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Union County, New Jersey (NJ) Religion Statistics Profile - Elizabeth, Union, Plainfield, Linden, Westfield

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 65.47%
Here65.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 342,107, state total: 4,858,756
Total congregations in this county: 262, state total: 4,531
County population: 522,541

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations109 (41.60%)70 (26.72%)46 (17.56%)10 (3.82%)27 (10.31%)
Adherents39,844 (11.6%)
County11.6%
State12.2%
9,939 (2.9%)
County2.9%
State4.2%
251,815 (73.6%)
County73.6%
State70.0%
5,379 (1.6%)
County1.6%
State1.0%
35,130 (10.3%)
County10.3%
State12.7%


Religion details

NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Congregations46 (17.6%)30 (11.5%)24 (9.2%)17 (6.5%)17 (6.5%)
Adherents251,815 (73.6%)
County73.6%
State70.0%
11,826 (3.5%)
County3.5%
State2.5%
9,964 (2.9%)
County2.9%
State1.8%
6,705 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State1.9%
5,022 (1.5%)
County1.5%
State2.9%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)Muslim Estimate
Congregations13 (5.0%)16 (6.1%)3 (1.1%)6 (2.3%)2 (0.8%)
Adherents4,299 (1.3%)
County1.3%
State1.6%
3,923 (1.1%)
County1.1%
State1.1%
3,432 (1.0%)
County1.0%
State0.5%
2,132 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.4%
2,041 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State2.5%
NameUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church in the USAUnitarian Universalist AssociationSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Congregations5 (1.9%)5 (1.9%)2 (0.8%)2 (0.8%)8 (3.1%)
Adherents1,667 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.3%
1,431 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.5%
1,400 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.0%
803 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.1%
783 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Congregations5 (1.9%)7 (2.7%)2 (0.8%)3 (1.1%)2 (0.8%)
Adherents630 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.3%
588 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.2%
416 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
398 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.4%
362 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
NameSalvation ArmyConservative Baptist Association of AmericaChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Reformed Church in AmericaChurch of the Nazarene
Congregations2 (0.8%)3 (1.1%)3 (1.1%)1 (0.4%)4 (1.5%)
Adherents281 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.1%
256 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
235 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
217 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.7%
191 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
NameBaptist General ConferenceInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurches of ChristOrthodox Presbyterian ChurchOrthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
Congregations1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)3 (1.1%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)
Adherents187 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
172 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
138 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
133 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
131 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
NameChurch of God of ProphecyMoravian Church in AmericaChristian Churches and Churches of ChristFriends (Quakers)Baha'i
Congregations2 (0.8%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)-
Adherents121 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
82 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
75 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
62 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%
54 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%
Name The Wesleyan Church
Congregations2 (0.8%)
Adherents35 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.1%

Catholic Church
46 congregations: 5.94% of state's Catholic Church's 774 congregations.
251,815 adherents: 7.40% of state's Catholic Church's 3,403,020 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
30 congregations: 8.04% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 373 congregations.
11,826 adherents: 9.88% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 119,735 adherents.

American Baptist Churches in the USA
24 congregations: 9.16% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 262 congregations.
9,964 adherents: 11.26% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 88,521 adherents.

Episcopal Church
17 congregations: 5.92% of state's Episcopal Church's 287 congregations.
6,705 adherents: 7.29% of state's Episcopal Church's 91,964 adherents.

United Methodist Church
17 congregations: 2.94% of state's United Methodist Church's 578 congregations.
5,022 adherents: 3.58% of state's United Methodist Church's 140,133 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
13 congregations: 6.50% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 200 congregations.
4,299 adherents: 5.42% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 79,264 adherents.

Assemblies of God
16 congregations: 6.72% of state's Assemblies of God's 238 congregations.
3,923 adherents: 7.53% of state's Assemblies of God's 52,065 adherents.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
3 congregations: 12.50% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24 congregations.
3,432 adherents: 13.32% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 25,770 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
6 congregations: 9.84% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 61 congregations.
2,132 adherents: 10.74% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 19,855 adherents.

