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 |
2,520 |
1,004,407 |
231.46 |
United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
914 |
189,596 |
43.69 |
Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
607 |
57,388 |
13.22 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
382 |
137,241 |
31.63 |
Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
354 |
68,184 |
15.71 |
Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
308 |
359,783 |
82.91 |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
245 |
41,216 |
9.50 |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
227 |
55,034 |
12.68 |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
190 |
28,224 |
6.50 |
Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
167 |
22,578 |
5.20 |
National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
135 |
15,275 |
3.52 |
Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
131 |
17,672 |
4.07 |
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
126 |
10,152 |
2.34 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
100 |
9,566 |
2.20 |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
92 |
--- |
--- |
United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
92 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
74 |
31,991 |
7.37 |
Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
73 |
4,490 |
1.03 |
Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
71 |
17,278 |
3.98 |
Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
62 |
8,172 |
1.88 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
61 |
7,739 |
1.78 |
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
56 |
8,730 |
2.01 |
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
45 |
22,336 |
5.15 |
Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
43 |
2,080 |
0.48 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
32 |
6,441 |
1.48 |
Enterprise Baptists Association |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
31 |
--- |
--- |
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
29 |
5,750 |
1.33 |
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
28 |
--- |
--- |
Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
27 |
11,123 |
2.56 |
United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
27 |
5,728 |
1.32 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
24 |
3,257 |
0.75 |
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
22 |
6,517 |
1.50 |
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
22 |
3,282 |
0.76 |
Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
21 |
2,284 |
0.53 |
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
20 |
2,882 |
0.66 |
American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
19 |
3,714 |
0.86 |
Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
18 |
4,856 |
1.12 |
Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
17 |
--- |
--- |
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
16 |
--- |
--- |
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
15 |
20,160 |
4.65 |
Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
13 |
1,752 |
0.40 |
Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
11 |
2,674 |
0.62 |
Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
11 |
817 |
0.19 |
Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
11 |
2,488 |
0.57 |
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
11 |
3,494 |
0.81 |
Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
11 |
4,689 |
1.08 |
Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
10 |
999 |
0.23 |
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
523 |
0.12 |
International Pentecostal Church of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
640 |
0.15 |
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
8 |
1,332 |
0.31 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America |
Black Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
--- |
--- |
Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
194 |
0.04 |
International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
484 |
0.11 |
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
752 |
0.17 |
American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
2,989 |
0.69 |
Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
6 |
263 |
0.06 |
Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
6 |
3,791 |
0.87 |
Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
5 |
568 |
0.13 |
Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Ambassadors Amish Mennonite* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
414 |
0.10 |
Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
472 |
0.11 |
Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
306 |
0.07 |
Churches of Christ in Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
2,571 |
0.59 |
Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
234 |
0.05 |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
494 |
0.11 |
Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
1,255 |
0.29 |
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
337 |
0.08 |
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
2,316 |
0.53 |
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
3 |
216 |
0.05 |
Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
356 |
0.08 |
Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
215 |
0.05 |
Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
84 |
0.02 |
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
715 |
0.16 |
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
192 |
0.04 |
Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
105 |
0.02 |
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Church of the United Brethren in Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
47 |
0.01 |
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
198 |
0.05 |
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
720 |
0.17 |
Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
410 |
0.09 |
International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
243 |
0.06 |
Mennonite Christian Fellowship* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
243 |
0.06 |
Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
56 |
0.01 |
Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
125 |
0.03 |
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
40 |
0.01 |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
83 |
0.02 |
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
243 |
0.06 |
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
28 |
0.01 |
American Association of Lutheran Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
12 |
0.00 |
Association of Messianic Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Berea Amish Mennonite* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
109 |
0.03 |
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
3 |
0.00 |
Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Congregational Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
42 |
0.01 |
Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
90 |
0.02 |
Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
35 |
0.01 |
Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Congregational Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
48 |
0.01 |
Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
498 |
0.11 |
Grace Gospel Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
International Fellowship of Bible Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
120 |
0.03 |
Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
450 |
0.10 |
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| | Totals: | 7,745 | 2,237,714 | |
The population of Kentucky was 4,339,367 in 2010; in 2000 it was 4,041,769. The total population changed 7.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,237,714) included 51.6% 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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