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 |
64 |
191,112 |
256.75 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
96 |
36,038 |
48.42 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
30 |
13,572 |
18.23 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
29 |
11,572 |
15.55 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
31 |
9,788 |
13.15 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
9,133 |
12.27 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
19 |
8,513 |
11.44 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
11 |
7,146 |
9.60 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
20 |
5,455 |
7.33 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
4,952 |
6.65 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
8 |
4,260 |
5.72 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
4,128 |
5.55 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
13 |
3,357 |
4.51 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
3 |
2,805 |
3.77 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
5 |
2,600 |
3.49 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
14 |
2,390 |
3.21 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
9 |
2,084 |
2.80 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
8 |
1,737 |
2.33 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
1,627 |
2.19 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
1,615 |
2.17 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
2 |
1,444 |
1.94 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
1,323 |
1.78 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
1,269 |
1.70 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
7 |
1,183 |
1.59 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
1,135 |
1.52 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
1,109 |
1.49 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
1,050 |
1.41 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
996 |
1.34 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
818 |
1.10 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
723 |
0.97 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
691 |
0.93 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
675 |
0.91 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
603 |
0.81 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
596 |
0.80 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
595 |
0.80 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
516 |
0.69 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
500 |
0.67 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
476 |
0.64 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
455 |
0.61 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
400 |
0.54 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
369 |
0.50 |
| Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
340 |
0.46 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
317 |
0.43 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
302 |
0.41 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
272 |
0.37 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
271 |
0.36 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
250 |
0.34 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
233 |
0.31 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
215 |
0.29 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
184 |
0.25 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
174 |
0.23 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
166 |
0.22 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
158 |
0.21 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
155 |
0.21 |
| Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
141 |
0.19 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
118 |
0.16 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
106 |
0.14 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
104 |
0.14 |
| Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.13 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
100 |
0.13 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.13 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
85 |
0.11 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
75 |
0.10 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
69 |
0.09 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.08 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
59 |
0.08 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
35 |
0.05 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
8 |
0.01 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God by Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Elim Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
11 |
--- |
--- |
| National Spiritualist Association of Churches |
Other |
Spiritualist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Polish National Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 571 | 345,007 | | |
The population of Monroe County, New York was 744,344 in 2010; in 2000 it was 735,343. The total population changed 1.2%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (345,007) included 46.4% 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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