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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 36.94%
Here36.9%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 451,919, state total: 15,614,071
Total congregations in this county: 583, state total: 16,921
County population: 1,223,499

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations122 (20.93%)306 (52.49%)41 (7.03%)8 (1.37%)106 (18.18%)
Adherents48,468 (10.7%)
County10.7%
State7.7%
117,215 (25.9%)
County25.9%
State15.6%
224,265 (49.6%)
County49.6%
State64.6%
5,693 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State0.5%
56,278 (12.5%)
County12.5%
State11.7%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of God Charismatic Churches IndependentSouthern Baptist Convention
Congregations41 (7.0%)66 (11.3%)40 (6.9%)5 (0.9%)56 (9.6%)
Adherents224,265 (49.6%)
County49.6%
State64.6%
30,936 (6.8%)
County6.8%
State3.4%
27,227 (6.0%)
County6.0%
State2.0%
20,595 (4.6%)
County4.6%
State1.3%
20,451 (4.5%)
County4.5%
State3.0%
NameJewishPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchNorth American Baptist Conference
Congregations7 (1.2%)17 (2.9%)20 (3.4%)25 (4.3%)8 (1.4%)
Adherents16,800 (3.7%)
County3.7%
State6.4%
10,869 (2.4%)
County2.4%
State1.5%
8,705 (1.9%)
County1.9%
State1.1%
7,419 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.5%
7,254 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State0.1%
NameMuslim EstimateSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelConservative Baptist Association of America
Congregations9 (1.5%)17 (2.9%)12 (2.1%)11 (1.9%)9 (1.5%)
Adherents6,637 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State1.7%
6,438 (1.4%)
County1.4%
State1.2%
4,878 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State1.1%
4,639 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State0.7%
4,376 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State0.4%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the NazareneLutheran ChurchChurches of ChristGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Congregations18 (3.1%)15 (2.6%)12 (2.1%)21 (3.6%)2 (0.3%)
Adherents4,328 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State1.1%
3,650 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State0.6%
3,510 (0.8%)
County0.8%
State0.8%
3,044 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.5%
2,994 (0.7%)
County0.7%
State0.2%
Name The Evangelical Covenant Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Reformed Church in America
Congregations4 (0.7%)4 (0.7%)7 (1.2%)8 (1.4%)3 (0.5%)
Adherents2,908 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.2%
2,600 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.9%
2,532 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.3%
1,862 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.1%
1,804 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.2%
NameGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of VasiloupulisSalvation ArmyChristian Churches and Churches of ChristBaha'i The Wesleyan Church
Congregations1 (0.2%)4 (0.7%)5 (0.9%)9 (1.5%)6 (1.0%)
Adherents1,750 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.0%
1,594 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.3%
1,546 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.5%
1,266 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.2%
1,247 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.2%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Congregations6 (1.0%)5 (0.9%)2 (0.3%)4 (0.7%)5 (0.9%)
Adherents1,028 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
903 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
898 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
843 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
779 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
NameUnited Church of ChristInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchUnitarian Universalist AssociationAmerican Baptist AssociationFriends (Quakers)
Congregations6 (1.0%)7 (1.2%)2 (0.3%)6 (1.0%)4 (0.7%)
Adherents757 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
689 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
639 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
627 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
623 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate EtchmiadzinBaptist General ConferenceFree Methodist Church of North AmericaSerbian Orthodox Church in the USA U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Congregations1 (0.2%)6 (1.0%)5 (0.9%)1 (0.2%)2 (0.3%)
Adherents616 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
588 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
457 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
450 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
443 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
NameInternational Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church in AmericaPentecostal Church of GodVineyard USAOrthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
Congregations1 (0.2%)5 (0.9%)6 (1.0%)2 (0.3%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents433 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
357 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
356 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
306 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
301 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameCommunity Church of ChristChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaReformed Church in the United StatesUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community ChurchesAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Congregations2 (0.3%)4 (0.7%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents278 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
246 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
205 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
171 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
146 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameChurch of God of Prophecy North America Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the EastChurch of the BrethrenNational Association of Free Will BaptistsGeneral Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Congregations3 (0.5%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)2 (0.3%)
Adherents141 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
108 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
79 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
61 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
58 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchOrthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary BaptistInternational Council of Community ChurchesAllegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
Congregations1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)1 (0.2%)
Adherents56 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
52 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
40 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
33 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
28 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Catholic Church
41 congregations: 3.12% of state's Catholic Church's 1,315 congregations.
224,265 adherents: 2.23% of state's Catholic Church's 10,079,310 adherents.

