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Bexar County, Texas - 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 95 553,664 275.55
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 247 192,572 95.84
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 284 92,689 46.13
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 48 32,389 16.12
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 61 28,958 14.41
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 50 26,750 13.31
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 91 26,050 12.96
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 11 12,687 6.31
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 9 12,222 6.08
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 18 8,253 4.11
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 35 7,270 3.62
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 23 6,255 3.11
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 20 5,154 2.57
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 21 4,280 2.13
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 4 4,166 2.07
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 21 4,128 2.05
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 11 3,092 1.54
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 6 2,880 1.43
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 2 2,759 1.37
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 21 2,677 1.33
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 4 2,592 1.29
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 15 2,462 1.23
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 18 2,438 1.21
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 3 1,931 0.96
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 8 1,710 0.85
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 1,585 0.79
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 2 1,530 0.76
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 9 1,355 0.67
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 1,334 0.66
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 1,200 0.60
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 3 1,191 0.59
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 1,170 0.58
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 1,158 0.58
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 6 1,080 0.54
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 1,068 0.53
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 9 941 0.47
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 900 0.45
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 896 0.45
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 761 0.38
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 726 0.36
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 2 716 0.36
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2 715 0.36
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 556 0.28
American Baptist Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 3 500 0.25
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 495 0.25
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 441 0.22
Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 2 430 0.21
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 385 0.19
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 340 0.17
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 336 0.17
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 324 0.16
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 300 0.15
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 222 0.11
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 210 0.10
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 200 0.10
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America Black Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 180 0.09
General Association of General Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2 160 0.08
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 151 0.08
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 142 0.07
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 140 0.07
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant Other Groups Family 1 133 0.07
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 121 0.06
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 100 0.05
Primitive Baptists Associations Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 100 0.05
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 90 0.04
Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 90 0.04
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 75 0.04
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 1 72 0.04
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2 70 0.03
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 55 0.03
Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 53 0.03
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 2 52 0.03
Evangelical Friends Church International Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 44 0.02
Conservative Mennonite Conference Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 36 0.02
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 24 0.01
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (Covenanters) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 6 0.00
Church of God by Faith, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Grace Communion International Evangelical Protestant 1
Every Nation Evangelical Protestant 1
Christadelphians Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Sovereign Grace Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Anglican Province of America Mainline Protestant 2
Chabad Judaism Judaism 2
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
United Church of God Other Christians Adventist Family 1
Christian Congregation in North America Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Congregational Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 1
Association of Messianic Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Baptist Missionary Association of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 1
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 5
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 1
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 12
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
North American Baptist Conference Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Polish National Catholic Church of America Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 2
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 1
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 3
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 19
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 2,009,324 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,064,987) included 53.0% 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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