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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - 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 18 173,181 155.25
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 153 156,690 140.47
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 185 76,278 68.38
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 52 52,239 46.83
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 11 31,970 28.66
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 61 29,324 26.29
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 9 23,103 20.71
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 60 16,070 14.41
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 19 14,139 12.68
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 9 10,367 9.29
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 35 10,054 9.01
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 14 8,117 7.28
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 9 7,520 6.74
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 17 6,903 6.19
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 6,500 5.83
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 12 6,394 5.73
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 16 5,730 5.14
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 15 4,782 4.29
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 13 3,421 3.07
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 25 3,120 2.80
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 2 2,978 2.67
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 2,568 2.30
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 5 2,360 2.12
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 6 2,262 2.03
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 3 2,224 1.99
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 3 2,076 1.86
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 1,780 1.60
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 8 1,717 1.54
United House of Prayer Black Protestant 11 1,700 1.52
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 1,600 1.43
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 3 1,514 1.36
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 1,493 1.34
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 7 1,295 1.16
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 8 1,192 1.07
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 3 1,012 0.91
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 940 0.84
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 3 921 0.83
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 3 894 0.80
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 2 872 0.78
Primitive Baptists Associations Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 6 804 0.72
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 4 748 0.67
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 730 0.65
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 590 0.53
Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum), Southern Province Mainline Protestant 3 554 0.50
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 549 0.49
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 4 540 0.48
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 3 540 0.48
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 4 506 0.45
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 400 0.36
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 400 0.36
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 3 352 0.32
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 331 0.30
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 278 0.25
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2 245 0.22
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 236 0.21
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 2 208 0.19
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 202 0.18
Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 1 200 0.18
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 200 0.18
Advent Christian Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 2 167 0.15
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 150 0.13
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 145 0.13
Reconstructionist Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 122 0.11
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 120 0.11
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 96 0.09
Churches of God, General Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 54 0.05
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 38 0.03
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 38 0.03
Friends United Meeting Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 31 0.03
Syrian (Syriac) Orthodox Church of Antioch Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 30 0.03
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 23 0.02
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 22 0.02
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 0 0.00
Grace Communion International Evangelical Protestant 1
General Church of the New Jerusalem Other Christians Spiritualist Family 1
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 4
Anglican Province of America Mainline Protestant 1
Orthodox Anglican Church Mainline Protestant 1
Sovereign Grace Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 5
Church of God and Saints of Christ Other Christians Judaism Family 1
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 1
The Church of God Evangelical Protestant 1
United Church of God Other Christians Adventist Family 1
International Council of Community Churches Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 6
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 4
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 14
Converge Worldwide Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Association of Messianic Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 2
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 4
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 1
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 7
Jain Other Other Groups Family 1
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 3
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 2
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 1,115,482 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (686,949) included 61.6% 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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