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Orthodox Judaism (1800s - Present) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Judaism
Religious Tradition: Judaism
Description: What today is known as Orthodox Judaism emerged in steps through the nineteenth century as many reacted unfavorably to the development of Reform Judaism and what was seen as the stripping away of the tradition. Attempting to continue traditional belief and practice, modern Orthodoxy assumes its particular cast in its organization to oppose the challenge presented by Reform and then the presence of Hasidism.
Official Site: https://www.ou.org

Connections: Orthodox Judaism


 
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Maps: Orthodox Judaism1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)

Congregations (2020)



Top 5 Orthodox Judaism States (2020)1 [View all States]

Rank State Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 New York 346 588,620 29.14
2 New Jersey 117 106,860 11.50
3 Maryland 52 32,780 5.31
4 Connecticut 20 8,160 2.26
5 Massachusetts 25 12,540 1.78

Top 5 Orthodox Judaism Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]

Rank County Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Rockland County, NY 15 60,000 177.34
2 Kings County, NY 85 280,000 102.34
3 Ocean County, NJ 3 50,000 78.46
4 Orange County, NY 1 21,000 52.33
5 Sullivan County, NY 11 3,700 47.06

Top 5 Orthodox Judaism Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]

Rank Metro Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area 417 661,150 32.83
2 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area 2 21,430 30.74
3 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area 36 27,120 9.53
4 Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area 8 12,000 5.75
5 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area 6 4,100 4.28

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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