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Newport News city, Virginia - 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
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 38 19,920 106.95
Catholic Church Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 3 16,301 87.52
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 33 10,697 57.43
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 9 4,661 25.03
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 2 3,988 21.41
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 3 3,548 19.05
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 4 2,931 15.74
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 8 2,324 12.48
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 1,731 9.29
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 5 1,531 8.22
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 3 1,476 7.92
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 2 1,450 7.79
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 3 1,181 6.34
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 4 1,091 5.86
General Association of General Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 1,000 5.37
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 1,000 5.37
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 4 827 4.44
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 800 4.30
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 2 780 4.19
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 589 3.16
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 460 2.47
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 3 427 2.29
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 402 2.16
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 400 2.15
United House of Prayer Black Protestant 2 376 2.02
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 2 369 1.98
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 300 1.61
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 3 294 1.58
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 2 283 1.52
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 234 1.26
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 2 203 1.09
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 190 1.02
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 186 1.00
Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 180 0.97
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 1 180 0.97
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 170 0.91
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 90 0.48
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 88 0.47
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 79 0.42
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 73 0.39
Evangelical Friends Church International Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 40 0.21
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 0 39 0.21
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 38 0.20
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 36 0.19
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 30 0.16
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 12 0.06
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Bible Methodist Connection of Churches Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 1
Orthodox Anglican Church Mainline Protestant 1
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 1
Anglican Catholic Church Other Christians Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
Elim Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Churches of Christ in Christian Union Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 186,247 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (83,005) included 44.6% 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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