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
|
Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
% Change |
Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
+4 |
+11809 |
+5.3% |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
+2 |
+4216 |
+26.5% |
Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
+2 |
+1526 |
+80.7% |
Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
+1 |
+1052 |
+79.1% |
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
+3 |
+584 |
+44.7% |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
+291 |
+8.7% |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
0 |
+225 |
+60% |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
+3 |
+212 |
+28.3% |
Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
0 |
+209 |
+175.6% |
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
0 |
+199 |
+42% |
International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
+115 |
+68.9% |
Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
-1 |
+91 |
+34.9% |
Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
-1 |
+80 |
+32.5% |
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
+1 |
+50 |
+208.3% |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
+1 |
+43 |
+13.3% |
Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
-2 |
+27 |
+5.1% |
United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
+12 |
+1.8% |
Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
-1 |
+5 |
+0.4% |
Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
-2 |
-4.5% |
Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
0 |
-24 |
-70.6% |
Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
-39 |
-25.3% |
Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
+1 |
-49 |
-8.8% |
Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
+1 |
-53 |
-28.2% |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
0 |
-61 |
-38.9% |
National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-1 |
-72 |
-38.7% |
Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
-1 |
-96 |
-64.9% |
Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
+5 |
-141 |
-4.1% |
American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-4 |
-181 |
-38.3% |
Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-4 |
-312 |
-15.1% |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
0 |
-315 |
-8.8% |
Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
-4 |
-376 |
-32.1% |
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
+1 |
-531 |
-11% |
Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
+5 |
-709 |
-11.7% |
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
-3 |
-711 |
-14% |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
-1 |
-738 |
-8.7% |
American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
-4 |
-1133 |
-73.2% |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
+1 |
-1674 |
-25.1% |
United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
+1 |
-1691 |
-24.1% |
Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
+3 |
-1861 |
-37.9% |
Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
0 |
-2410 |
-49.6% |
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
-1 |
--- |
--- |
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
+3 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-1 |
--- |
--- |
Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
+1 |
--- |
--- |
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-1 |
--- |
--- |
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Korean-American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-1 |
--- |
--- |
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
0 |
--- |
--- |
United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | +8 | +7567 | +2.4% |
The population of Ventura County, California was 753,197 in 2000; in 1990 it was 669,016. The total population changed 12.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (335,672) included 44.6% of the total population in 2000.
The population of Ventura County, California was 823,318 in 2010; in 2000 it was 753,197. The total population changed 9.3%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (368,982) included 44.8% 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.