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 |
23 |
52,310 |
84.06 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
57 |
46,932 |
75.42 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
36 |
18,602 |
29.89 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
48 |
16,213 |
26.05 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
18 |
12,181 |
19.58 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
6,448 |
10.36 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
10 |
6,040 |
9.71 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
17 |
4,927 |
7.92 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
8 |
4,058 |
6.52 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
3,803 |
6.11 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
2,974 |
4.78 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
16 |
2,751 |
4.42 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
2,589 |
4.16 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
7 |
2,536 |
4.08 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
2,223 |
3.57 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
1,959 |
3.15 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
1,859 |
2.99 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
1,569 |
2.52 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
1,439 |
2.31 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
1,365 |
2.19 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
1,236 |
1.99 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
5 |
1,188 |
1.91 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
1,133 |
1.82 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
937 |
1.51 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
634 |
1.02 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
618 |
0.99 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
591 |
0.95 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
575 |
0.92 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
564 |
0.91 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
516 |
0.83 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
2 |
509 |
0.82 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
500 |
0.80 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
471 |
0.76 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
463 |
0.74 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
432 |
0.69 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
359 |
0.58 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
345 |
0.55 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
322 |
0.52 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
0 |
321 |
0.52 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
300 |
0.48 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
279 |
0.45 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
241 |
0.39 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
217 |
0.35 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
213 |
0.34 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
180 |
0.29 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
176 |
0.28 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
167 |
0.27 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
157 |
0.25 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
156 |
0.25 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
148 |
0.24 |
| Evangelical Friends Church International* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
131 |
0.21 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
129 |
0.21 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
128 |
0.21 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
125 |
0.20 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
102 |
0.16 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
95 |
0.15 |
| Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
68 |
0.11 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
56 |
0.09 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
35 |
0.06 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
34 |
0.05 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
30 |
0.05 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
13 |
0.02 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
13 |
0.02 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
10 |
0.02 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
4 |
0.01 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
10 |
--- |
--- |
| 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 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 426 | 207,699 | | |
The population of El Paso County, Colorado was 622,263 in 2010; in 2000 it was 516,929. The total population changed 20.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (207,699) included 33.4% 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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