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County Membership Report
San Diego County, California
Denominational Groups, 2000
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Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals. Many are also missing in 1990 and most historically African American denominations are missing in the 1980 reports.
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Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Theology |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
105 |
829,933 |
295.0 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
29 |
70,000 |
24.9 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
117 |
46,268 |
16.4 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
104 |
27,228 |
9.7 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
31 |
24,008 |
8.5 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
43 |
20,799 |
7.4 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
39 |
17,873 |
6.4 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
72 |
16,770 |
6.0 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
38 |
16,284 |
5.8 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
16 |
15,580 |
5.5 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
15,440 |
5.5 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
38 |
13,271 |
4.7 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
32 |
11,679 |
4.2 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
6 |
7,878 |
2.8 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
21 |
7,660 |
2.7 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
51 |
7,501 |
2.7 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
23 |
6,586 |
2.3 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
6,330 |
2.3 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
26 |
5,181 |
1.8 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
10 |
5,108 |
1.8 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
4,517 |
1.6 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
25 |
4,397 |
1.6 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
3,592 |
1.3 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
3,505 |
1.3 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
3 |
3,198 |
1.1 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
3,050 |
1.1 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
24 |
2,469 |
0.9 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
18 |
2,446 |
0.9 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
2,175 |
0.8 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
17 |
1,958 |
0.7 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
1,950 |
0.7 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
6 |
1,802 |
0.6 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
1,720 |
0.6 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
1,534 |
0.6 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
1,506 |
0.5 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
1,504 |
0.5 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
1,412 |
0.5 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
1,066 |
0.4 |
| Community of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
1,035 |
0.4 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
999 |
0.4 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
966 |
0.3 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin |
Orthodox |
1 |
924 |
0.3 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
6 |
882 |
0.3 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
2 |
736 |
0.3 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
693 |
0.3 |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
687 |
0.2 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
2 |
650 |
0.2 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
2 |
560 |
0.2 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
556 |
0.2 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
2 |
506 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
498 |
0.2 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
2 |
478 |
0.2 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
4 |
462 |
0.2 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
407 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
378 |
0.1 |
| New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Baptist Associations/Fellowships |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
364 |
0.1 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
353 |
0.1 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
346 |
0.1 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
340 |
0.1 |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
1 |
300 |
0.1 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
281 |
0.1 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
252 |
0.1 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
248 |
0.1 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis |
Orthodox |
1 |
211 |
0.1 |
| Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene) |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
184 |
0.1 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
1 |
150 |
0.1 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
130 |
0.1 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
70 |
0.0 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
61 |
0.0 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
60 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
53 |
0.0 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
52 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, U.S. Conference of |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
25 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
34 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Zoroastrian |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Tao |
Other Theology |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Primitive Baptist Churches--Old Line |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
14 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 1,179 |
1,230,063 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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1,429,907 |
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The population of this county (or equivalent) in 1990 was 2,498,016; in 2000 it was 2,813,833. The total population changed 12.6%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,230,063) include 43.7% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (1,429,907) include 50.8% of the population.
Source
*The “Unadjusted Totals” come from the 1990 and 2000 data collected by representatives of the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). While quite comprehensive, this data excludes most of the historically African-American denominations and some other major groups. As a result, these numbers will be an underestimate of the total adherence rate, particularly in areas with a large African-American population. The 2000 data included 149 religious groups and the final results are published in Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, All rights reserved. The 1990 data included 132 groups and the final results are published in Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 Copyright © 1990, All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org [More information on the data collection]
**The “Adjusted Totals” include all adherents in the denominations counted by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and estimates adherent totals for the historically African-American denominations and other religious groups not listed in the ASARB totals. An article by Roger Finke and Christopher P. Scheitle (2005) reviews how these estimates were computed.
†The adherence rate provides the number of adherents of a particular group per 1,000 population. For example, in 2000 the Episcopal Church had an adherence rate of approximately 8 (8.1) in Autauga County, Alabama. This means that 8 out of every 1,000 people in Autauga County are Episcopalian.
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