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Religious Traditions, 2010

1,491,845 170,388 1,154,461 1,992,567 52,216 210,207 6,464,820
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.
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Reports


Religious Bodies Tradition Family Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate†
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist/Pietist 113 25,097 2.18
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist/Pietist 23 4,478 0.39
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist/Pietist 25 7,388 0.64
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal 117 20,900 1.81
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal 17 --- ---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America Black Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 2 --- ---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Black Protestant Baptist 32 --- ---
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist 12 7,102 0.62
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist 176 91,223 7.91
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist 54 9,574 0.83
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist 11 4,626 0.40
United Holy Church of America, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal 19 --- ---
Catholic Church Catholic Catholicism 881 1,992,567 172.72
Polish National Catholic Church Catholic Catholicism 4 --- ---
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 18 866 0.08
American Association of Lutheran Churches Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 3 --- ---
American Baptist Association, The Evangelical Protestant Baptist 10 1,119 0.10
Amish Groups, undifferentiated* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 432 59,103 5.12
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Episcopalianism/Anglicanism 25 --- ---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 9 3,028 0.26
Assemblies of God Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 285 62,230 5.39
Assemblies of God International Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 1 --- ---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 4 --- ---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist 2 --- ---
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 22 2,731 0.24
Berea Amish Mennonite* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 2 160 0.01
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 1 --- ---
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 24 2,807 0.24
Brethren In Christ Church Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 13 --- ---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 12 --- ---
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 1 0 0.00
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness 120 41,258 3.58
Christian Brethren Evangelical Protestant Ind. Fundamentalist 3 --- ---
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist 466 141,311 12.25
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 6 848 0.07
Christian Union Evangelical Protestant Other Groups 57 --- ---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. Evangelical Protestant Holiness 3 --- ---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness 223 28,224 2.45
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 224 53,489 4.64
Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist 2 --- ---
Church of God General Conference Evangelical Protestant Adventist 8 467 0.04
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 4 504 0.04
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 42 2,234 0.19
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 26 --- ---
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 99 15,723 1.36
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 1 602 0.05
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness 366 85,226 7.39
Church of the United Brethren in Christ Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 44 3,256 0.28
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist 402 44,859 3.89
Churches of Christ in Christian Union Evangelical Protestant Holiness 139 --- ---
Churches of God, General Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 32 4,510 0.39
Conservative Baptist Association of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist 7 --- ---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 23 4,088 0.35
Conservative Mennonite Conference Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 24 4,116 0.36
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 8 540 0.05
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference Evangelical Protestant Baptist 24 12,660 1.10
Elim Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 1 --- ---
Enterprise Baptists Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist 24 --- ---
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 8 --- ---
Evangelical Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness 3 --- ---
Evangelical Congregational Church, The Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 5 546 0.05
Evangelical Covenant Church, The Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 16 2,431 0.21
Evangelical Free Church of America, The Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 24 6,687 0.58
Evangelical Friends Church International* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 49 7,188 0.62
Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 3 748 0.06
Evangelical Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 1 --- ---
Evangelical Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 12 4,727 0.41
Federation of Reformed Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 1 --- ---
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 9 1,721 0.15
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 42 4,837 0.42
Free Methodist Church of North America Evangelical Protestant Holiness 39 7,876 0.68
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Baptist 1 --- ---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist 152 --- ---
Grace Gospel Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Ind. Fundamentalist 9 --- ---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International Evangelical Protestant Baptist 73 --- ---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America Evangelical Protestant Ind. Fundamentalist 5 --- ---
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist 5 921 0.08
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies Evangelical Protestant
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 5 --- ---
International Pentecostal Church of Christ Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 24 1,298 0.11
International Pentecostal Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 24 1,913 0.17
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 2 --- ---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 2 --- ---
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 184 68,642 5.95
