Union County, North Carolina (NC) Religion Statistics Profile - Monroe, Indian Trail, Weddington, Unionville, Stallings Back to: Union County profile, North Carolina, North Carolina forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 47.67% Here 47.7% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 58,963, state total: 3,651,416 Total congregations in this county: 164, state total: 11,132 County population: 123,677 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 59 (35.98%) 104 (63.41%) 1 (0.61%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Adherents 16,428 (27.9%) County 27.9% State 32.1% 36,736 (62.3%) County 62.3% State 56.4% 5,750 (9.8%) County 9.8% State 8.6% - County 0.0% State 0.2% 49 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 2.7% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Catholic Church Presbyterian Church (USA) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 74 (45.1%) 35 (21.3%) 1 (0.6%) 19 (11.6%) 2 (1.2%) Adherents 34,168 (57.9%) County 57.9% State 41.4% 11,555 (19.6%) County 19.6% State 17.5% 5,750 (9.8%) County 9.8% State 8.6% 3,513 (6.0%) County 6.0% State 5.6% 745 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 2.4% Name Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Episcopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Free Church of America Congregations 6 (3.7%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 744 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 2.2% 412 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 2.2% 350 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.2% 242 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 200 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Friends (Quakers) National Association of Free Will Baptists Seventh-Day Adventist Church Assemblies of God Congregations 2 (1.2%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.2%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 146 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.4% 146 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 135 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.7% 117 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.7% 100 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.1% Name The Wesleyan Church Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Presbyterian Church Churches of Christ Christian and Missionary Alliance Congregations 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.2%) 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.2%) 1 (0.6%) Adherents 86 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.9% 85 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 81 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 78 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.6% 77 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% Name International Church of the Foursquare Gospel United Church of Christ Church of God of Prophecy Baha'i Congregations 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) - Adherents 73 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.3% 57 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 1.4% 54 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 49 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Southern Baptist Convention 74 congregations: 1.99% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,717 congregations. 34,168 adherents: 2.26% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,512,058 adherents. United Methodist Church 35 congregations: 1.78% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,964 congregations. 11,555 adherents: 1.81% of state's United Methodist Church's 638,785 adherents. Catholic Church 1 congregations: 0.56% of state's Catholic Church's 180 congregations. 5,750 adherents: 1.82% of state's Catholic Church's 315,606 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 19 congregations: 2.57% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 738 congregations. 3,513 adherents: 1.73% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 203,647 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2 congregations: 0.84% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 237 congregations. 745 adherents: 0.84% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 88,830 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 6 congregations: 1.29% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 465 congregations. 744 adherents: 0.92% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 81,037 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 0.40% of state's Episcopal Church's 253 congregations. 412 adherents: 0.51% of state's Episcopal Church's 80,068 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 2.70% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 37 congregations. 350 adherents: 0.82% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 42,559 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 1.39% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 72 congregations. 242 adherents: 2.26% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 10,731 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 5 congregations. 200 adherents: 13.51% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 1,480 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2 congregations: 0.61% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 328 congregations. 146 adherents: 0.29% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 50,265 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 0.91% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 110 congregations. 146 adherents: 1.03% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 14,165 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 0.50% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 202 congregations. 135 adherents: 0.52% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 26,045 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2 congregations: 1.69% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 118 congregations. 117 adherents: 0.49% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 23,769 adherents. Assemblies of God 1 congregations: 0.46% of state's Assemblies of God's 218 congregations. 100 adherents: 0.24% of state's Assemblies of God's 41,036 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 0.57% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 174 congregations. 86 adherents: 0.26% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 32,475 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 2 congregations: 3.85% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 52 congregations. 85 adherents: 2.10% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 4,042 adherents. Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 21 congregations. 81 adherents: 1.09% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 7,417 adherents. Churches of Christ 2 congregations: 1.06% of state's Churches of Christ's 189 congregations. 78 adherents: 0.36% of state's Churches of Christ's 21,522 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 49 congregations. 77 adherents: 1.06% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 7,287 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 1 congregations: 1.85% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 54 congregations. 73 adherents: 0.79% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 9,294 adherents. United Church of Christ 1 congregations: 0.43% of state's United Church of Christ's 234 congregations. 57 adherents: 0.11% of state's United Church of Christ's 50,088 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 0.66% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 152 congregations. 54 adherents: 0.69% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 7,863 adherents. Baha'i 49 adherents: 0.95% of state's Baha'i's 5,162 adherents. The Primitive Baptist Church 5 congregations: 5.32% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 94 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 1.37% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 73 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. 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