At least 80% of people in the congregation's census tract are African American. (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)

Each question was asked of a key informant from the congregation, such as a minister, priest, rabbi, or other staff person or leader.

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African-American Population (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

Related Topics • Immigration • Poverty Level • Region of the Country • Type of Census Tract • See all Topics Demographic Patterns • Year Founded • Adult Members • Political Ideology • Region of the Country • Religious Tradition • Theology

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African-American Population (Demographic Patterns)

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African-American Population by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
No	97.8% 350	93.8% 365	92.8% 531	90.9% 90	88	94.2% 1336
Yes	2.2% 8	6.2% 24	7.2% 41	9.1% 9	0	5.8% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 358	100.0% 389	100.0% 572	100.0% 99	88	1418

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African-American Population by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
No	87.6% 176	96.3% 360	96.0% 360	95.9% 278	93.9% 245	5	94.5% 1419
Yes	12.4% 25	3.7% 14	4.0% 15	4.1% 12	6.1% 16	0	5.5% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 374	100.0% 375	100.0% 290	100.0% 261	5	1501

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African-American Population by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
No	95.1% 782	93.7% 458	93.7% 104	80	94.5% 1344
Yes	4.9% 40	6.3% 31	6.3% 7	4	5.5% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 822	100.0% 489	100.0% 111	84	1422

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African-American Population by Region of the Country

	New England or Mid-Atlantic	East North Central or West North Central	South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	Mountain or Pacific	TOTAL
No	96.0% 190	91.5% 353	94.4% 676	100.0% 206	94.6% 1425
Yes	4.0% 8	8.5% 33	5.6% 40	0.0% 0	5.4% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 386	100.0% 716	100.0% 206	1506

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African-American Population by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
No	96.2% 76	99.3% 732	79.4% 281	100.0% 284	100.0% 51	94.6% 1424
Yes	3.8% 3	0.7% 5	20.6% 73	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.4% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 737	100.0% 354	100.0% 284	100.0% 51	1505

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African-American Population by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
No	94.5% 863	94.1% 399	96.7% 116	45	94.6% 1378
Yes	5.5% 50	5.9% 25	3.3% 4	1	5.4% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 913	100.0% 424	100.0% 120	46	1457

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Notes

The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset "fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing, for the first time, data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations" (Chaves et al. 1999, p.460). Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the NCS data is the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. In 2006-07, a panel component was added to the NCS. In addition to the new cross-section of congregations generated in conjunction with the 2006 General Social Survey (GSS), a stratified random sample was drawn from congregations who participated in the 1998 NCS. The 2006-07 NCS sample, then, includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. A full codebook, prepared by the primary investigator, is available for download here. The codebook contains the original questionnaire, as well as detailed information on survey methodology, weights, coding, and more.