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.
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Reports
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Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
184 |
27,991 |
9.60 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
14 |
1,787 |
0.61 |
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
79 |
11,199 |
3.84 |
Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
103 |
17,353 |
5.95 |
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
1,559 |
0.53 |
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
105 |
38,559 |
13.22 |
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
49 |
8,569 |
2.94 |
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
185 |
0.06 |
Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
126 |
122,662 |
42.07 |
(Original) Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
463 |
80,814 |
27.71 |
Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
130 |
0.04 |
Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
9 |
--- |
--- |
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
44 |
0.02 |
Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
436 |
68,946 |
23.64 |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
152 |
0.05 |
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
431 |
0.15 |
Berea Amish Mennonite* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
107 |
0.04 |
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
--- |
--- |
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
10 |
0.00 |
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
422 |
0.14 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
57 |
8,974 |
3.08 |
Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
Other Groups |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
30 |
2,397 |
0.82 |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
87 |
9,996 |
3.43 |
Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
5 |
135 |
0.05 |
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
499 |
0.17 |
Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
27 |
1,014 |
0.35 |
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
12 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
37 |
0.01 |
Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
108 |
16,291 |
5.59 |
Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
721 |
84,635 |
29.03 |
Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
18 |
0.01 |
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Congregational Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
15 |
0.01 |
Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
79 |
0.03 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
61 |
3,592 |
1.23 |
Evangelical Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
5 |
944 |
0.32 |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
134 |
0.05 |
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
927 |
0.32 |
Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
48 |
0.02 |
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
--- |
--- |
Grace Gospel Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Heritage Reformed Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
22 |
0.01 |
Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
41 |
0.01 |
International Fellowship of Bible Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
1 |
--- |
--- |
International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
15 |
1,146 |
0.39 |
Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
66 |
11,843 |
4.06 |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
72 |
0.02 |
Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
72 |
0.02 |
Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
15 |
0.01 |
National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
193 |
21,803 |
7.48 |
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
497 |
129,638 |
44.46 |
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
192 |
0.07 |
Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
131 |
14,247 |
4.89 |
Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
9 |
928 |
0.32 |
Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
20 |
0.01 |
Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
14 |
2,089 |
0.72 |
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
162 |
0.06 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
77 |
9,960 |
3.42 |
Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1,515 |
661,382 |
226.82 |
Southern Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Tampico Amish Mennonite* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
6 |
883 |
0.30 |
U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
63 |
0.02 |
United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
160 |
--- |
--- |
Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
206 |
0.07 |
Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
9 |
449 |
0.15 |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
6 |
587 |
0.20 |
Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
113 |
0.04 |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
50 |
7,847 |
2.69 |
Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
57 |
13,469 |
4.62 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
21 |
4,450 |
1.53 |
Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
107 |
0.04 |
International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
111 |
20,536 |
7.04 |
United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
236 |
0.08 |
United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
691 |
158,574 |
54.38 |
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
420 |
0.14 |
Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
18 |
0.01 |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
330 |
0.11 |
Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.02 |
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
51 |
0.02 |
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
321 |
0.11 |
Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
1,266 |
0.43 |
Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
652 |
0.22 |
Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
1,304 |
0.45 |
Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
11 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
62 |
27,559 |
9.45 |
Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
17 |
2,046 |
0.70 |
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
1,992 |
0.68 |
Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
128 |
0.04 |
Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
400 |
0.14 |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
88 |
--- |
--- |
Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
13 |
3,746 |
1.28 |
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
60 |
0.02 |
Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
7 |
1,487 |
0.51 |
Tao |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
7 |
710 |
0.24 |
Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 6,697 | 1,614,357 | |
The population of Arkansas was 2,915,918 in 2010; in 2000 it was 2,673,400. The total population changed 9.1%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,614,357) included 55.4% 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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