Riverside County, California (CA) Religion Statistics Profile - Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Hemet, Temecula Back to: Riverside County profile, California, California forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 43.02% Here 43.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 664,803, state total: 15,614,071 Total congregations in this county: 711, state total: 16,921 County population: 1,545,387 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 109 (15.33%) 416 (58.51%) 53 (7.45%) 9 (1.27%) 124 (17.44%) Adherents 39,405 (5.9%) County 5.9% State 7.7% 125,104 (18.8%) County 18.8% State 15.6% 436,440 (65.6%) County 65.6% State 64.6% 943 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.5% 62,911 (9.5%) County 9.5% State 11.7% Religion details Name Catholic Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Southern Baptist Convention Seventh-Day Adventist Church Assemblies of God Congregations 53 (7.5%) 82 (11.5%) 64 (9.0%) 31 (4.4%) 51 (7.2%) Adherents 436,440 (65.6%) County 65.6% State 64.6% 34,314 (5.2%) County 5.2% State 3.4% 21,857 (3.3%) County 3.3% State 3.0% 14,423 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 1.2% 11,702 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 2.0% Name Charismatic Churches Independent Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Muslim Estimate Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 5 (0.7%) 10 (1.4%) 11 (1.5%) 5 (0.7%) 16 (2.3%) Adherents 11,700 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 1.3% 10,105 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.9% 8,805 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 0.5% 7,864 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 1.7% 7,750 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 1.1% Name Lutheran Church United Methodist Church Reformed Church in America Episcopal Church International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Congregations 19 (2.7%) 23 (3.2%) 7 (1.0%) 16 (2.3%) 31 (4.4%) Adherents 6,932 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.8% 6,906 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 1.5% 6,442 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.2% 5,756 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.1% 5,168 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.7% Name Presbyterian Church (USA) Evangelical Free Church of America Christian and Missionary Alliance Vineyard USA American Baptist Churches in the USA Congregations 14 (2.0%) 7 (1.0%) 7 (1.0%) 7 (1.0%) 15 (2.1%) Adherents 5,097 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.5% 5,009 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.3% 4,799 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.3% 4,043 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.2% 3,961 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.1% Name Churches of Christ Church of the Nazarene United Church of Christ Conservative Baptist Association of America Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Congregations 34 (4.8%) 16 (2.3%) 8 (1.1%) 10 (1.4%) 10 (1.4%) Adherents 3,792 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.5% 3,521 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.6% 1,836 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 1,667 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.4% 1,340 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% Name Baptist General Conference Salvation Army Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Missionary Church General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Congregations 11 (1.5%) 5 (0.7%) 4 (0.6%) 5 (0.7%) 3 (0.4%) Adherents 1,337 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 1,000 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% 971 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 969 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 952 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Free Methodist Church of North America Pentecostal Church of God Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Baha'i Christian Reformed Church in North America Congregations 7 (1.0%) 7 (1.0%) 5 (0.7%) 11 (1.5%) 3 (0.4%) Adherents 946 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 817 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 729 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 677 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 657 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America International Pentecostal Holiness Church Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Church of God of Prophecy Unitarian Universalist Association Congregations 2 (0.3%) 7 (1.0%) 3 (0.4%) 6 (0.8%) 3 (0.4%) Adherents 642 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 640 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 407 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 353 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 306 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Name Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Community Church of Christ Brethren in Christ Church The Wesleyan Church Friends (Quakers) Congregations 2 (0.3%) 2 (0.3%) 3 (0.4%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 280 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 265 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 257 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 240 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 200 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Name New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Orthodox Presbyterian Church Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin Moravian Church in America Congregations 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.3%) 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 190 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 147 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 127 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 123 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 117 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name American Baptist Association North American Baptist Conference Evangelical Presbyterian Church National Association of Free Will Baptists Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist Congregations 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.3%) Adherents 113 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 99 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 76 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 63 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 58 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Congregations 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) Adherents 45 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 21 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 53 congregations: 4.03% of state's Catholic Church's 1,315 congregations. 436,440 adherents: 4.33% of state's Catholic Church's 10,079,310 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 82 congregations: 6.23% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 1,316 congregations. 34,314 adherents: 6.48% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 529,575 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 64 congregations: 4.60% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,392 congregations. 21,857 adherents: 4.64% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 471,119 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 31 congregations: 6.01% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 516 congregations. 14,423 adherents: 7.71% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 187,058 adherents. Assemblies of God 51 congregations: 4.17% of state's Assemblies of God's 1,222 congregations. 11,702 adherents: 3.77% of state's Assemblies of God's 310,522 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 5 congregations: 7.35% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 68 congregations. 11,700 adherents: 5.99% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 195,425 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 10 congregations: 8.93% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 112 congregations. 10,105 adherents: 7.52% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 134,355 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 11 congregations: 4.87% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 226 congregations. 8,805 adherents: 10.46% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 84,169 adherents. Muslim Estimate 5 congregations: 3.07% of state's Muslim Estimate's 163 congregations. 7,864 adherents: 3.03% of state's Muslim Estimate's 259,762 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 16 congregations: 3.45% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 464 congregations. 7,750 adherents: 4.53% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 171,110 adherents. Lutheran Church 19 congregations: 4.74% of state's Lutheran Church's 401 congregations. 6,932 adherents: 5.32% of state's Lutheran Church's 130,336 adherents. United Methodist Church 23 congregations: 3.24% of state's United Methodist Church's 710 congregations. 6,906 adherents: 3.02% of state's United Methodist Church's 228,844 adherents. Reformed Church in America 7 congregations: 15.91% of state's Reformed Church in America's 44 congregations. 6,442 adherents: 17.72% of state's Reformed Church in America's 36,358 adherents. Episcopal Church 16 congregations: 3.56% of state's Episcopal Church's 449 congregations. 5,756 adherents: 3.41% of state's Episcopal Church's 168,895 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 31 congregations: 5.36% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 578 congregations. 