County 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† |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
153 |
88,496 |
141.21 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
74 |
41,423 |
66.10 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
99 |
35,421 |
56.52 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
18 |
30,874 |
49.27 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
68 |
28,748 |
45.87 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
39 |
28,592 |
45.62 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
23 |
12,248 |
19.54 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
23 |
12,035 |
19.20 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
14 |
9,133 |
14.57 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
13 |
6,904 |
11.02 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
29 |
6,393 |
10.20 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
4 |
5,957 |
9.51 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
10 |
5,243 |
8.37 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
5,189 |
8.28 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
11 |
5,080 |
8.11 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
9 |
5,022 |
8.01 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
5,017 |
8.01 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
15 |
3,928 |
6.27 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
3,418 |
5.45 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
11 |
3,193 |
5.10 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
2,471 |
3.94 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
1,980 |
3.16 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
16 |
1,862 |
2.97 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
1,641 |
2.62 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
1,358 |
2.17 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
1,303 |
2.08 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
1,152 |
1.84 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
6 |
1,135 |
1.81 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,033 |
1.65 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
853 |
1.36 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
751 |
1.20 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
725 |
1.16 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
715 |
1.14 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
696 |
1.11 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
655 |
1.05 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
636 |
1.01 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
2 |
619 |
0.99 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
490 |
0.78 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
461 |
0.74 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
385 |
0.61 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
319 |
0.51 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
262 |
0.42 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
175 |
0.28 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
158 |
0.25 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
156 |
0.25 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
136 |
0.22 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
124 |
0.20 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
109 |
0.17 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
109 |
0.17 |
| Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.16 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
70 |
0.11 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
65 |
0.10 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
65 |
0.10 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
39 |
0.06 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
30 |
0.05 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
24 |
0.04 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
21 |
0.03 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
16 |
0.03 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
6 |
0.01 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
4 |
0.01 |
| Friends United Meeting* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| 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 Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America |
Black Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
10 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Southern Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 782 | 365,223 | | |
The population of Davidson County, Tennessee was 626,681 in 2010; in 2000 it was 569,891. The total population changed 10.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (365,223) included 58.3% 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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