State 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† |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3,324 |
1,392,363 |
291.31 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1,274 |
295,636 |
61.85 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
875 |
220,938 |
46.22 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
867 |
114,015 |
23.85 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
387 |
86,003 |
17.99 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
382 |
175,176 |
36.65 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
359 |
54,821 |
11.47 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
294 |
48,639 |
10.18 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
189 |
29,300 |
6.13 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
183 |
27,620 |
5.78 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
169 |
200,657 |
41.98 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
147 |
26,347 |
5.51 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
140 |
17,568 |
3.68 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
126 |
43,697 |
9.14 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
116 |
13,006 |
2.72 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
115 |
21,771 |
4.55 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
108 |
--- |
--- |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
108 |
28,009 |
5.86 |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
98 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
91 |
31,298 |
6.55 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
77 |
4,341 |
0.91 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
76 |
13,810 |
2.89 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
73 |
34,349 |
7.19 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
65 |
3,355 |
0.70 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
62 |
10,290 |
2.15 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
59 |
5,874 |
1.23 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
56 |
8,370 |
1.75 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
51 |
10,791 |
2.26 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America |
Black Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
50 |
--- |
--- |
| Congregational Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
43 |
1,647 |
0.34 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
32 |
5,451 |
1.14 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
31 |
10,258 |
2.15 |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
27 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
26 |
3,280 |
0.69 |
| Congregational Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
23 |
2,300 |
0.48 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
19 |
4,066 |
0.85 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
19 |
13,740 |
2.87 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
17 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
17 |
1,265 |
0.26 |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
17 |
--- |
--- |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
16 |
2,471 |
0.52 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
15 |
1,381 |
0.29 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
14 |
2,481 |
0.52 |
| Church of God by Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
11 |
--- |
--- |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
11 |
1,801 |
0.38 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
9 |
283 |
0.06 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
6,936 |
1.45 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
9 |
4,082 |
0.85 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
9 |
1,079 |
0.23 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
1,441 |
0.30 |
| Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
--- |
--- |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
8 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
871 |
0.18 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
921 |
0.19 |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
1,724 |
0.36 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Gospel Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
704 |
0.15 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
5 |
52 |
0.01 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
2,355 |
0.49 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
150 |
0.03 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
342 |
0.07 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
8,157 |
1.71 |
| Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
172 |
0.04 |
| Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
2,843 |
0.59 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
212 |
0.04 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
996 |
0.21 |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Southern Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
438 |
0.09 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
230 |
0.05 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
872 |
0.18 |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
3 |
204 |
0.04 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
340 |
0.07 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
110 |
0.02 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
343 |
0.07 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
98 |
0.02 |
| Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
139 |
0.03 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
410 |
0.09 |
| Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
78 |
0.02 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
500 |
0.10 |
| Federation of Reformed Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
62 |
0.01 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
129 |
0.03 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
1,100 |
0.23 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
102 |
0.02 |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
375 |
0.08 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
85 |
0.02 |
| (Original) Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
55 |
0.01 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
53 |
0.01 |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Free Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Friends United Meeting* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Fundamental Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Fellowship of Bible Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
55 |
0.01 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
24 |
0.01 |
| Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
70 |
0.01 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
47 |
0.01 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.01 |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
54 |
0.01 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| | Totals: | 10,514 | 3,007,553 | | |
The population of Alabama was 4,779,736 in 2010; in 2000 it was 4,447,100. The total population changed 7.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,007,553) included 62.9% 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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