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Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA

Denominational Groups, 2000

45,155 16,709 903 138,485 13,832 348,514
Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Orthodox Catholic Other Unclaimed

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


Religious Bodies Theology Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant 28 7,641 13.6
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Other Theology 26 10,299 18.3
Assemblies of God Evangelical Protestant 25 7,098 12.6
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant 21 2,139 3.8
Catholic Church Catholic 19 138,485 245.7
United Methodist Church, The Mainline Protestant 14 5,216 9.3
Pentecostal Church of God Evangelical Protestant 13 985 1.8
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant 12 4,056 7.2
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant 10 1,295 2.3
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant 9 2,436 4.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The Evangelical Protestant 7 1,414 2.5
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant 7 1,530 2.7
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant 6 2,943 5.2
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Evangelical Protestant 6 3,715 6.6
Buddhism Other Theology 6 n.a. n.a.
American Baptist Association, The Evangelical Protestant 6 570 1.0
North American Baptist Conference Evangelical Protestant 6 4,441 7.9
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant 6 1,719 3.1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant 5 2,907 5.2
Evangelical Free Church of America, The Evangelical Protestant 5 462 0.8
American Baptist Churches in the USA Mainline Protestant 4 1,700 3.0
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant 4 254 0.5
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant 4 241 0.4
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant 4 318 0.6
Muslim Estimate Other Theology 4 2,068 3.7
Conservative Baptist Association of America Evangelical Protestant 4 1,290 2.3
Evangelical Covenant Church, The Evangelical Protestant 4 768 1.4
Salvation Army, The Evangelical Protestant 3 382 0.7
Bahá'í Other Theology 3 366 0.7
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant 3 679 1.2
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant 3 753 1.3
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant 3 396 0.7
Baptist General Conference Evangelical Protestant 2 264 0.5
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) Evangelical Protestant 2 104 0.2
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant 2 110 0.2
International Pentecostal Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant 2 137 0.2
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Baptist Associations/Fellowships Evangelical Protestant 2 356 0.6
Free Methodist Church of North America Evangelical Protestant 2 141 0.3
Sikh Other Theology 1 n.a. n.a.
Wesleyan Church, The Evangelical Protestant 1 110 0.2
Mennonite Brethren Churches, U.S. Conference of Evangelical Protestant 1 375 0.7
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant 1 57 0.1
Jewish Estimate Other Theology 1 850 1.5
Baptist Missionary Association of America Evangelical Protestant 1 107 0.2
United Reformed Churches in North America Evangelical Protestant 1 250 0.4
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches Evangelical Protestant 1 n.a. n.a.
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches Evangelical Protestant 1 435 0.8
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Other Theology 1 249 0.4
Reformed Church in the United States Evangelical Protestant 1 81 0.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox 1 903 1.6
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant 1 1,389 2.5
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant 1 120 0.2
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant 1 66 0.1
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant 1 126 0.2
Churches of God, General Conference Evangelical Protestant 1 68 0.1
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant 1 123 0.2
Friends (Quakers) Mainline Protestant 1 42 0.1
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant 1 55 0.1
Totals (Unadjusted)*: 312 215,084  
Total (Adjusted)**:   252,873  

The population of this county (or equivalent) in 1990 was 480,628; in 2000 it was 563,598. The total population changed 17.3%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (215,084) include 38.2% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (252,873) include 44.9% 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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