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St. Louis city, Missouri - 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 42 49,769 165.03
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 75 35,108 116.41
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 61 32,154 106.62
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 54 17,926 59.44
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 18 17,484 57.98
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 12 13,526 44.85
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 5 12,056 39.98
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 29 7,146 23.70
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 11 6,674 22.13
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 8 5,856 19.42
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 10 5,734 19.01
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 16 3,914 12.98
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 19 3,908 12.96
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 2 3,002 9.95
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 7 2,350 7.79
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 5 2,230 7.39
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 2,000 6.63
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 3 1,934 6.41
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 4 1,830 6.07
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 5 1,593 5.28
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 10 1,522 5.05
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 7 1,260 4.18
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 8 1,197 3.97
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 2 1,176 3.90
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 5 1,161 3.85
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 8 804 2.67
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 800 2.65
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 3 793 2.63
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 7 522 1.73
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 500 1.66
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 3 498 1.65
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 5 415 1.38
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 336 1.11
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 3 312 1.03
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 4 308 1.02
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 294 0.97
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 240 0.80
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 220 0.73
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 209 0.69
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 202 0.67
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 2 200 0.66
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant Other Groups Family 1 187 0.62
United House of Prayer Black Protestant 1 180 0.60
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 177 0.59
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 159 0.53
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 155 0.51
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 1 139 0.46
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 2 112 0.37
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 100 0.33
General Association of General Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 90 0.30
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 45 0.15
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 41 0.14
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 41 0.14
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 1 29 0.10
Independent Judaism Judaism 1 0 0.00
Chabad Judaism Judaism 4
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Fellowship) Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Vedanta Society Other Other Groups Family 1
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 2
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Grace Gospel Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 2
National Spiritualist Association of Churches Other Spiritualist Family 1
Pentecostal Church of God Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Polish National Catholic Church of America Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 1
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 5
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 301,578 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (240,618) included 79.8% 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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