Audubon County, IowaDenominational Groups, 2000 |
| 897 | 3,953 | 815 | 1,165 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Orthodox | Catholic | Other | Unclaimed |
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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. Reports |
- 2000 Report
- 1990 Report
- 1980 Report
- 1980-2000 Change
- 1990-2000 Change
| Religious Bodies | Theology | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | Catholic | 2 | 848 | 115.6 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Mainline Protestant | 1 | 285 | 38.9 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Mainline Protestant | 7 | 2,709 | 369.4 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | Evangelical Protestant | 2 | 423 | 57.7 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Mainline Protestant | 1 | 427 | 58.2 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church | Evangelical Protestant | 2 | 63 | 8.6 |
| United Church of Christ | Mainline Protestant | 1 | 98 | 13.4 |
| United Methodist Church, The | Mainline Protestant | 3 | 936 | 127.6 |
Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 19 |
5,789 |
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The population of this county (or equivalent) in 1990 was 7,334. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (5,789) include 78.9% of the total population in 1990.
Source
The 1990 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.
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†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.
