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Dallas 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 57 431,645 165.16
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 399 228,162 87.30
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 658 210,795 80.66
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 81 142,998 54.71
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 38 60,393 23.11
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 114 56,159 21.49
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 110 44,988 17.21
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 13 38,720 14.82
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 43 32,876 12.58
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 93 32,118 12.29
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 104 30,280 11.59
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 67 23,720 9.08
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 20 21,630 8.28
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 30 20,134 7.70
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 35 18,725 7.16
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 45 14,265 5.46
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 15 12,340 4.72
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 3 10,494 4.02
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 26 10,288 3.94
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 3 8,637 3.30
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 7 7,389 2.83
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 14 6,147 2.35
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 22 6,096 2.33
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 39 5,657 2.16
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 9 5,605 2.14
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 19 5,182 1.98
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 20 4,209 1.61
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 18 3,780 1.45
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 2 3,464 1.33
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 9 3,400 1.30
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 3,000 1.15
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 17 2,953 1.13
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 3 2,513 0.96
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 7 2,431 0.93
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 12 2,311 0.88
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 4 2,109 0.81
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 11 1,900 0.73
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 6 1,835 0.70
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 10 1,719 0.66
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 1,690 0.65
American Baptist Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 5 1,542 0.59
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 5 1,365 0.52
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 1,302 0.50
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 7 1,272 0.49
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 1,250 0.48
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 1,218 0.47
Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 3 1,080 0.41
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 1,076 0.41
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 993 0.38
Primitive Baptists Associations Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 11 940 0.36
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2 893 0.34
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 604 0.23
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 550 0.21
Malankara Mar Thoma Church Other Christians Other Groups Family 2 463 0.18
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 454 0.17
North American and Europe Region of the Knanaya Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 430 0.16
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 4 400 0.15
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 400 0.15
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 310 0.12
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 5 262 0.10
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 234 0.09
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 212 0.08
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America Black Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 210 0.08
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 166 0.06
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 160 0.06
United House of Prayer Black Protestant 1 100 0.04
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 82 0.03
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant Other Groups Family 1 81 0.03
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 76 0.03
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 64 0.02
Open Bible Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 60 0.02
Syrian (Syriac) Orthodox Church of Antioch Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 60 0.02
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 56 0.02
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 42 0.02
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 42 0.02
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 35 0.01
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 25 0.01
Apostolic Christian Church of America Evangelical Protestant Froehlich Churches Family 1 14 0.01
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 0 0.00
Grace Communion International Evangelical Protestant 1
Christadelphians Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Anglican Catholic Church Other Christians Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 9
Episcopal Missionary Church Mainline Protestant 2
American Anglican Church Mainline Protestant 1
Reformed Episcopal Church Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies Evangelical Protestant 3
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 4
Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Fellowship) Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 7
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Vedanta Society Other Other Groups Family 1
Christian Congregation in North America Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Bible Methodist Connection of Churches Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 5
Baptist Missionary Association of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 29
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 3
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 3
General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 7
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 8
Church of the Lutheran Confession Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 3
Congregational Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Congregational Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 4
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3
Jain Other Other Groups Family 1
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 3
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Pentecostal Church of God Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 8
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 11
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 4
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 25
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 2,613,539 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,541,280) included 59.0% 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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