County 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† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
20 |
232,571 |
282.48 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
58 |
34,105 |
41.42 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
44 |
20,123 |
24.44 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
11 |
7,765 |
9.43 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
24 |
5,347 |
6.49 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
18 |
5,325 |
6.47 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
14 |
5,005 |
6.08 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
25 |
4,384 |
5.32 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
12 |
4,296 |
5.22 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
9 |
4,017 |
4.88 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
3,625 |
4.40 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
3,417 |
4.15 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
24 |
3,268 |
3.97 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
10 |
3,260 |
3.96 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
3 |
3,154 |
3.83 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
3,049 |
3.70 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
9 |
2,449 |
2.97 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
2,382 |
2.89 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
1,890 |
2.30 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
16 |
1,755 |
2.13 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
1,755 |
2.13 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,742 |
2.12 |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
1,490 |
1.81 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
1,284 |
1.56 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
962 |
1.17 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
796 |
0.97 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
680 |
0.83 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
3 |
673 |
0.82 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
600 |
0.73 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
575 |
0.70 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
552 |
0.67 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
9 |
540 |
0.66 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
528 |
0.64 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
508 |
0.62 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
434 |
0.53 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
415 |
0.50 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
396 |
0.48 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
367 |
0.45 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
352 |
0.43 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
2 |
328 |
0.40 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
326 |
0.40 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
305 |
0.37 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
300 |
0.36 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
292 |
0.35 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
282 |
0.34 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
250 |
0.30 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
154 |
0.19 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
135 |
0.16 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
115 |
0.14 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
114 |
0.14 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
96 |
0.12 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
74 |
0.09 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
70 |
0.09 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
67 |
0.08 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
62 |
0.08 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
58 |
0.07 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
52 |
0.06 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
42 |
0.05 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
14 |
0.02 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
10 |
0.01 |
| Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
14 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean-American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 482 | 368,982 | | |
The population of Ventura County, California was 823,318 in 2010; in 2000 it was 753,197. The total population changed 9.3%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (368,982) included 44.8% 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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