Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
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 |
116 |
342,121 |
390.7 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
113 |
34,568 |
39.5 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
20 |
18,750 |
21.4 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
62 |
16,626 |
19.0 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
36 |
15,496 |
17.7 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
42 |
11,203 |
12.8 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
45 |
8,526 |
9.7 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
32 |
5,604 |
6.4 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
4,727 |
5.4 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
19 |
2,644 |
3.0 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
10 |
2,626 |
3.0 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
3 |
2,580 |
3.0 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
5 |
2,377 |
2.7 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
2,350 |
2.7 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
2,338 |
2.7 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
13 |
1,518 |
1.7 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
8 |
1,299 |
1.5 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin |
Orthodox |
1 |
1,260 |
1.4 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
1,121 |
1.3 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
1,121 |
1.3 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
1,100 |
1.3 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
8 |
1,078 |
1.2 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
3 |
1,002 |
1.1 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
805 |
0.9 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
718 |
0.8 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
626 |
0.7 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
596 |
0.7 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
3 |
560 |
0.6 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
442 |
0.5 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
392 |
0.5 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
379 |
0.4 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
352 |
0.4 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
5 |
308 |
0.4 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
3 |
276 |
0.3 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
249 |
0.3 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
225 |
0.3 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
2 |
211 |
0.2 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Cilicia |
Orthodox |
1 |
210 |
0.2 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
187 |
0.2 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
2 |
181 |
0.2 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
168 |
0.2 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
162 |
0.2 |
| Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA |
Orthodox |
1 |
160 |
0.2 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
158 |
0.2 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
1 |
156 |
0.2 |
| Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
1 |
150 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
128 |
0.2 |
| Old Order Amish Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
134 |
0.2 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
128 |
0.2 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
67 |
0.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
70 |
0.1 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
57 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
40 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
39 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
36 |
0.0 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
21 |
0.0 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
11 |
0.0 |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 682 |
490,449 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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564,846 |
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The population of these 6 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 861,424; in 2000 it was 875,583. The total population changed 1.6%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (490,449) include 56.0% of the total population in 2000. The
adjusted total adherents (564,846) include 64.5% 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/grc [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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