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Watauga County, North Carolina (NC) Religion Statistics Profile - Boone, Blowing Rock

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Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 47.51%
Here47.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents in this county: 20,284, state total: 3,651,416
Total congregations in this county: 86, state total: 11,132
County population: 42,695

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions


NameMainline Protestant DenominationsEvangelical DenominationsCatholic ChurchOrthodox DenominationsOther Denominations
Congregations22 (25.58%)57 (66.28%)2 (2.33%)1 (1.16%)4 (4.65%)
Adherents5,419 (26.7%)
County26.7%
State32.1%
13,333 (65.7%)
County65.7%
State56.4%
1,088 (5.4%)
County5.4%
State8.6%
24 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.2%
420 (2.1%)
County2.1%
State2.7%


Religion details

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchCatholic Church
Congregations42 (48.8%)11 (12.8%)3 (3.5%)3 (3.5%)2 (2.3%)
Adherents11,881 (58.6%)
County58.6%
State41.4%
2,156 (10.6%)
County10.6%
State17.5%
1,260 (6.2%)
County6.2%
State2.4%
1,108 (5.5%)
County5.5%
State2.2%
1,088 (5.4%)
County5.4%
State8.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)Unitarian Universalist Association
Congregations3 (3.5%)2 (2.3%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)
Adherents814 (4.0%)
County4.0%
State5.6%
460 (2.3%)
County2.3%
State0.9%
410 (2.0%)
County2.0%
State0.2%
247 (1.2%)
County1.2%
State1.1%
116 (0.6%)
County0.6%
State0.1%
NameVineyard USAPresbyterian Church in AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelChurches of ChristFriends (Quakers)
Congregations1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)
Adherents108 (0.5%)
County0.5%
State0.1%
83 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.5%
80 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.3%
76 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.6%
73 (0.4%)
County0.4%
State0.4%
NameAssemblies of GodBaha'iChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren ChurchesSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Congregations2 (2.3%)1 (1.2%)2 (2.3%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)
Adherents65 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State1.1%
57 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State0.1%
52 (0.3%)
County0.3%
State2.2%
48 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.0%
40 (0.2%)
County0.2%
State0.7%
NameAssociation Reformed Presbyterian ChurchAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaUniversal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Congregations1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)1 (1.2%)
Adherents30 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.3%
24 (0.1%)
County0.1%
State0.0%
8 (0.0%)
County0.0%
State0.0%

Southern Baptist Convention
42 congregations: 1.13% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,717 congregations.
11,881 adherents: 0.79% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,512,058 adherents.

United Methodist Church
11 congregations: 0.56% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,964 congregations.
2,156 adherents: 0.34% of state's United Methodist Church's 638,785 adherents.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
3 congregations: 1.27% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 237 congregations.
1,260 adherents: 1.42% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 88,830 adherents.

Episcopal Church
3 congregations: 1.19% of state's Episcopal Church's 253 congregations.
1,108 adherents: 1.38% of state's Episcopal Church's 80,068 adherents.

Catholic Church
2 congregations: 1.11% of state's Catholic Church's 180 congregations.
1,088 adherents: 0.34% of state's Catholic Church's 315,606 adherents.

Presbyterian Church (USA)
3 congregations: 0.41% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 738 congregations.
814 adherents: 0.40% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 203,647 adherents.

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
2 congregations: 1.24% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 161 congregations.
460 adherents: 1.35% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 34,035 adherents.

Christian and Missionary Alliance
1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 49 congregations.
410 adherents: 5.63% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 7,287 adherents.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)
1 congregations: 0.89% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 112 congregations.
247 adherents: 0.60% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 40,936 adherents.

Unitarian Universalist Association
1 congregations: 4.55% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 22 congregations.
116 adherents: 2.24% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,181 adherents.

Vineyard USA
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Vineyard USA's 12 congregations.
108 adherents: 3.81% of state's Vineyard USA's 2,837 adherents.

Presbyterian Church in America
1 congregations: 1.08% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 93 congregations.
83 adherents: 0.42% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 19,630 adherents.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1 congregations: 1.85% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 54 congregations.
80 adherents: 0.86% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 9,294 adherents.

Churches of Christ
1 congregations: 0.53% of state's Churches of Christ's 189 congregations.
76 adherents: 0.35% of state's Churches of Christ's 21,522 adherents.

Friends (Quakers)
1 congregations: 0.91% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 110 congregations.
73 adherents: 0.52% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 14,165 adherents.

Assemblies of God
2 congregations: 0.92% of state's Assemblies of God's 218 congregations.
65 adherents: 0.16% of state's Assemblies of God's 41,036 adherents.

Baha'i
1 congregations: 4.17% of state's Baha'i's 24 congregations.
57 adherents: 1.10% of state's Baha'i's 5,162 adherents.

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
2 congregations: 0.43% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 465 congregations.
52 adherents: 0.06% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 81,037 adherents.

U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
1 congregations: 16.67% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 6 congregations.
48 adherents: 19.05% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 252 adherents.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1 congregations: 0.85% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 118 congregations.
40 adherents: 0.17% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 23,769 adherents.

Association Reformed Presbyterian Church
1 congregations: 1.69% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 59 congregations.
30 adherents: 0.27% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 11,101 adherents.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 2 congregations.
24 adherents: 5.61% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 428 adherents.

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 12 congregations.
8 adherents: 0.78% of state's Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches' 1,026 adherents.

Buddhists
1 congregations: 2.17% of state's Buddhists' 46 congregations.

The Primitive Baptist Church
1 congregations: 1.06% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 94 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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