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Restorationists Family

Restorationist churches broke away from established American denominations during the 19th century to restore what they understood as true New Testament Christianity, stressing strict adherence to the Bible rather than to creeds. Restorationist churches include the Churches of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Maps: Restorationists Family1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)

Congregations (2020)



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

Rank State Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Kentucky 209,842 46.60
2 Indiana 256,781 37.80
3 Tennessee 250,791 36.30
4 Arkansas 92,399 30.70
5 Oklahoma 119,490 30.20
       

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

Rank County Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Jessamine County, Kentucky 18,209 343.60
2 Norton County, Kansas 1,511 276.80
3 Edwards County, Illinois 1,575 252.20
4 Clay County, Tennessee 1,859 245.20
5 Dewey County, Oklahoma 1,069 238.40
       

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

Rank Metro Area Adherents Adherence Rate
1 West Point, MS Micro Area 3,664 196.60
2 Quincy, IL-MO Micro Area 12,010 158.50
3 Lincoln, IL Micro Area 3,822 136.60
4 Scottsburg, IN Micro Area 3,315 135.90
5 McMinnville, TN Micro Area 5,136 125.40
       

Restorationists Family: Adherence Rates (1980 - 2020)1

Group Tradition Adh. Rate 2020 Adh. Rate 2010 Adh. Rate 2000 Adh. Rate 1990 Adh. Rate 1980
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant 1.20 2.55 3.62 4.17 5.39
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant 4.16 4.71 5.11 4.88 5.01
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant 4.29 5.13 5.85 6.76 7.11
             

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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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