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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana - 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 40 196,845 446.58
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 104 35,780 81.17
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 58 24,892 56.47
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 5 9,990 22.66
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 5,960 13.52
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 17 4,880 11.07
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 14 3,712 8.42
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 7 3,624 8.22
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 13 3,474 7.88
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 8 2,763 6.27
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 4 2,372 5.38
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 1,942 4.41
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 7 1,656 3.76
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 7 1,598 3.63
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 5 1,576 3.58
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 1,242 2.82
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 7 1,142 2.59
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 6 1,080 2.45
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 3 737 1.67
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 2 695 1.58
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 1 666 1.51
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 1 646 1.47
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 6 630 1.43
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 615 1.40
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 589 1.34
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 530 1.20
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 500 1.13
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 1 393 0.89
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 337 0.76
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 1 243 0.55
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 180 0.41
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 164 0.37
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 160 0.36
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 6 156 0.35
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 140 0.32
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 2 125 0.28
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 121 0.27
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 120 0.27
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 2 86 0.20
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 56 0.13
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 46 0.10
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3
Jain Other Other Groups Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Anglican Catholic Church Other Christians Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Churches of Christ in Christian Union Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 2
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 3
Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies Evangelical Protestant 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 2
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 7
United Church of God Other Christians Adventist Family 1
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America Other Other Groups Family 1
Christian Congregation in North America Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 440,781 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (312,463) included 70.9% 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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