Seventh-day Adventist Church (1844 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: AdventistReligious Tradition: Evangelical Protestant
Description: The Seventh-day Adventist Church grew out of the work of William Miller, who predicted the Second Coming of Christ in 1843/44. After the failure of the prophecy, many attracted to his message reorganized. Some who continued as Adventists and also accepted sabbath worship found new leadership in the persons of Ellen G. White and James White. The church was formally organized in 1965.
Official Site: https://www.adventist.org/
Connections: Seventh-day Adventist Church
Group (Active) | Group (Defunct) | Other |
Maps: Seventh-day Adventist Church1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Seventh-day Adventist Church States (2020)1 [View all States]
Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Oregon | 155 | 41,151 | 9.71 |
2 | Maryland | 166 | 49,532 | 8.02 |
3 | Washington | 220 | 58,655 | 7.61 |
4 | District Of Columbia | 9 | 4,658 | 6.76 |
5 | Idaho | 61 | 11,828 | 6.43 |
Top 5 Seventh-day Adventist Church Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]
Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Walla Walla County, WA | 9 | 6,647 | 106.21 |
2 | Berrien County, MI | 25 | 10,924 | 70.79 |
3 | Umatilla County, OR | 11 | 3,819 | 47.69 |
4 | Dillingham Census Area, AK | 1 | 207 | 42.62 |
5 | Hamilton County, TN | 28 | 15,093 | 41.21 |
Top 5 Seventh-day Adventist Church Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Walla Walla, WA Metro Area | 9 | 6,647 | 106.21 |
2 | Niles, MI Metro Area | 25 | 10,924 | 70.79 |
3 | Hermiston-Pendleton, OR Micro Area | 13 | 3,970 | 43.03 |
4 | Napa, CA Metro Area | 11 | 5,021 | 36.38 |
5 | Calhoun, GA Micro Area | 5 | 1,791 | 31.12 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Members (1925 - 2010)2
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ministers & Churches (1925 - 2010)2
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Trends (1925 - 2010)2
YEAR | MEMBERS | MINISTERS | CHURCHES |
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1925 | 112,255 | 835 | 2,253 |
1929 | 119,843 | 915 | 2,250 |
1931 | 128,313 | ||
1933 | 135,766 | 2,277 | |
1935 | 149,595 | 995 | 2,274 |
1937 | 156,205 | 2,362 | |
1940 | 176,218 | 2,565 | |
1942 | 186,478 | 2,491 | |
1944 | 194,832 | 2,531 | |
1946 | 208,030 | ||
1947 | 215,545 | 2,589 | |
1950 | 237,168 | 1,752 | 2,712 |
1951 | 245,974 | 1,449 | 2,728 |
1952 | 253,889 | 1,482 | 2,776 |
1953 | 260,742 | 2,084 | 2,835 |
1954 | 270,079 | 1,628 | 2,845 |
1955 | 277,162 | 2,106 | 2,858 |
1956 | 283,140 | 2,167 | 2,880 |
1957 | 291,567 | 2,357 | 2,912 |
1958 | 301,826 | 2,252 | 2,956 |
1959 | 311,535 | 2,532 | 3,002 |
1960 | 317,852 | 2,563 | 3,032 |
1961 | 329,152 | 2,210 | 3,054 |
1962 | 335,765 | 3,261 | |
1963 | 346,286 | 2,802 | 3,125 |
1964 | 370,688 | 2,829 | 3,326 |
1965 | 364,666 | 2,394 | 3,156 |
1966 | 374,433 | 2,315 | 3,163 |
1967 | 384,878 | 3,266 | 3,180 |
1968 | 396,097 | 3,443 | 3,202 |
1969 | 407,766 | 3,151 | 3,216 |
1970 | 420,419 | 3,341 | 3,218 |
1971 | 433,906 | 3,365 | 3,235 |
1972 | 449,188 | 3,422 | 3,278 |
1973 | 464,276 | 3,490 | 3,301 |
1974 | 479,799 | 3,606 | 3,333 |
1975 | 495,699 | 3,630 | 3,386 |
1976 | 509,792 | 3,207 | 3,446 |
1977 | 522,317 | 3,939 | 3,482 |
1978 | 535,705 | 4,016 | 3,591 |
1979 | 553,089 | 4,388 | 3,672 |
1980 | 571,141 | 4,266 | 3,730 |
1981 | 588,536 | 4,480 | 3,769 |
1982 | 606,310 | 4,541 | 3,826 |
1983 | 623,563 | 4,434 | 3,907 |
1984 | 638,929 | 5,070 | 3,949 |
1985 | 651,954 | 4,308 | 4,009 |
1986 | 666,199 | 5,481 | 4,055 |
1987 | 675,702 | 4,512 | 4,096 |
1988 | 687,200 | 4,537 | 4,145 |
1989 | 701,781 | 4,493 | 4,193 |
1990 | 717,466 | 4,582 | 4,217 |
1991 | 733,026 | 4,485 | 4,229 |
1992 | 748,687 | 4,355 | 4,261 |
1993 | 761,703 | 4,684 | 4,270 |
1994 | 775,349 | 4,799 | 4,303 |
1995 | 790,731 | 5,075 | 4,297 |
1996 | 809,159 | 5,184 | 4,363 |
1997 | 825,654 | 4,912 | 4,348 |
1998 | 839,915 | 5,044 | 4,405 |
1999 | 861,860 | 5,116 | 4,421 |
2000 | 880,921 | 5,249 | 4,486 |
2001 | 900,985 | 5,148 | 4,594 |
2002 | 918,882 | 4,946 | 4,619 |
2003 | 935,428 | 5,060 | 4,683 |
2005 | 964,811 | 5,210 | 4,750 |
2006 | 980,551 | 5,046 | 4,820 |
2007 | 1,000,472 | 5,205 | 4,833 |
2008 | 1,021,777 | 5,150 | 4,870 |
2009 | 1,043,606 | 5,067 | 4,892 |
2010 | 1,060,386 | 5,084 | 4,916 |
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.