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Kent County, Michigan - 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 36 99,605 151.38
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 74 42,090 63.97
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 84 28,722 43.65
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 41 11,313 17.19
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 28 10,769 16.37
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 4 8,448 12.84
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 15 8,420 12.80
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 14 6,716 10.21
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 4 6,268 9.53
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 15 5,195 7.90
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 11 4,712 7.16
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 19 4,454 6.77
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 15 3,853 5.86
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 10 3,410 5.18
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 5 2,585 3.93
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 10 2,523 3.83
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 5 2,438 3.71
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 7 2,383 3.62
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 2,250 3.42
Protestant Reformed Churches in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 6 2,160 3.28
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 2 2,100 3.19
United Reformed Churches in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 6 1,585 2.41
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 3 1,537 2.34
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 8 1,519 2.31
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 9 1,469 2.23
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 4 1,463 2.22
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 1,400 2.13
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 2 1,193 1.81
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 5 1,167 1.77
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 6 870 1.32
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 780 1.19
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 664 1.01
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 6 655 1.00
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 615 0.93
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 565 0.86
Heritage Reformed Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 558 0.85
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 8 540 0.82
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 458 0.70
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 450 0.68
Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3 410 0.62
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 400 0.61
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 7 389 0.59
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 336 0.51
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 318 0.48
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 2 308 0.47
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 265 0.40
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 218 0.33
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 183 0.28
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 180 0.27
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 2 167 0.25
Apostolic Christian Church of America Evangelical Protestant Froehlich Churches Family 1 160 0.24
Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith, McDonough, GA) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 4 152 0.23
American Baptist Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 140 0.21
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 140 0.21
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 2 123 0.19
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 110 0.17
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 90 0.14
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 75 0.11
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 65 0.10
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 53 0.08
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 50 0.08
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (Covenanters) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 44 0.07
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 39 0.06
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 1 33 0.05
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 32 0.05
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 20 0.03
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 18 0.03
Grace Communion International Evangelical Protestant 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Christadelphians Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
United Episcopal Church of North America Mainline Protestant 1
Anglican Catholic Church Other Christians Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 1
Unification Church Other Other Groups Family 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 1
United Church of God Other Christians Adventist Family 1
Reformed Baptist Network Evangelical Protestant 2
Bible Methodist Connection of Churches Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Canadian and American Reformed Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 2
General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 1
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 4
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 2
Free Reformed Church of North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Grace Gospel Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 5
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1
Netherlands Reformed Congregations Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 8
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 4
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 25
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 657,974 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (282,420) included 42.9% 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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