LDS (Mormon) Church
66 congregations: 5.02% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 1,316 congregations.
30,936 adherents: 5.84% of state's LDS (Mormon) Church's 529,575 adherents.

Assemblies of God
40 congregations: 3.27% of state's Assemblies of God's 1,222 congregations.
27,227 adherents: 8.77% 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.
20,595 adherents: 10.54% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 195,425 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
56 congregations: 4.02% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,392 congregations.
20,451 adherents: 4.34% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 471,119 adherents.

Jewish
7 congregations: 1.65% of state's Jewish's 425 congregations.
16,800 adherents: 1.69% of state's Jewish's 994,000 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
17 congregations: 2.91% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 584 congregations.
10,869 adherents: 4.73% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 229,918 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
20 congregations: 4.31% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 464 congregations.
8,705 adherents: 5.09% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 171,110 adherents.

United Methodist Church
25 congregations: 3.52% of state's United Methodist Church's 710 congregations.
7,419 adherents: 3.24% of state's United Methodist Church's 228,844 adherents.

North American Baptist Conference
8 congregations: 17.78% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 45 congregations.
7,254 adherents: 43.25% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 16,772 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
9 congregations: 5.52% of state's Muslim Estimate's 163 congregations.
6,637 adherents: 2.56% of state's Muslim Estimate's 259,762 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
17 congregations: 3.29% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 516 congregations.
6,438 adherents: 3.44% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 187,058 adherents.

Episcopal Church
12 congregations: 2.67% of state's Episcopal Church's 449 congregations.
4,878 adherents: 2.89% of state's Episcopal Church's 168,895 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
11 congregations: 1.90% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 578 congregations.
4,639 adherents: 4.00% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 116,039 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
9 congregations: 4.19% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 215 congregations.
4,376 adherents: 7.89% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 55,435 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
18 congregations: 3.24% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 556 congregations.
4,328 adherents: 2.53% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 170,932 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
15 congregations: 3.65% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 411 congregations.
3,650 adherents: 4.08% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 89,522 adherents.

Lutheran Church
12 congregations: 2.99% of state's Lutheran Church's 401 congregations.
3,510 adherents: 2.69% of state's Lutheran Church's 130,336 adherents.

Churches of Christ
21 congregations: 2.97% of state's Churches of Christ's 707 congregations.
3,044 adherents: 3.65% of state's Churches of Christ's 83,392 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
2 congregations: 4.88% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 41 congregations.
2,994 adherents: 8.55% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 35,010 adherents.

The Evangelical Covenant Church
4 congregations: 4.21% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 95 congregations.
2,908 adherents: 8.55% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 33,994 adherents.

Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
4 congregations: 3.57% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 112 congregations.
2,600 adherents: 1.94% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 134,355 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
7 congregations: 3.48% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 201 congregations.
2,532 adherents: 5.75% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 44,068 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
8 congregations: 5.67% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 141 congregations.
1,862 adherents: 10.22% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 18,215 adherents.

Reformed Church in America
3 congregations: 6.82% of state's Reformed Church in America's 44 congregations.
1,804 adherents: 4.96% of state's Reformed Church in America's 36,358 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis
1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis' 10 congregations.
1,750 adherents: 40.48% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis' 4,323 adherents.

Salvation Army
4 congregations: 2.96% of state's Salvation Army's 135 congregations.
1,594 adherents: 3.23% of state's Salvation Army's 49,330 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
5 congregations: 2.21% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 226 congregations.
1,546 adherents: 1.84% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 84,169 adherents.

Baha'i
9 congregations: 3.47% of state's Baha'i's 259 congregations.
1,266 adherents: 5.09% of state's Baha'i's 24,849 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
6 congregations: 8.96% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 67 congregations.
1,247 adherents: 5.23% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 23,858 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
6 congregations: 3.11% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 193 congregations.
1,028 adherents: 4.36% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,558 adherents.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
5 congregations: 3.13% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 160 congregations.
903 adherents: 2.60% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 34,750 adherents.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
2 congregations: 4.35% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 46 congregations.
898 adherents: 10.03% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 8,950 adherents.

