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† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
30 |
48,594 |
188.39 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
45 |
17,934 |
69.53 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
22 |
15,648 |
60.67 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
20 |
10,395 |
40.30 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
26 |
7,764 |
30.10 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
22 |
5,279 |
20.47 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
3,744 |
14.52 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
2,852 |
11.06 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
2,337 |
9.06 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
5 |
2,076 |
8.05 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
2,021 |
7.84 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
8 |
1,958 |
7.59 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
1,712 |
6.64 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
1,416 |
5.49 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
1,247 |
4.83 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
865 |
3.35 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
829 |
3.21 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
820 |
3.18 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
800 |
3.10 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
3 |
774 |
3.00 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
677 |
2.62 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
639 |
2.48 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
2 |
545 |
2.11 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
433 |
1.68 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
415 |
1.61 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
380 |
1.47 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
309 |
1.20 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
308 |
1.19 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
300 |
1.16 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
300 |
1.16 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
300 |
1.16 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
1 |
232 |
0.90 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
180 |
0.70 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
165 |
0.64 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
161 |
0.62 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
124 |
0.48 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
120 |
0.47 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
119 |
0.46 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
101 |
0.39 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
84 |
0.33 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
77 |
0.30 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
2 |
67 |
0.26 |
| Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
49 |
0.19 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
48 |
0.19 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
41 |
0.16 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
25 |
0.10 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
25 |
0.10 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
18 |
0.07 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Swedenborgian Church |
Other |
Spiritualist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 290 | 135,307 | | |
The population of the Cedar Rapids, IA, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 257,940 in 2010; in 2000 it was 237,230. The total population changed 8.7%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (135,307) included 52.5% 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.
