Pierce County, Washington (WA) Religion Statistics Profile - Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, South Hill, University Place Back to: Pierce County profile, Washington, Washington forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 29.77% Here 29.8% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 208,660, state total: 1,942,850 Total congregations in this county: 442, state total: 4,649 County population: 700,820 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 135 (30.54%) 206 (46.61%) 28 (6.33%) 2 (0.45%) 71 (16.06%) Adherents 44,653 (21.4%) County 21.4% State 20.2% 74,123 (35.5%) County 35.5% State 29.8% 61,910 (29.7%) County 29.7% State 36.9% 930 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 27,044 (13.0%) County 13.0% State 12.8% Religion details Name Catholic Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Assemblies of God Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Presbyterian Church (USA) Congregations 28 (6.3%) 49 (11.1%) 25 (5.7%) 29 (6.6%) 25 (5.7%) Adherents 61,910 (29.7%) County 29.7% State 36.9% 20,343 (9.7%) County 9.7% State 9.2% 18,605 (8.9%) County 8.9% State 5.4% 15,337 (7.4%) County 7.4% State 6.6% 9,932 (4.8%) County 4.8% State 3.8% Name Southern Baptist Convention Charismatic Churches Independent Lutheran Church United Methodist Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Congregations 27 (6.1%) 5 (1.1%) 11 (2.5%) 28 (6.3%) 5 (1.1%) Adherents 8,784 (4.2%) County 4.2% State 3.2% 7,750 (3.7%) County 3.7% State 1.7% 7,600 (3.6%) County 3.6% State 2.1% 6,802 (3.3%) County 3.3% State 3.9% 5,710 (2.7%) County 2.7% State 1.7% Name American Baptist Churches in the USA Muslim Estimate Episcopal Church Church of the Nazarene Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Congregations 17 (3.8%) 3 (0.7%) 10 (2.3%) 9 (2.0%) 11 (2.5%) Adherents 4,901 (2.3%) County 2.3% State 1.6% 3,939 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 0.8% 3,274 (1.6%) County 1.6% State 2.1% 3,189 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 1.9% 2,952 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 1.1% Name Seventh-Day Adventist Church General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Christian and Missionary Alliance Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Baptist General Conference Congregations 11 (2.5%) 13 (2.9%) 6 (1.4%) 7 (1.6%) 5 (1.1%) Adherents 2,739 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 2.2% 2,501 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 0.6% 1,985 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 1.0% 1,820 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.6% 1,721 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.9% Name Churches of Christ International Church of the Foursquare Gospel The Evangelical Covenant Church North American Baptist Conference Conservative Baptist Association of America Congregations 11 (2.5%) 10 (2.3%) 7 (1.6%) 8 (1.8%) 7 (1.6%) Adherents 1,685 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.8% 1,472 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 1.7% 1,433 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.5% 1,277 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% 840 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.9% Name Salvation Army Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Christian Reformed Church in North America Baha'i Congregations 2 (0.5%) 1 (0.2%) 3 (0.7%) 3 (0.7%) 8 (1.8%) Adherents 719 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.4% 705 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 695 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 592 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.6% 566 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% Name United Church of Christ Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Free Church of America Community Church of Christ Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Congregations 5 (1.1%) 1 (0.2%) 4 (0.9%) 2 (0.5%) 3 (0.7%) Adherents 544 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.7% 521 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 485 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% 466 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 390 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% Name Vineyard USA Friends (Quakers) International Council of Community Churches Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Congregations 2 (0.5%) 3 (0.7%) 1 (0.2%) 4 (0.9%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 259 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 241 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 241 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 238 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% 225 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Unitarian Universalist Association American Baptist Association National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Baptist Missionary Association of America Free Methodist Church of North America Congregations 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.5%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.5%) 2 (0.5%) Adherents 196 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 190 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 189 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 128 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 106 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.5% Name Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Church of God of Prophecy International Pentecostal Holiness Church Pentecostal Church of God Congregations 100 (22.6%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.5%) 2 (0.5%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 100 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 95 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 78 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 75 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 40 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Name Church of the Brethren Missionary Church Congregations 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 38 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 37 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 28 congregations: 8.97% of state's Catholic Church's 312 congregations. 61,910 adherents: 8.65% of state's Catholic Church's 716,133 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 49 congregations: 10.40% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 471 congregations. 20,343 adherents: 11.43% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 178,000 adherents. Assemblies of God 25 congregations: 7.20% of state's Assemblies of God's 347 congregations. 18,605 adherents: 17.60% of state's Assemblies of God's 105,692 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 29 congregations: 10.39% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 279 congregations. 15,337 adherents: 12.00% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 127,854 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 25 congregations: 11.16% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 224 congregations. 9,932 adherents: 13.35% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 74,388 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 27 congregations: 12.27% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 220 congregations. 8,784 adherents: 14.10% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 62,309 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 5 congregations: 21.74% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 23 congregations. 7,750 adherents: 23.18% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 33,430 adherents. Lutheran Church 11 congregations: 9.40% of state's Lutheran Church's 117 congregations. 7,600 adherents: 18.71% of state's Lutheran Church's 40,618 adherents. United Methodist Church 28 congregations: 10.85% of state's United Methodist Church's 258 congregations. 6,802 adherents: 8.87% of state's United Methodist Church's 76,648 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 5 congregations: 16.67% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 30 congregations. 5,710 adherents: 17.27% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 33,070 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 17 congregations: 14.05% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 121 congregations. 4,901 adherents: 15.77% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 31,087 adherents. Muslim Estimate 3 congregations: 16.67% of state's Muslim Estimate's 18 congregations. 