Shelby County, Kentucky (KY) Religion Statistics Profile - Shelbyville, Simpsonville, Pleasureville, Christianburg, Harrisonville Back to: Shelby County profile, Kentucky, Kentucky forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 56.98% Here 57.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 18,997, state total: 2,159,541 Total congregations in this county: 54, state total: 7,143 County population: 33,337 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 12 (22.22%) 41 (75.93%) 1 (1.85%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Adherents 3,425 (18.0%) County 18.0% State 16.4% 14,237 (74.9%) County 74.9% State 63.0% 1,331 (7.0%) County 7.0% State 18.8% - County 0.0% State 0.1% 4 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 1.7% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Catholic Church Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Congregations 27 (50.0%) 7 (13.0%) 1 (1.9%) 2 (3.7%) 3 (5.6%) Adherents 11,465 (60.4%) County 60.4% State 45.4% 1,922 (10.1%) County 10.1% State 9.7% 1,331 (7.0%) County 7.0% State 18.8% 1,319 (6.9%) County 6.9% State 4.9% 1,019 (5.4%) County 5.4% State 3.1% Name Charismatic Churches Independent Presbyterian Church (USA) Churches of Christ The Wesleyan Church Lutheran Church Congregations 1 (1.9%) 1 (1.9%) 2 (3.7%) 1 (1.9%) 1 (1.9%) Adherents 500 (2.6%) County 2.6% State 0.2% 409 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 1.7% 190 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 2.7% 175 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.2% 168 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.3% Name Assemblies of God Church of the Nazarene Seventh-Day Adventist Church Episcopal Church Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Congregations 2 (3.7%) 1 (1.9%) 2 (3.7%) 1 (1.9%) 1 (1.9%) Adherents 140 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 1.4% 88 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.9% 77 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 75 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.9% 74 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.6% Name Church of God of Prophecy Baha'i Congregations 1 (1.9%) - Adherents 41 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 4 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Southern Baptist Convention 27 congregations: 1.11% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 2,424 congregations. 11,465 adherents: 1.17% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 979,994 adherents. United Methodist Church 7 congregations: 0.71% of state's United Methodist Church's 991 congregations. 1,922 adherents: 0.92% of state's United Methodist Church's 208,720 adherents. Catholic Church 1 congregations: 0.31% of state's Catholic Church's 323 congregations. 1,331 adherents: 0.33% of state's Catholic Church's 406,021 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 0.49% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 405 congregations. 1,319 adherents: 1.24% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 106,638 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 3 congregations: 1.30% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 231 congregations. 1,019 adherents: 1.51% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 67,611 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 6 congregations. 500 adherents: 14.49% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 3,450 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 1 congregations: 0.51% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 196 congregations. 409 adherents: 1.11% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 36,940 adherents. Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 0.32% of state's Churches of Christ's 621 congregations. 190 adherents: 0.32% of state's Churches of Christ's 58,602 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 2.22% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 45 congregations. 175 adherents: 4.26% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 4,112 adherents. Lutheran Church 1 congregations: 3.45% of state's Lutheran Church's 29 congregations. 168 adherents: 2.59% of state's Lutheran Church's 6,499 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 1.20% of state's Assemblies of God's 167 congregations. 140 adherents: 0.47% of state's Assemblies of God's 30,103 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 0.74% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 136 congregations. 88 adherents: 0.45% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 19,667 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2 congregations: 3.51% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 57 congregations. 77 adherents: 1.31% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 5,900 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 1.32% of state's Episcopal Church's 76 congregations. 75 adherents: 0.39% of state's Episcopal Church's 19,343 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 1 congregations: 0.42% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 236 congregations. 74 adherents: 0.22% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 33,572 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 1.23% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 81 congregations. 41 adherents: 0.84% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 4,901 adherents. Baha'i 4 adherents: 0.63% of state's Baha'i's 635 adherents. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Shelby County profile, Kentucky, Kentucky forum, All US cities.

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