5,168 adherents: 4.45% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 116,039 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 14 congregations: 2.40% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 584 congregations. 5,097 adherents: 2.22% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 229,918 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 7 congregations: 4.00% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 175 congregations. 5,009 adherents: 9.24% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 54,227 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 7 congregations: 3.48% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 201 congregations. 4,799 adherents: 10.89% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 44,068 adherents. Vineyard USA 7 congregations: 6.54% of state's Vineyard USA's 107 congregations. 4,043 adherents: 13.76% of state's Vineyard USA's 29,388 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 15 congregations: 2.70% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 556 congregations. 3,961 adherents: 2.32% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 170,932 adherents. Churches of Christ 34 congregations: 4.81% of state's Churches of Christ's 707 congregations. 3,792 adherents: 4.55% of state's Churches of Christ's 83,392 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 16 congregations: 3.89% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 411 congregations. 3,521 adherents: 3.93% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 89,522 adherents. United Church of Christ 8 congregations: 3.28% of state's United Church of Christ's 244 congregations. 1,836 adherents: 3.64% of state's United Church of Christ's 50,493 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 10 congregations: 4.65% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 215 congregations. 1,667 adherents: 3.01% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 55,435 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 10 congregations: 5.18% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 193 congregations. 1,340 adherents: 5.69% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,558 adherents. Baptist General Conference 11 congregations: 7.10% of state's Baptist General Conference's 155 congregations. 1,337 adherents: 1.92% of state's Baptist General Conference's 69,649 adherents. Salvation Army 5 congregations: 3.70% of state's Salvation Army's 135 congregations. 1,000 adherents: 2.03% of state's Salvation Army's 49,330 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 4 congregations: 2.50% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 160 congregations. 971 adherents: 2.79% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 34,750 adherents. Missionary Church 5 congregations: 19.23% of state's Missionary Church's 26 congregations. 969 adherents: 10.39% of state's Missionary Church's 9,327 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 3 congregations: 2.94% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 102 congregations. 952 adherents: 6.29% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 15,130 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 7 congregations: 7.45% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 94 congregations. 946 adherents: 8.05% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 11,749 adherents. Pentecostal Church of God 7 congregations: 2.85% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 246 congregations. 817 adherents: 3.19% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 25,574 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 5 congregations: 3.55% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 141 congregations. 729 adherents: 4.00% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 18,215 adherents. Baha'i 11 congregations: 4.25% of state's Baha'i's 259 congregations. 677 adherents: 2.72% of state's Baha'i's 24,849 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 3 congregations: 2.80% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 107 congregations. 657 adherents: 2.81% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 23,359 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 2 congregations: 4.88% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 41 congregations. 642 adherents: 1.83% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 35,010 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 7 congregations: 6.31% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 111 congregations. 640 adherents: 5.11% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 12,517 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3 congregations: 6.52% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 46 congregations. 407 adherents: 4.55% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 8,950 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 6 congregations: 4.84% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 124 congregations. 353 adherents: 5.29% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,672 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 3 congregations: 4.11% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 73 congregations. 306 adherents: 2.02% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 15,173 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 2 congregations: 7.14% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 28 congregations. 280 adherents: 2.42% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 11,564 adherents. Community Church of Christ 2 congregations: 3.64% of state's Community Church of Christ's 55 congregations. 265 adherents: 4.32% of state's Community Church of Christ's 6,137 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 3 congregations: 16.67% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 18 congregations. 257 adherents: 14.01% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 1,834 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 1.49% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 67 congregations. 240 adherents: 1.01% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 23,858 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 1.33% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 75 congregations. 200 adherents: 2.21% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 9,061 adherents. New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists 1 congregations: 1.04% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 96 congregations. 190 adherents: 1.01% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 18,720 adherents. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches 2 congregations: 8.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 25 congregations. 147 adherents: 5.25% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 2,799 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 2 congregations: 4.88% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 41 congregations. 127 adherents: 3.38% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,756 adherents. Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 18 congregations. 123 adherents: 0.51% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 24,055 adherents. Moravian Church in America 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Moravian Church in America's 2 congregations. 117 adherents: 33.91% of state's Moravian Church in America's 345 adherents. American Baptist Association 2 congregations: 1.53% of state's American Baptist Association's 131 congregations. 113 adherents: 0.97% of state's American Baptist Association's 11,612 adherents. North American Baptist Conference 1 congregations: 2.22% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 45 congregations. 99 adherents: 0.59% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 16,772 adherents. Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 7 congregations. 76 adherents: 4.88% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 1,557 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 1.61% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 62 congregations. 63 adherents: 1.62% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 3,891 adherents. Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist 2 congregations: 16.67% of state's Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist's 12 congregations. 58 adherents: 9.45% of state's Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist's 614 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 12 congregations. 45 adherents: 0.53% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 8,555 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. 21 adherents: 0.75% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 2,813 adherents. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 22 congregations: 8.73% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 252 congregations. Buddhists 9 congregations: 1.84% of state's Buddhists' 489 congregations. Coptic Orthodox Church 4 congregations: 20.00% of state's Coptic Orthodox Church's 20 congregations. The Primitive Baptist Church 2 congregations: 8.00% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 25 congregations. Sikhs 2 congregations: 3.45% of state's Sikhs' 58 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 18 congregations. Hindus 1 congregations: 0.76% of state's Hindus' 131 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Riverside County profile, California, California forum, All US cities.

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