State Membership Report
Religious Traditions, 2010
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3,502,250 | 249,191 | 880,981 | 10,234,036 | 154,331 | 1,744,962 | 20,488,205 | Evangelical Protestant | Black Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Catholic | Orthodox | Other | Unclaimed |
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
|
Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
2,964 |
1,420,908 |
38.14 |
Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2,147 |
489,953 |
13.15 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1,362 |
763,818 |
20.50 |
Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
1,315 |
10,233,334 |
274.69 |
Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1,260 |
348,747 |
9.36 |
United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
667 |
232,399 |
6.24 |
Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
632 |
73,405 |
1.97 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
613 |
214,635 |
5.76 |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
611 |
--- |
--- |
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
586 |
105,086 |
2.82 |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
553 |
170,641 |
4.58 |
Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
498 |
250,945 |
6.74 |
American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
458 |
114,797 |
3.08 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
446 |
123,908 |
3.33 |
Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
435 |
86,715 |
2.33 |
Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
409 |
130,709 |
3.51 |
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
392 |
105,084 |
2.82 |
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
331 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
301 |
72,496 |
1.95 |
United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
261 |
--- |
--- |
Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
246 |
272,814 |
7.32 |
United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
234 |
42,397 |
1.14 |
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
230 |
61,456 |
1.65 |
Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
229 |
54,625 |
1.47 |
Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
226 |
--- |
--- |
Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
226 |
28,084 |
0.75 |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
222 |
25,547 |
0.69 |
Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
217 |
29,638 |
0.80 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
212 |
82,719 |
2.22 |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
202 |
22,978 |
0.62 |
Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
181 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
180 |
59,607 |
1.60 |
Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
156 |
6,130 |
0.16 |
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
151 |
36,720 |
0.99 |
Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
148 |
53,984 |
1.45 |
Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
141 |
26,922 |
0.72 |
Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
131 |
--- |
--- |
Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
126 |
10,532 |
0.28 |
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
122 |
20,634 |
0.55 |
Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
116 |
6,503 |
0.17 |
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
113 |
57,968 |
1.56 |
Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
109 |
65,463 |
1.76 |
International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
106 |
13,572 |
0.36 |
Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
106 |
11,352 |
0.30 |
Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
104 |
39,338 |
1.06 |
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
100 |
--- |
--- |
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
98 |
61,557 |
1.65 |
Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
95 |
102,270 |
2.75 |
Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
91 |
12,575 |
0.34 |
Korean-American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
88 |
--- |
--- |
American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
85 |
8,658 |
0.23 |
Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
83 |
--- |
--- |
Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
83 |
13,529 |
0.36 |
Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
81 |
30,428 |
0.82 |
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
79 |
13,746 |
0.37 |
Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
75 |
--- |
--- |
Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
71 |
--- |
--- |
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
71 |
15,760 |
0.42 |
U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
70 |
14,167 |
0.38 |
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
69 |
--- |
--- |
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
63 |
45,234 |
1.21 |
Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
62 |
51,738 |
1.39 |
Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
60 |
--- |
--- |
North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
55 |
17,780 |
0.48 |
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
54 |
--- |
--- |
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
53 |
12,952 |
0.35 |
National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
52 |
3,035 |
0.08 |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
48 |
7,996 |
0.21 |
Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
47 |
31,940 |
0.86 |
Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
45 |
5,142 |
0.14 |
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
45 |
19,490 |
0.52 |
Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
43 |
5,819 |
0.16 |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
42 |
38,463 |
1.03 |
Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
41 |
6,619 |
0.18 |
Evangelical Friends Church International* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
41 |
5,686 |
0.15 |
Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
41 |
1,603 |
0.04 |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
41 |
24,525 |
0.66 |
Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
41 |
9,662 |
0.26 |
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
38 |
--- |
--- |
Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
38 |
24,208 |
0.65 |
Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
36 |
3,130 |
0.08 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
35 |
5,225 |
0.14 |
Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
34 |
55,626 |
1.49 |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
34 |
3,108 |
0.08 |
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
33 |
3,059 |
0.08 |
Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
31 |
--- |
--- |
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
31 |
--- |
--- |
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
29 |
10,066 |
0.27 |
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
29 |
6,799 |
0.18 |
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
25 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
24 |
2,534 |
0.07 |
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
23 |
32,900 |
0.88 |
Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
23 |
--- |
--- |
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
23 |
7,354 |
0.20 |
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
19 |
5,757 |
0.15 |
Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
18 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
18 |
9,108 |
0.24 |
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
18 |
8,646 |
0.23 |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
17 |
525 |
0.01 |
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
16 |
1,892 |
0.05 |
Tao |
Other |
Other Groups |
16 |
--- |
--- |
United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
15 |
--- |
--- |
Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
14 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
14 |
1,001 |
0.03 |
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
13 |
--- |
--- |
International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
12 |
--- |
--- |
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
11 |
5,460 |
0.15 |
National Spiritualist Association of Churches |
Other |
Spiritualist |
11 |
--- |
--- |
Armenian Evangelical Churches (Additional) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
--- |
--- |
Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
10 |
--- |
--- |
Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
10 |
6,771 |
0.18 |
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
9 |
5,755 |
0.15 |
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
--- |
--- |
Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
8 |
525 |
0.01 |
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
8 |
--- |
--- |
Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
8 |
6,650 |
0.18 |
Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
1,837 |
0.05 |
American Association of Lutheran Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
--- |
--- |
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
7 |
1,078 |
0.03 |
International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
8,960 |
0.24 |
North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
--- |
--- |
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
456 |
0.01 |
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
7 |
7,240 |
0.19 |
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
264 |
0.01 |
Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
6 |
2,550 |
0.07 |
Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
6 |
253 |
0.01 |
Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
Grace Gospel Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
5 |
505 |
0.01 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
952 |
0.03 |
Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
765 |
0.02 |
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
1,550 |
0.04 |
United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the Lutheran Confession |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Swedenborgian Church |
Other |
Spiritualist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
4 |
560 |
0.02 |
Assemblies of God International Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
670 |
0.02 |
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Conservative Lutheran Association |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Friends United Meeting* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
464 |
0.01 |
Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
190 |
0.01 |
Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
200 |
0.01 |
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
138 |
0.00 |
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
110 |
0.00 |
Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
2 |
47 |
0.00 |
Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
113 |
0.00 |
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Georgian Orthodox Parishes in the United States |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
250 |
0.01 |
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
360 |
0.01 |
Mennonite Christian Fellowship* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
92 |
0.00 |
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
341 |
0.01 |
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
890 |
0.02 |
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Pillar of Fire |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
275 |
0.01 |
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
151 |
0.00 |
Association of Messianic Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the United Brethren in Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
19 |
0.00 |
Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
80 |
0.00 |
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
300 |
0.01 |
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Polish National Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Protestant Reformed Churches in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
239 |
0.01 |
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
114 |
0.00 |
United Catholic Church, Inc. |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
1 |
702 |
0.02 |
| | Totals: | 23,558 | 16,765,751 | |
The population of California was 37,253,956 in 2010; in 2000 it was 33,871,648. The total population changed 10.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (16,765,751) included 45.0% of the total population in 2010.
*
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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