3,939 adherents: 25.33% of state's Muslim Estimate's 15,553 adherents. Episcopal Church 10 congregations: 7.35% of state's Episcopal Church's 136 congregations. 3,274 adherents: 7.85% of state's Episcopal Church's 41,731 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 9 congregations: 6.38% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 141 congregations. 3,189 adherents: 8.60% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 37,085 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 11 congregations: 17.46% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 63 congregations. 2,952 adherents: 13.65% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 21,621 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 11 congregations: 5.82% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 189 congregations. 2,739 adherents: 6.34% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 43,222 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 13 congregations: 19.70% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 66 congregations. 2,501 adherents: 21.75% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 11,499 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 6 congregations: 8.11% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 74 congregations. 1,985 adherents: 10.02% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 19,805 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 7 congregations: 11.67% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 60 congregations. 1,820 adherents: 14.67% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 12,407 adherents. Baptist General Conference 5 congregations: 10.87% of state's Baptist General Conference's 46 congregations. 1,721 adherents: 9.81% of state's Baptist General Conference's 17,551 adherents. Churches of Christ 11 congregations: 8.27% of state's Churches of Christ's 133 congregations. 1,685 adherents: 11.38% of state's Churches of Christ's 14,803 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 10 congregations: 6.67% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 150 congregations. 1,472 adherents: 4.40% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 33,434 adherents. The Evangelical Covenant Church 7 congregations: 16.67% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 42 congregations. 1,433 adherents: 14.62% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 9,801 adherents. North American Baptist Conference 8 congregations: 34.78% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 23 congregations. 1,277 adherents: 41.79% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 3,056 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 7 congregations: 10.00% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 70 congregations. 840 adherents: 5.06% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 16,594 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 7.14% of state's Salvation Army's 28 congregations. 719 adherents: 9.45% of state's Salvation Army's 7,605 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 7 congregations. 705 adherents: 18.09% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 3,897 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3 congregations: 11.11% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 27 congregations. 695 adherents: 17.04% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 4,078 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 3 congregations: 7.50% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 40 congregations. 592 adherents: 5.37% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 11,033 adherents. Baha'i 8 congregations: 9.30% of state's Baha'i's 86 congregations. 566 adherents: 9.73% of state's Baha'i's 5,817 adherents. United Church of Christ 5 congregations: 6.02% of state's United Church of Christ's 83 congregations. 544 adherents: 3.77% of state's United Church of Christ's 14,430 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 15 congregations. 521 adherents: 21.89% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 2,380 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 4 congregations: 8.70% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 46 congregations. 485 adherents: 8.59% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 5,648 adherents. Community Church of Christ 2 congregations: 6.45% of state's Community Church of Christ's 31 congregations. 466 adherents: 12.06% of state's Community Church of Christ's 3,864 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 3 congregations: 7.50% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 40 congregations. 390 adherents: 6.76% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 5,769 adherents. Vineyard USA 2 congregations: 9.09% of state's Vineyard USA's 22 congregations. 259 adherents: 6.69% of state's Vineyard USA's 3,874 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 3 congregations: 6.67% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 45 congregations. 241 adherents: 7.76% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,106 adherents. International Council of Community Churches 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 6 congregations. 241 adherents: 19.59% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 1,230 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 4 congregations: 8.51% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 47 congregations. 238 adherents: 3.08% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 7,727 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 5 congregations. 225 adherents: 27.71% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 812 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 3.45% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 29 congregations. 196 adherents: 3.36% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,828 adherents. American Baptist Association 2 congregations: 9.09% of state's American Baptist Association's 22 congregations. 190 adherents: 16.39% of state's American Baptist Association's 1,159 adherents. National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 5 congregations. 189 adherents: 23.22% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 814 adherents. Baptist Missionary Association of America 2 congregations: 33.33% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 6 congregations. 128 adherents: 28.13% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 455 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 2 congregations: 3.92% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 51 congregations. 106 adherents: 1.10% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 9,677 adherents. Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents 100 congregations: 9.39% of state's Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents' 1,065 congregations. 100 adherents: 9.39% of state's Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents' 1,065 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 7 congregations. 95 adherents: 30.25% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 314 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 2 congregations: 8.33% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 24 congregations. 78 adherents: 8.41% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 927 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2 congregations: 6.67% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 30 congregations. 75 adherents: 4.31% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 1,740 adherents. Pentecostal Church of God 1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 25 congregations. 40 adherents: 2.59% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 1,544 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Church of the Brethren's 12 congregations. 38 adherents: 2.61% of state's Church of the Brethren's 1,455 adherents. Missionary Church 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Missionary Church's 6 congregations. 37 adherents: 9.30% of state's Missionary Church's 398 adherents. Buddhists 8 congregations: 10.00% of state's Buddhists' 80 congregations. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 3 congregations: 6.82% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 44 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 2 congregations: 28.57% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 7 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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