Schenectady County, New York (NY) Religion Statistics Profile - Schenectady, Rotterdam, Glenville, Niskayuna, Glens Falls North Back to: Schenectady County profile, New York, New York forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 69.71% Here 69.7% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 102,159, state total: 11,461,411 Total congregations in this county: 110, state total: 11,001 County population: 146,555 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 51 (46.36%) 26 (23.64%) 20 (18.18%) 2 (1.82%) 11 (10.00%) Adherents 16,533 (16.2%) County 16.2% State 11.4% 6,099 (6.0%) County 6.0% State 4.9% 70,874 (69.4%) County 69.4% State 65.9% 903 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.9% 7,750 (7.6%) County 7.6% State 16.9% Religion details Name Catholic Church United Methodist Church Reformed Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in America American Baptist Churches in the USA Congregations 20 (18.2%) 13 (11.8%) 11 (10.0%) 4 (3.6%) 8 (7.3%) Adherents 70,874 (69.4%) County 69.4% State 65.9% 4,919 (4.8%) County 4.8% State 3.5% 4,831 (4.7%) County 4.7% State 0.6% 2,162 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 1.5% 1,523 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 1.8% Name Lutheran Church Episcopal Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Muslim Estimate Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Congregations 3 (2.7%) 6 (5.5%) 6 (5.5%) 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 1,520 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.7% 1,515 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 1.8% 1,384 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 1.4% 1,218 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 2.0% 903 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.5% Name Presbyterian Church in America Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Charismatic Churches Independent Unitarian Universalist Association Southern Baptist Convention Congregations 2 (1.8%) 2 (1.8%) 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 851 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.0% 769 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.4% 650 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.3% 527 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.1% 525 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% Name Assemblies of God Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Presbyterian Church Salvation Army The Wesleyan Church Congregations 2 (1.8%) 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 456 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.9% 408 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.0% 379 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.0% 232 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 185 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Church of the Nazarene Orthodox Presbyterian Church Baptist Missionary Association of America Seventh-Day Adventist Church Congregations 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 2 (1.8%) 2 (1.8%) Adherents 160 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 150 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 145 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 141 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 139 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.6% Name Friends (Quakers) United Church of Christ Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of Christ Baha'i Congregations 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) Adherents 123 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 76 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.5% 63 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 60 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 36 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Congregations 1 (0.9%) Adherents 35 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Catholic Church 20 congregations: 1.12% of state's Catholic Church's 1,784 congregations. 70,874 adherents: 0.94% of state's Catholic Church's 7,550,491 adherents. United Methodist Church 13 congregations: 0.93% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,404 congregations. 4,919 adherents: 1.22% of state's United Methodist Church's 403,362 adherents. Reformed Church in America 11 congregations: 4.42% of state's Reformed Church in America's 249 congregations. 4,831 adherents: 7.08% of state's Reformed Church in America's 68,261 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 4 congregations: 0.94% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 427 congregations. 2,162 adherents: 1.28% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 169,329 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 8 congregations: 1.48% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 541 congregations. 1,523 adherents: 0.75% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 203,297 adherents. Lutheran Church 3 congregations: 1.54% of state's Lutheran Church's 195 congregations. 1,520 adherents: 1.86% of state's Lutheran Church's 81,705 adherents. Episcopal Church 6 congregations: 0.87% of state's Episcopal Church's 693 congregations. 1,515 adherents: 0.75% of state's Episcopal Church's 201,797 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 6 congregations: 0.84% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 717 congregations. 1,384 adherents: 0.85% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 162,227 adherents. Muslim Estimate 2 congregations: 1.39% of state's Muslim Estimate's 144 congregations. 1,218 adherents: 0.54% of state's Muslim Estimate's 223,968 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 64 congregations. 903 adherents: 1.47% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 61,407 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 2 congregations: 7.69% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 26 congregations. 851 adherents: 18.30% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 4,651 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.25% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 160 congregations. 769 adherents: 1.71% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 44,987 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 2 congregations: 10.00% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 20 congregations. 650 adherents: 2.22% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 29,250 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 1.61% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 62 congregations. 527 adherents: 4.22% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 12,489 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 1 congregations: 0.46% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 219 congregations. 525 adherents: 2.15% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 24,364 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 0.40% of state's Assemblies of God's 506 congregations. 456 adherents: 0.46% of state's Assemblies of God's 98,209 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 2 congregations: 7.41% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 27 congregations. 408 adherents: 12.69% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,215 adherents. Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 2 congregations. 379 adherents: 64.68% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 586 adherents. Salvation Army 1 congregations: 1.03% of state's Salvation Army's 97 congregations. 232 adherents: 0.96% of state's Salvation Army's 24,065 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 0.81% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 124 congregations. 185 adherents: 0.44% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 41,898 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2 congregations: 1.23% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 162 congregations. 160 adherents: 0.69% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 23,248 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 0.63% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 158 congregations. 150 adherents: 0.86% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 17,433 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 9.09% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 11 congregations. 145 adherents: 14.37% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 1,009 adherents. Baptist Missionary Association of America 2 congregations: 66.67% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 3 congregations. 141 adherents: 83.93% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 168 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2 congregations: 0.80% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 249 congregations. 139 adherents: 0.21% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 66,998 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 2 congregations: 3.51% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 57 congregations. 123 adherents: 3.51% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,502 adherents. United Church of Christ 1 congregations: 0.34% of state's United Church of Christ's 291 congregations. 76 adherents: 0.13% of state's United Church of Christ's 58,949 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 1 congregations: 0.62% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 161 congregations. 63 adherents: 0.26% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 24,142 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 1.04% of state's Churches of Christ's 96 congregations. 60 adherents: 0.62% of state's Churches of Christ's 9,749 adherents. Baha'i 1 congregations: 3.13% of state's Baha'i's 32 congregations. 36 adherents: 0.80% of state's Baha'i's 4,499 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 0.69% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 145 congregations. 35 adherents: 0.21% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 16,300 adherents. Buddhists 1 congregations: 0.83% of state's Buddhists' 121 congregations. Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia 1 congregations: 5.26% of state's Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia's 19 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Schenectady County profile, New York, New York forum, All US cities.

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