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Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area - Metro Area 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 84 233,476 268.14
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 93 23,949 27.50
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 66 19,734 22.66
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 7 10,656 12.24
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 42 10,289 11.82
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 36 9,636 11.07
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 26 9,069 10.42
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 40 5,226 6.00
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 31 4,673 5.37
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 5 4,658 5.35
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 11 4,544 5.22
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 5 3,378 3.88
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 6 3,310 3.80
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 25 2,759 3.17
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 11 2,718 3.12
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 7 2,422 2.78
Hinduism: Indian-American Hindu Temple Associations Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 1,742 2.00
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 1,505 1.73
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 18 1,403 1.61
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 3 1,276 1.47
Converge Worldwide Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 4 1,230 1.41
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 7 1,059 1.22
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 11 970 1.11
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 6 900 1.03
Hinduism: Traditional Hindu Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 800 0.92
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 794 0.91
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 765 0.88
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 5 726 0.83
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 3 653 0.75
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 645 0.74
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 595 0.68
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 4 589 0.68
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 5 513 0.59
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 425 0.49
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 7 404 0.46
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 2 389 0.45
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 337 0.39
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 328 0.38
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 308 0.35
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Cilicia) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 300 0.34
Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 5 253 0.29
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 6 236 0.27
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 5 235 0.27
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 232 0.27
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 225 0.26
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 2 225 0.26
Hinduism: Hindu Post Renaissance Hinduism Hinduism Family 8 218 0.25
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 213 0.24
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 195 0.22
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 176 0.20
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 2 176 0.20
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 157 0.18
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 150 0.17
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 135 0.16
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 1 129 0.15
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 120 0.14
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 118 0.14
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 103 0.12
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 88 0.10
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 2 81 0.09
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 80 0.09
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 55 0.06
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 34 0.04
Bruderhof Evangelical Protestant Communal Family 1 18 0.02
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America Other Other Groups Family 0 14 0.02
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 2 0 0.00
Federation of Reformed Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 1
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
Jain Other Other Groups Family 1
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 13
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 3
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 7
Elim Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Polish National Catholic Church of America Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 2
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 2
Reformed Baptist Church Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 4
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 3
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this metro area was 870,716 in 2010. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (372,819) included 42.8% 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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