State Membership Report
Religious Traditions, 2010
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Congregational adherents include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The 2010 reports contain incomplete counts of congregations and adherents belonging to the eight largest historically African-American denominations. These denominations are not included in the 2000 reports and are largely missing from the 1990 and 1980 reports.
[More information on the data sources]
Reports
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Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
(Original) Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
129 |
22,016 |
3.47 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
64 |
9,606 |
1.51 |
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
38 |
0.01 |
Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
727 |
0.11 |
American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
10 |
4,158 |
0.66 |
Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
15 |
1,948 |
0.31 |
Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
20 |
--- |
--- |
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
4 |
909 |
0.14 |
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
24 |
0.00 |
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
225 |
0.04 |
Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
225 |
49,330 |
7.77 |
Assemblies of God International Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
11 |
1,068 |
0.17 |
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
15 |
2,050 |
0.32 |
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
285 |
0.04 |
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
12 |
1,594 |
0.25 |
Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
1,796 |
0.28 |
Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
130 |
0.02 |
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
22 |
--- |
--- |
Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
151 |
222,343 |
35.04 |
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
8 |
1,028 |
0.16 |
Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
61 |
40,314 |
6.35 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
173 |
35,847 |
5.65 |
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
133 |
23,068 |
3.63 |
Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
158 |
0.02 |
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
10 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
71 |
4,742 |
0.75 |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
379 |
78,597 |
12.39 |
Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God by Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
6 |
0.00 |
Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
141 |
55,739 |
8.78 |
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
230 |
0.04 |
Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
124 |
8,448 |
1.33 |
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
14 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
99 |
45,675 |
7.20 |
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
16 |
1,245 |
0.20 |
Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
172 |
27,874 |
4.39 |
Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1,432 |
214,118 |
33.74 |
Churches of Christ in Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
11 |
1,716 |
0.27 |
Congregational Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
142 |
0.02 |
Congregational Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
9 |
389 |
0.06 |
Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
2,694 |
0.42 |
Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
7 |
6,195 |
0.98 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
268 |
29,453 |
4.64 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America |
Black Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
25 |
--- |
--- |
Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
126 |
40,053 |
6.31 |
Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
93 |
0.01 |
Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
10 |
5,400 |
0.85 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
47 |
11,840 |
1.87 |
Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
20 |
21,754 |
3.43 |
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
1,966 |
0.31 |
Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
10 |
518 |
0.08 |
Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
12 |
237 |
0.04 |
Friends United Meeting* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
7 |
277 |
0.04 |
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
23 |
--- |
--- |
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
6 |
2,320 |
0.37 |
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
5,584 |
0.88 |
Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
329 |
0.05 |
Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
12 |
0.00 |
Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
4,483 |
0.71 |
Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
764 |
0.12 |
International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
--- |
--- |
International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
36 |
3,719 |
0.59 |
Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
126 |
--- |
--- |
Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
58 |
14,681 |
2.31 |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
75 |
0.01 |
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
21 |
0.00 |
Maranatha Amish Mennonite* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
5 |
742 |
0.12 |
Mennonite Christian Fellowship* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
441 |
0.07 |
Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
87 |
0.01 |
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
2 |
204 |
0.03 |
Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
285 |
0.04 |
Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
38 |
15,384 |
2.42 |
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
78 |
0.01 |
National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
214 |
24,351 |
3.84 |
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
23 |
9,935 |
1.57 |
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
211 |
125,748 |
19.81 |
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
77 |
14,146 |
2.23 |
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
--- |
--- |
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
917 |
292,248 |
46.05 |
North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
40 |
0.01 |
Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
582 |
0.09 |
Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
7 |
4,410 |
0.69 |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
187 |
0.03 |
Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
13 |
1,415 |
0.22 |
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
--- |
--- |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
280 |
57,490 |
9.06 |
Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
73 |
26,036 |
4.10 |
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
25 |
2,662 |
0.42 |
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
13,631 |
2.15 |
Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
8 |
8,486 |
1.34 |
Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Mennonite Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
8 |
0.00 |
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.02 |
Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
17 |
3,372 |
0.53 |
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
70 |
0.01 |
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
33 |
0.01 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
159 |
38,381 |
6.05 |
Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3,189 |
1,483,356 |
233.74 |
Southern Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
116 |
0.02 |
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
14 |
3,104 |
0.49 |
United Catholic Church, Inc. |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
1 |
702 |
0.11 |
United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
15 |
2,801 |
0.44 |
United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1,508 |
375,693 |
59.20 |
United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
160 |
--- |
--- |
Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
12 |
--- |
--- |
Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
2,207 |
0.35 |
Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
25 |
1,833 |
0.29 |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
10 |
1,914 |
0.30 |
Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| | Totals: | 11,542 | 3,522,345 | |
The population of Tennessee was 6,346,105 in 2010; in 2000 it was 5,689,283. The total population changed 11.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,522,345) included 55.5% of the total population in 2010.
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In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including the Catholic Church, Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.
However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.
Source
2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]
†The adherence rate provides the number of adherents of a particular group per 1,000 population. For example, in 2010 the Episcopal Church had an adherence rate of 7.6 in Autauga County, Alabama. This means that about 8 out of every 1,000 people in Autauga County were Episcopalian.
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