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 29 16,116 1.40
Mennonite Christian Fellowship* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 2 141 0.01
Mennonite Church USA Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 80 14,978 1.30
Midwest Congregational Christian Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 11 505 0.04
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness 37 3,573 0.31
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist 149 12,272 1.06
Non-denominational Evangelical Protestant
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 1,420 468,412 40.60
North American Baptist Conference Evangelical Protestant Baptist 6 2,645 0.23
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 47 --- ---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 23 1,525 0.13
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 7 934 0.08
Pentecostal Church of God Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 34 3,700 0.32
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 8 --- ---
Pillar of Fire Evangelical Protestant Holiness 1 125 0.01
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 20 3,105 0.27
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of Evangelical Protestant Baptist 4 431 0.04
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA Evangelical Protestant Methodist/Pietist 2 --- ---
Reformed Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist 7 --- ---
Reformed Church in the United States Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 1 92 0.01
Reformed Mennonite Church Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 3 70 0.01
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 2 68 0.01
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness 67 21,376 1.85
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada Evangelical Protestant Baptist 1 65 0.01
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist 139 24,655 2.14
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist 668 171,951 14.90
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church* Evangelical Protestant European Free-Church 2 162 0.01
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 124 --- ---
Vineyard USA Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal 57 44,027 3.82
Wesleyan Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness 85 11,280 0.98
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran 20 4,143 0.36
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist 4 --- ---
American Baptist Churches in the USA Mainline Protestant Baptist 286 98,102 8.50
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Baptist 182 51,486 4.46
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Episcopalianism/Anglicanism 171 45,904 3.98
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran 566 223,253 19.35
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* Mainline Protestant European Free-Church 2 89 0.01
Friends General Conference* Mainline Protestant European Free-Church 22 768 0.07
Friends United Meeting* Mainline Protestant European Free-Church 29 1,663 0.14
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of Mainline Protestant European Free-Church 65 --- ---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 1 --- ---
International Council of Community Churches Mainline Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 12 --- ---
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of Mainline Protestant Other Groups 3 149 0.01
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province Mainline Protestant Methodist/Pietist 8 1,672 0.14
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Mainline Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 25 5,310 0.46
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 560 109,232 9.47
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 8 2,818 0.24
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Presbyterian-Reformed 366 117,783 10.21
United Methodist Church, The Mainline Protestant Methodist/Pietist 1,893 496,232 43.01
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 6 602 0.05
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 10 3,661 0.32
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 1 100 0.01
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 2 140 0.01
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 2 205 0.02
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 4 2,715 0.24
Eritrean Orthodox Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 3 820 0.07
Ethiopian Orthodox Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 1 --- ---
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 26 27,806 2.41
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 4 1,540 0.13
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 1 54 0.00
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 1 45 0.00
Orthodox Church in America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 35 6,297 0.55
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 1 80 0.01
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 1 650 0.06
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 5 645 0.06
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 15 4,749 0.41
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) 7 2,107 0.18
Bahá'í Other Other Groups 18 2,159 0.19
Buddhism, Mahayana Other Other Groups 25 9,329 0.81
Buddhism, Theravada Other Other Groups 8 1,831 0.16
Buddhism, Vajrayana Other Other Groups 9 509 0.04
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christian Science 42 --- ---
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Other Latter-day Saints 129 58,605 5.08
Community of Christ Other Latter-day Saints 34 4,452 0.39
Conservative Judaism Other Judaism 14 16,767 1.45
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. Other Other Groups 14 13,173 1.14
Hindu, Post Renaissance Other Other Groups 21 597 0.05
Hindu, Traditional Temples Other Other Groups 10 14,982 1.30
Jain Other Other Groups 4 --- ---
Jehovah's Witnesses Other Adventist 230 --- ---
Muslim Estimate Other Other Groups 60 33,408 2.90
National Spiritualist Association of Churches Other Spiritualist 4 --- ---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the Other Other Groups 16 --- ---
Orthodox Judaism Other Judaism 40 18,065 1.57
Reconstructionist Judaism Other Judaism 4 605 0.05
Reform Judaism Other Judaism 35 29,042 2.52
Sikh Other Other Groups 13 --- ---
Swedenborgian Church Other Spiritualist 3 --- ---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Other Judaism 2 --- ---
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Other Liberal 38 6,588 0.57
Unity Churches, Association of Other Other Groups 21 --- ---
Zoroastrian Other Other Groups 2 95 0.01
Totals: 13,606 5,071,684  

The population of Ohio was 11,536,504 in 2010; in 2000 it was 11,353,140. The total population changed 1.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (5,071,684) included 44.0% 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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