baptist Convention's 21,780 adherents. International Pentecostal Church of Christ 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's International Pentecostal Church of Christ's 2 congregations. 15 adherents: 50.00% of state's International Pentecostal Church of Christ's 30 adherents. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 5 congregations: 13.89% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 36 congregations. Hindus 4 congregations: 9.52% of state's Hindus' 42 congregations. Buddhists 1 congregations: 2.33% of state's Buddhists' 43 congregations. The Primitive Baptist Church 1 congregations: 1.35% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 74 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 1.92% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 52 congregations. Jains 1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Jains' 10 congregations. Zoroastrians 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Zoroastrians' 1 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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