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Union County, New Jersey - 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 41 201,126 349.57
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 11 23,135 40.21
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 34 20,084 34.91
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 22 7,866 13.67
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 32 7,532 13.09
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 18 6,539 11.37
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 13 5,254 9.13
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 4 4,701 8.17
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 22 4,685 8.14
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 11 4,000 6.95
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 5 3,410 5.93
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 9 3,314 5.76
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 5 3,229 5.61
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 13 2,847 4.95
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 8 2,814 4.89
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 15 2,655 4.61
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 5 2,144 3.73
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 3 2,068 3.59
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 2,060 3.58
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 4 2,012 3.50
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 6 1,647 2.86
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 13 1,567 2.72
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 1 867 1.51
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 2 779 1.35
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 766 1.33
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 750 1.30
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 4 702 1.22
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 632 1.10
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 630 1.09
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 4 527 0.92
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 524 0.91
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 430 0.75
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 392 0.68
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 391 0.68
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 381 0.66
Reconstructionist Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 365 0.63
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 284 0.49
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 269 0.47
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 267 0.46
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 210 0.36
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 202 0.35
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 2 200 0.35
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 150 0.26
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 85 0.15
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 0 84 0.15
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 80 0.14
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 1 75 0.13
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 73 0.13
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 1 73 0.13
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 61 0.11
Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum), Northern Province Mainline Protestant 1 58 0.10
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 50 0.09
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 38 0.07
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 2 0 0.00
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Polish National Catholic Church of America Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 1
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 7
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Christadelphians Other Christians Other Groups Family 3
Reformed Episcopal Church Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Grace Communion International Evangelical Protestant 1
Church of God and Saints of Christ Other Christians Judaism Family 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 4
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 575,345 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (325,084) included 56.5% 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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