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 |
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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 |
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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
Group | Tradition | Adh. Rate 2020 | Adh. Rate 2010 | Adh. Rate 2000 | Adh. Rate 1990 | Adh. Rate 1980 |
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Amana Church Society | Evangelical Protestant | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Bruderhof | Evangelical Protestant | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
Dariusleut Hutterite | Evangelical Protestant | 0.00 | ||||
Hutterian Brethren | Evangelical Protestant | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | ||
Hutterite Christian Communities | Evangelical Protestant | 0.00 | ||||
Lehrerleut Hutterite | Evangelical Protestant | 0.01 | ||||
Schmiedeleut Hutterite Group 1 | Evangelical Protestant | 0.00 | ||||
Schmiedeleut Hutterite Group 2 | Evangelical Protestant | 0.03 | ||||
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]