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Northampton County, Pennsylvania - 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 25 68,548 219.04
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 33 15,914 50.85
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 21 14,150 45.21
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 26 9,054 28.93
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 18 4,721 15.09
Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum), Northern Province Mainline Protestant 10 4,319 13.80
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 2 2,731 8.73
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 8 2,550 8.15
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 7 2,159 6.90
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 4 1,894 6.05
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 3 1,422 4.54
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 6 1,401 4.48
Bible Fellowship Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 1,301 4.16
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 3 980 3.13
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 1 777 2.48
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 621 1.98
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 8 618 1.97
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 520 1.66
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 5 477 1.52
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 3 474 1.51
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 3 351 1.12
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 338 1.08
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 320 1.02
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 278 0.89
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 264 0.84
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 234 0.75
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 216 0.69
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 214 0.68
Conservative Mennonite Conference Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 196 0.63
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 180 0.58
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 180 0.58
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 179 0.57
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 1 177 0.57
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 166 0.53
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 2 144 0.46
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 130 0.42
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 94 0.30
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 71 0.23
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 71 0.23
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 1 69 0.22
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 50 0.16
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 39 0.12
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 33 0.11
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 1 0 0.00
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 2
Jain Other Other Groups Family 1
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3
Evangelical Congregational Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 4
Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
North American Baptist Conference Evangelical Protestant Baptist 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 1
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
Elim Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Church of God by Faith, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Free Presbyterian Church of North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 2
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 312,951 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (138,625) included 44.3% 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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