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Cobb County, Georgia - County Membership Report (2020)

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 8 123,083 160.65
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 121 85,702 111.86
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 74 75,024 97.92
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 34 55,964 73.05
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 9 11,476 14.98
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 6 9,798 12.79
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 21 6,738 8.79
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 11 6,721 8.77
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 8 5,406 7.06
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 16 4,580 5.98
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 15 4,063 5.30
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 14 3,897 5.09
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 12 3,064 4.00
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 6 3,031 3.96
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 11 2,444 3.19
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 2,300 3.00
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2 1,870 2.44
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 7 1,671 2.18
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 1,528 1.99
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 1,500 1.96
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 2 1,466 1.91
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 5 1,406 1.84
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 6 1,280 1.67
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 1,000 1.31
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 10 837 1.09
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2 778 1.02
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 750 0.98
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 688 0.90
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 604 0.79
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 600 0.78
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 507 0.66
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 2 420 0.55
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 394 0.51
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 392 0.51
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 320 0.42
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 3 314 0.41
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 5 259 0.34
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 1 176 0.23
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 176 0.23
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 174 0.23
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 160 0.21
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 1 133 0.17
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 0 120 0.16
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 79 0.10
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 68 0.09
Primitive Baptists Associations Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 42 0.05
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 25 0.03
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 18 0.02
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 0 0.00
Every Nation Evangelical Protestant 1
American Anglican Church Mainline Protestant 1
Reformed Episcopal Church Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 3
Anglican Catholic Church Other Christians Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 1
Christian Congregation in North America Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 3
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 2
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 8
Congregational Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1
Evangelical Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 2
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 1
Progressive Primitive Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 766,149 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (423,046) included 55.2% of the total population in 2020. 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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