Evangelical Free Church of America
4 congregations: 2.29% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 175 congregations.
843 adherents: 1.55% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 54,227 adherents.

New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
5 congregations: 5.21% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 96 congregations.
779 adherents: 4.16% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 18,720 adherents.

United Church of Christ
6 congregations: 2.46% of state's United Church of Christ's 244 congregations.
757 adherents: 1.50% of state's United Church of Christ's 50,493 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
7 congregations: 6.31% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 111 congregations.
689 adherents: 5.50% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 12,517 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
2 congregations: 2.74% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 73 congregations.
639 adherents: 4.21% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 15,173 adherents.

American Baptist Association
6 congregations: 4.58% of state's American Baptist Association's 131 congregations.
627 adherents: 5.40% of state's American Baptist Association's 11,612 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
4 congregations: 5.33% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 75 congregations.
623 adherents: 6.88% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 9,061 adherents.

Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin
1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 18 congregations.
616 adherents: 2.56% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 24,055 adherents.

Baptist General Conference
6 congregations: 3.87% of state's Baptist General Conference's 155 congregations.
588 adherents: 0.84% of state's Baptist General Conference's 69,649 adherents.

Free Methodist Church of North America
5 congregations: 5.32% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 94 congregations.
457 adherents: 3.89% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 11,749 adherents.

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA
1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 11 congregations.
450 adherents: 6.19% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 7,265 adherents.

U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
2 congregations: 3.23% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 62 congregations.
443 adherents: 3.79% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 11,698 adherents.

International Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 20.00% of state's International Churches of Christ's 5 congregations.
433 adherents: 2.15% of state's International Churches of Christ's 20,167 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
5 congregations: 6.58% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 76 congregations.
357 adherents: 3.59% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 9,955 adherents.

Pentecostal Church of God
6 congregations: 2.44% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 246 congregations.
356 adherents: 1.39% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 25,574 adherents.

Vineyard USA
2 congregations: 1.87% of state's Vineyard USA's 107 congregations.
306 adherents: 1.04% of state's Vineyard USA's 29,388 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 25 congregations.
301 adherents: 4.95% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 6,075 adherents.

Community Church of Christ
2 congregations: 3.64% of state's Community Church of Christ's 55 congregations.
278 adherents: 4.53% of state's Community Church of Christ's 6,137 adherents.

Christian Reformed Church in North America
4 congregations: 3.74% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 107 congregations.
246 adherents: 1.05% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 23,359 adherents.

Reformed Church in the United States
1 congregations: 10.00% of state's Reformed Church in the United States' 10 congregations.
205 adherents: 22.02% of state's Reformed Church in the United States' 931 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 25 congregations.
171 adherents: 6.11% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 2,799 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1 congregations: 3.57% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 28 congregations.
146 adherents: 1.26% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 11,564 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
3 congregations: 2.42% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 124 congregations.
141 adherents: 2.11% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 6,672 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.
108 adherents: 1.37% of state's North America Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East's 7,884 adherents.

Church of the Brethren
1 congregations: 3.45% of state's Church of the Brethren's 29 congregations.
79 adherents: 1.98% of state's Church of the Brethren's 3,983 adherents.

National Association of Free Will Baptists
1 congregations: 1.61% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 62 congregations.
61 adherents: 1.57% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 3,891 adherents.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
2 congregations: 1.96% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 102 congregations.
58 adherents: 0.38% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 15,130 adherents.

Evangelical Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 7 congregations.
56 adherents: 3.60% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 1,557 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.
52 adherents: 1.85% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 2,813 adherents.

Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist's 12 congregations.
40 adherents: 6.51% of state's Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist's 614 adherents.

International Council of Community Churches
1 congregations: 4.17% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 24 congregations.
33 adherents: 0.59% of state's International Council of Community Churches' 5,572 adherents.

Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection's 1 congregations.
28 adherents: 100.00% of state's Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection's 28 adherents.

Buddhists
8 congregations: 1.64% of state's Buddhists' 489 congregations.

Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches
5 congregations: 1.98% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 252 congregations.

Hindus
4 congregations: 3.05% of state's Hindus' 131 congregations.

Reformed Baptist Churches
2 congregations: 11.11% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 18 congregations.

The Primitive Baptist Church
1 congregations: 4.00% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 25 congregations.

Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
1 congregations: 4.55% of state's Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia's 22 congregations.

Sikhs
1 congregations: 1.72% of state's Sikhs' 58 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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