Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Pottsville, Tamaqua, Shenandoah, Schuylkill Haven, Mahanoy City Back to: Schuylkill County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 74.30% Here 74.3% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 111,704, state total: 7,116,698 Total congregations in this county: 297, state total: 13,105 County population: 150,336 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 156 (52.53%) 47 (15.82%) 82 (27.61%) 7 (2.36%) 5 (1.68%) Adherents 42,304 (37.9%) County 37.9% State 30.1% 4,689 (4.2%) County 4.2% State 9.9% 63,463 (56.8%) County 56.8% State 53.4% 959 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.1% 289 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 5.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America United Church of Christ United Methodist Church Episcopal Church Congregations 82 (27.6%) 46 (15.5%) 48 (16.2%) 48 (16.2%) 4 (1.3%) Adherents 63,463 (56.8%) County 56.8% State 53.4% 19,747 (17.7%) County 17.7% State 8.6% 12,339 (11.0%) County 11.0% State 3.4% 8,242 (7.4%) County 7.4% State 9.3% 911 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.6% Name Salvation Army Presbyterian Church (USA) Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Church of the Nazarene Congregations 2 (0.7%) 5 (1.7%) 5 (1.7%) 4 (1.3%) 3 (1.0%) Adherents 880 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.4% 649 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 4.6% 602 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 528 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.0% 508 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.4% Name Evangelical Free Church of America American Baptist Churches in the USA The Wesleyan Church Primitive Methodist Church in the USA General Conference Churches of God Congregations 4 (1.3%) 5 (1.7%) 4 (1.3%) 5 (1.7%) 5 (1.7%) Adherents 445 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.2% 416 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.9% 380 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 303 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% 297 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% Name Church of the Brethren Assemblies of God American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church American Baptist Association Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA Congregations 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 251 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.7% 218 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.2% 207 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 155 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 150 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% Name Mennonite Church USA Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Old Order Amish Congregations 2 (0.7%) 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 135 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.7% 134 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 127 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 125 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% 89 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% Name Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Seventh-Day Adventist Church Southern Baptist Convention Brethren in Christ Church Mennonite; Other Groups Congregations 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.7%) 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.3%) Adherents 59 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 58 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 49 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.6% 40 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 24 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Name Churches of Christ Baha'i Congregations 1 (0.3%) - Adherents 9 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 4 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Catholic Church 82 congregations: 5.05% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations. 63,463 adherents: 1.67% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 46 congregations: 3.43% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations. 19,747 adherents: 3.23% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents. United Church of Christ 48 congregations: 6.53% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations. 12,339 adherents: 5.10% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents. United Methodist Church 48 congregations: 1.97% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations. 8,242 adherents: 1.25% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents. Episcopal Church 4 congregations: 0.97% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations. 911 adherents: 0.78% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 2.02% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations. 880 adherents: 2.92% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 5 congregations: 0.46% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations. 649 adherents: 0.20% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 5 congregations: 6.41% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations. 602 adherents: 4.86% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 4 congregations: 16.67% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 24 congregations. 528 adherents: 17.35% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 3,044 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 3 congregations: 1.92% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 156 congregations. 508 adherents: 1.85% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 27,492 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 4 congregations: 6.90% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 58 congregations. 445 adherents: 2.91% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 15,273 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 5 congregations: 1.15% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations. 416 adherents: 0.31% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 4 congregations: 4.35% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations. 380 adherents: 1.81% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21,007 adherents. Primitive Methodist Church in the USA 5 congregations: 11.36% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 44 congregations. 303 adherents: 11.35% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 2,669 adherents. General Conference Churches of God 5 congregations: 3.21% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 156 congregations. 297 adherents: 1.31% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 22,692 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 0.42% of state's Church of the Brethren's 236 congregations. 251 adherents: 0.48% of state's Church of the Brethren's 52,684 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 0.53% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations. 218 adherents: 0.26% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents. American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church 1 congregations: 2.86% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 35 congregations. 207 adherents: 2.39% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 8,652 adherents. American Baptist Association 2 congregations: 12.50% of state's American Baptist Association's 16 congregations. 155 adherents: 14.09% of state's American Baptist Association's 1,100 adherents. Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA 1 congregations: 4.00% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 25 congregations. 150 adherents: 1.40% of state's Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA's 10,692 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 2 congregations: 0.63% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 319 congregations. 135 adherents: 0.28% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents. Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church 2 congregations: 6.45% of state's Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church's 31 congregations. 134 adherents: 4.22% of state's Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church's 3,172 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1 congregations: 6.67% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 15 congregations. 127 adherents: 4.19% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,034 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 1 congregations: 0.98% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 102 congregations. 125 adherents: 0.40% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents. Old Order Amish 1 congregations: 0.33% of state's Old Order Amish's 306 congregations. 89 adherents: 0.35% of state's Old Order Amish's 25,340 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.78% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations. 59 adherents: 0.25% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 1 congregations: 0.85% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations. 58 adherents: 0.35% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 2 congregations: 0.88% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations. 49 adherents: 0.11% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 2 congregations: 1.96% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 102 congregations. 40 adherents: 0.24% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 16,618 adherents. Mennonite; Other Groups 1 congregations: 0.95% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 105 congregations. 24 adherents: 0.28% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 8,718 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.73% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations. 9 adherents: 0.09% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents. Baha'i 4 adherents: 0.25% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents. Hindus 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Hindus' 18 congregations. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 16 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Schuylkill County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities.

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