Muslim Estimate
2 congregations: 2.94% of state's Muslim Estimate's 68 congregations.
2,041 adherents: 1.69% of state's Muslim Estimate's 120,724 adherents.

United Church of Christ
5 congregations: 8.77% of state's United Church of Christ's 57 congregations.
1,667 adherents: 11.66% of state's United Church of Christ's 14,293 adherents.

Lutheran Church
5 congregations: 6.94% of state's Lutheran Church's 72 congregations.
1,431 adherents: 6.41% of state's Lutheran Church's 22,319 adherents.

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA
2 congregations: 100.00% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 2 congregations.
1,400 adherents: 100.00% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA's 1,400 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
2 congregations: 8.70% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 23 congregations.
803 adherents: 15.72% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,109 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
8 congregations: 7.21% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 111 congregations.
783 adherents: 5.70% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 13,725 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
5 congregations: 7.14% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 70 congregations.
630 adherents: 4.34% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 14,518 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
7 congregations: 10.29% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 68 congregations.
588 adherents: 7.64% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 7,699 adherents.

American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
2 congregations: 28.57% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 7 congregations.
416 adherents: 21.07% of state's American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church's 1,974 adherents.

Southern Baptist Convention
3 congregations: 3.95% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 76 congregations.
398 adherents: 2.21% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 18,035 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
2 congregations: 33.33% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 6 congregations.
362 adherents: 26.04% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 1,390 adherents.

Salvation Army
2 congregations: 7.14% of state's Salvation Army's 28 congregations.
281 adherents: 3.87% of state's Salvation Army's 7,256 adherents.

Conservative Baptist Association of America
3 congregations: 5.66% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 53 congregations.
256 adherents: 2.97% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 8,626 adherents.

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
3 congregations: 15.79% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 19 congregations.
235 adherents: 23.43% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 1,003 adherents.

Reformed Church in America
1 congregations: 0.75% of state's Reformed Church in America's 133 congregations.
217 adherents: 0.66% of state's Reformed Church in America's 32,691 adherents.

Church of the Nazarene
4 congregations: 8.00% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 50 congregations.
191 adherents: 2.57% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 7,435 adherents.

Baptist General Conference
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Baptist General Conference's 2 congregations.
187 adherents: 53.58% of state's Baptist General Conference's 349 adherents.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 4 congregations.
172 adherents: 28.24% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 609 adherents.

Churches of Christ
3 congregations: 7.89% of state's Churches of Christ's 38 congregations.
138 adherents: 2.93% of state's Churches of Christ's 4,703 adherents.

Orthodox Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 20 congregations.
133 adherents: 6.47% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 2,056 adherents.

Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
1 congregations: 4.35% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 23 congregations.
131 adherents: 3.77% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 3,471 adherents.

Church of God of Prophecy
2 congregations: 10.53% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 19 congregations.
121 adherents: 10.72% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 1,129 adherents.

Moravian Church in America
1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Moravian Church in America's 4 congregations.
82 adherents: 10.15% of state's Moravian Church in America's 808 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 12 congregations.
75 adherents: 3.67% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 2,044 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 2.86% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 35 congregations.
62 adherents: 1.59% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,894 adherents.

Baha'i
54 adherents: 3.53% of state's Baha'i's 1,531 adherents.

The Wesleyan Church
2 congregations: 10.53% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 19 congregations.
35 adherents: 1.22% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 2,873 adherents.

Serbian Orthodox Church USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)
1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Serbian Orthodox Church USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)'s 1 congregations.

Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
1 congregations: 16.67% of state's Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA's 6 congregations.

Southwide Baptist Fellowship
1 congregations: 12.50% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 8 congregations.

Hindus
1 congregations: 1.92% of state's Hindus' 52 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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