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Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family

Congregationalism stems from the English Puritans of the 17th century and is now found in the United States in the United Church of Christ and smaller Congregationalist bodies.

Maps: Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)

Congregations (2020)



Top 5 Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family States (2020)1 [View all states]

Rank State Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Vermont 12,257 19.10
2 Connecticut 65,660 18.20
3 Maine 18,170 13.30
4 New Hampshire 17,625 12.80
5 Hawaii 16,726 11.50
       

Top 5 Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family Counties (2020)1 [View all counties]

Rank County Adherents Adherence Rate
1 San Juan County, Colorado 182 258.20
2 Thomas County, Nebraska 112 167.40
3 Mineral County, Colorado 140 161.80
4 Washington County, Illinois 1,934 140.50
5 Garfield County, Nebraska 234 129.10
       

Top 5 Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]

Rank Metro Area Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Pottsville, PA Micro Area 7,866 55.00
2 Wapakoneta, OH Micro Area 2,503 53.90
3 Vermillion, SD Micro Area 759 50.70
4 Reading, PA Metro Area 17,723 41.30
5 New Philadelphia-Dover, OH Micro Area 3,791 40.60
       

Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family: Adherence Rates (1980 - 2020)1

Group Tradition Adh. Rate 2020 Adh. Rate 2010 Adh. Rate 2000 Adh. Rate 1990 Adh. Rate 1980
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Mainline Protestant 0.13 0.22 0.30 0.40 0.53
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant 2.79 4.16 6.04 8.02 9.32
             

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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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