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Pennsylvania - State Membership Report (2010)

Exact definitions of "congregations" and "adherents" vary by religious body. Congregations may be parishes, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, or another site where a religious body has regularly scheduled worship services. Adherents generally are members, children who are not members, and others who are not members but are considered participants in the congregation.

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Religious Bodies Tradition Family Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
Catholic Church Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 1,365 3,503,028 275.78
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 2,241 591,734 46.58
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 1,242 501,974 39.52
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 1,532 384,912 30.30
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1,011 241,659 19.02
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 627 180,248 14.19
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 416 138,255 10.88
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 381 106,689 8.40
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 331 84,482 6.65
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 99 80,487 6.34
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 381 60,116 4.73
Amish Groups, undifferentiated Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 397 58,009 4.57
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 245 50,899 4.01
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 108 49,794 3.92
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 100 46,489 3.66
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 241 45,418 3.58
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 46 38,899 3.06
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 41 35,412 2.79
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 248 34,344 2.70
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 150 31,195 2.46
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 89 31,161 2.45
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 159 25,986 2.05
Hinduism: Indian-American Hindu Temple Associations Hinduism Hinduism Family 16 25,212 1.98
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 112 23,331 1.84
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 121 22,658 1.78
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 59 22,275 1.75
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 152 21,391 1.68
Churches of God, General Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 158 21,059 1.66
Evangelical Congregational Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 114 19,146 1.51
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 63 19,091 1.50
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 120 18,752 1.48
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 37 18,685 1.47
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 86 18,607 1.46
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 84 17,861 1.41
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 41 14,285 1.12
Hinduism: Traditional Hindu Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 10 13,948 1.10
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 63 12,968 1.02
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 89 12,392 0.98
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 78 11,919 0.94
Bible Fellowship Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 44 11,892 0.94
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 138 10,595 0.83
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 88 10,354 0.82
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 83 9,430 0.74
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 38 7,936 0.62
Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum), Northern Province Mainline Protestant 23 7,610 0.60
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 12 7,162 0.56
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 51 6,846 0.54
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 18 6,817 0.54
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 20 6,688 0.53
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 96 6,288 0.50
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 21 6,028 0.47
Reconstructionist Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 13 5,726 0.45
Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 31 4,821 0.38
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 24 4,620 0.36
Hinduism: Hindu Post Renaissance Hinduism Hinduism Family 22 4,556 0.36
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 34 4,513 0.36
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 13 4,359 0.34
Converge Worldwide Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 18 3,750 0.30
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 7 3,547 0.28
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 21 3,063 0.24
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 34 3,056 0.24
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Cilicia) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 3,000 0.24
North American Baptist Conference Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 11 2,752 0.22
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 10 2,736 0.22
Schwenkfelder Church in America Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 4 2,695 0.21
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 13 2,603 0.20
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 14 2,523 0.20
International Pentecostal Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 22 2,271 0.18
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 14 2,227 0.18
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference) Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 49 2,126 0.17
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 6 2,100 0.17
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 11 2,076 0.16
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 8 1,964 0.15
Conservative Mennonite Conference Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 12 1,922 0.15
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 8 1,910 0.15
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 12 1,884 0.15
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 18 1,834 0.14
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 30 1,766 0.14
Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio) Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 17 1,605 0.13
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 8 1,540 0.12
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (Covenanters) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 16 1,532 0.12
Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 15 1,530 0.12
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 22 1,448 0.11
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 14 1,234 0.10
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 9 1,162 0.09
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 6 1,155 0.09
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 1,050 0.08
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 3 965 0.08
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 11 835 0.07
United Zion Church Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 12 721 0.06
Mennonite Christian Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 5 676 0.05
Unaffiliated Amish-Mennonite (Conservative) Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 5 676 0.05
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 5 615 0.05
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 5 605 0.05
Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 600 0.05
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant Other Groups Family 6 558 0.04
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 558 0.04
Old Order Yorker River Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 4 537 0.04
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 11 490 0.04
Bruderhof Evangelical Protestant Communal Family 2 434 0.03
Maranatha Amish Mennonite Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 2 409 0.03
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 4 402 0.03
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 4 374 0.03
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 6 364 0.03
American Baptist Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 5 362 0.03
Pentecostal Church of God Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 327 0.03
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America Other Other Groups Family 1 311 0.02
Georgian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 310 0.02
Open Bible Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 301 0.02
Evangelical Friends Church International Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 3 290 0.02
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 260 0.02
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 4 223 0.02
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 3 214 0.02
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 3 174 0.01
Holy Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 127 0.01
Reformed Mennonite Church Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 3 125 0.01
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 96 0.01
Congregational Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 84 0.01
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 80 0.01
Apostolic Christian Church of America Evangelical Protestant Froehlich Churches Family 1 76 0.01
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American-Canadian Diocese Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 50 0.00
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 42 0.00
Hinduism: Hindu Renaissance Hinduism Hinduism Family 3 36 0.00
Reformed Church in the United States Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 27 0.00
Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 22 0.00
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 12 0.00
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 1
American Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 72
Assemblies of God International Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 6
Korean-American Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 8
Korean Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 26
Association of Messianic Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Brethren in Christ Church Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 112
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 22
Canadian and American Reformed Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 31
Church of God by Faith, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 9
General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 2
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 14
Churches of Christ in Christian Union Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 54
Elim Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 16
Evangelical Church of North America Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 9
Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 22
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1
Evangelical Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 10
Free Presbyterian Church of North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 28
Swedenborgian Church Other Christians Spiritualist Family 1
Grace Gospel Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 4
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 114
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 4
International Fellowship of Bible Churches Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3
Independent Fundamental Churches of America Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 37
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 16
Independent Baptist Fellowship International Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 7
International Council of Community Churches Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 4
Jain Other Other Groups Family 6
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 245
American Association of Lutheran Churches Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2
National Spiritualist Association of Churches Other Spiritualist Family 3
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 14
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 32
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 11
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Polish National Catholic Church of America Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 31
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 19
Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 36
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 4
Reformed Baptist Church Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 24
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 59
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 6
Tao Other Other Groups Family 1
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 2
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 22
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 49
United Reformed Churches in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this state was 12,702,379 in 2010. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (6,838,440) included 53.8% of the total population in 2010. The adherence rate is the number of adherents of a given group per 1,000 people in the general population.

Note that data collection methods for religious bodies change over time, affecting the comparability of statistics. For further information, see the U.S. Religion Census website at https://www.usreligioncensus.org/.

The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155.

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