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Communal Family:


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Communal Family

The Communal family consists of churches where members often live together and share living activities, such as common meals, as an expression of their faith. The Hutterian Brethren and United Society of Believers (Shakers) are examples of communal churches.

Maps: Communal Family1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)

Congregations (2020)



Top 5 Communal Family States (2020)1 [View all states]

Rank State Adherents Adherence Rate
1 South Dakota 7,567 8.50
2 Montana 5,498 5.10
3 North Dakota 764 1.00
4 Minnesota 981 0.20
5 Washington 592 0.10
       

Top 5 Communal Family Counties (2020)1 [View all counties]

Rank County Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Wheatland County, Montana 458 221.40
2 Liberty County, Montana 391 199.60
3 Faulk County, South Dakota 386 181.60
4 McPherson County, South Dakota 416 172.50
5 Clark County, South Dakota 634 165.20
       

Top 5 Communal Family Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]

Rank Metro Area Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Huron, SD Micro Area 500 24.00
2 Othello, WA Micro Area 316 15.30
3 Mitchell, SD Micro Area 357 15.20
4 Aberdeen, SD Micro Area 557 13.20
5 Brookings, SD Micro Area 348 10.10
       

Communal Family: Adherence Rates (1980 - 2020)1

Sources

1 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. [More information on the data sources]

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