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† |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
154 |
94,497 |
109.44 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
35 |
83,959 |
97.24 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
115 |
36,787 |
42.61 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
22 |
32,401 |
37.53 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
42 |
23,769 |
27.53 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
16,590 |
19.21 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
38 |
13,089 |
15.16 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
24 |
8,502 |
9.85 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
11 |
7,896 |
9.15 |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
11 |
7,168 |
8.30 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
6,800 |
7.88 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
20 |
6,776 |
7.85 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
10 |
6,537 |
7.57 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
20 |
5,121 |
5.93 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
4,893 |
5.67 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
15 |
4,692 |
5.43 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
17 |
2,956 |
3.42 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
10 |
2,572 |
2.98 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
13 |
2,568 |
2.97 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
2,446 |
2.83 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
2,308 |
2.67 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
2,123 |
2.46 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
11 |
2,008 |
2.33 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,742 |
2.02 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
1,651 |
1.91 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
1,075 |
1.25 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
799 |
0.93 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
7 |
789 |
0.91 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
750 |
0.87 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
734 |
0.85 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
654 |
0.76 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
10 |
635 |
0.74 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
553 |
0.64 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
513 |
0.59 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
500 |
0.58 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
491 |
0.57 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
465 |
0.54 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
3 |
465 |
0.54 |
| Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
450 |
0.52 |
| Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
443 |
0.51 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
367 |
0.43 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
367 |
0.43 |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
360 |
0.42 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
327 |
0.38 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
309 |
0.36 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
308 |
0.36 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
248 |
0.29 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
217 |
0.25 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
0 |
176 |
0.20 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
175 |
0.20 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
145 |
0.17 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
137 |
0.16 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
131 |
0.15 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
131 |
0.15 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
122 |
0.14 |
| Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
108 |
0.13 |
| Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.12 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
95 |
0.11 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
80 |
0.09 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
2 |
70 |
0.08 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.07 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
59 |
0.07 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
56 |
0.06 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
55 |
0.06 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
35 |
0.04 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
26 |
0.03 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
14 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 750 | 393,431 | | |
The population of Prince George's County, Maryland was 863,420 in 2010; in 2000 it was 801,515. The total population changed 7.7%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (393,431) included 45.6% 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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