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 |
% Change |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
+33 |
-1650 |
-2.4% |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
+7 |
+1009 |
+77.7% |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
+4 |
+1271 |
+16.6% |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
+3 |
+157 |
+27.5% |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
+2 |
-294 |
-2.1% |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
+2 |
+7662 |
+20.4% |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
+2 |
+171 |
+131.5% |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
+2 |
+763 |
+93% |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
+1 |
-605 |
-44.6% |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
+1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
+1 |
-16 |
-7.9% |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
0 |
0% |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
+12 |
+7.6% |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
0 |
+216 |
+52% |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
-50 |
-33.3% |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
0 |
+862 |
+21.8% |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
0 |
+7 |
+6.1% |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
-100 |
-52.6% |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
0 |
-927 |
-21.1% |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
0 |
+48 |
+42.9% |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
0 |
-14 |
-4.1% |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
0 |
+113 |
+129.9% |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
0 |
-911 |
-19.1% |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
+114 |
+110.7% |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
+100 |
+1.5% |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
0 |
--- |
--- |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
0 |
+54 |
+12.3% |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
0 |
-62 |
-40.5% |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
0 |
-52 |
-0.3% |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
+44 |
+20.4% |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
0 |
-88 |
-41.9% |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-1 |
-435 |
-19.3% |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
-1 |
+721 |
+56.9% |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
-1 |
+1846 |
+67.8% |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-1 |
-128 |
-3.4% |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
-1 |
-558 |
-31.5% |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
-2 |
-774 |
-34% |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
-2 |
-187 |
-74.2% |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-2 |
-139 |
-12.4% |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
-5 |
-572 |
-16.3% |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God by Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Lutheran Confession |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | +42 | +7608 | +4% | |
The population of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 483,924 in 2000; in 1990 it was 405,382. The total population changed 19.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (202,576) included 41.9% of the total population in 2000.
The population of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 602,095 in 2010; in 2000 it was 483,924. The total population changed 24.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (244,720) included 40.6% 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.
