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National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (1907 - Present) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Baptist
Religious Tradition: Black Protestant
Description: The National Primitive Baptist Convention was founded in 1907 as a fellowship for Black Primitive Baptist associations.
Official Site: http://www.npbcconvention.org/
Interactive Timeline: Baptist Family Interactive Timeline

Maps: National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)

Congregations (2020)



Top 5 National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. States (2020)1 [View all States]

Rank State Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Alabama 27 5,578 1.11
2 Tennessee 29 7,518 1.09
3 Florida 64 20,128 0.93
4 North Carolina 6 1,602 0.15
5 Virginia 4 600 0.07

Top 5 National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]

Rank County Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Lawrence County, AL 4 702 21.23
2 Patrick County, VA 2 300 17.04
3 Stokes County, NC 2 540 12.13
4 Lauderdale County, AL 4 768 8.21
5 Madison County, AL 14 3,052 7.86

Top 5 National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]

Rank Metro Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area 6 1,170 7.76
2 Decatur, AL Metro Area 6 1,206 7.71
3 Huntsville, AL Metro Area 15 3,202 6.51
4 Wauchula, FL Micro Area 1 150 5.92
5 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area 12 3,740 5.16

National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., Members (1950 - 2002)2


National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., Ministers & Churches (1950 - 2002)2


National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., Trends (1950 - 2002)2

YEAR MEMBERS MINISTERS CHURCHES
1950 79,000 1,009
1952 80,000 750 1,019
1957 80,983 700 1,100
1961 85,983 1,200 1,125
1964 768,800 575 1,880
1966 1,225,000 587 1,876
1967 1,235,000 580 1,879
1969 1,465,000 623 2,196
1970 1,523,000 597 2,196
1971 1,645,000 601 2,198
1975 250,000 636 606
2002 600,000 1,565
       

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]

2 All data on clergy, members, and churches are taken from the National Council of Churches’ Historic Archive CD and recent print editions of the Council’s Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The CD archives all 68 editions of the Yearbook (formerly called Yearbook of the Churches and Yearbook of American Churches) from 1916 to 2000. Read more information on the Historic Archive CD and the Yearbook.

Membership figures are "inclusive." According to the Yearbook, this includes "those who are full communicant or confirmed members plus other members baptized, non-confirmed or non-communicant." Each denomination has its own criteria for membership.

When a denomination listed on the Historic Archive CD was difficult to identify, particularly in early editions of the Yearbook, the ARDA staff consulted numerous sources, including Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions and the Handbook of Denominations in the United States. In some cases, ARDA staff consulted the denomination’s website or contacted its offices by phone. When a denomination could not be positively identified, its data were omitted.

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