State Membership Report
Arizona
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 |
267 |
974,883 |
190.0 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
643 |
251,974 |
49.1 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
323 |
138,516 |
27.0 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
243 |
82,802 |
16.1 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
38 |
81,675 |
15.9 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
96 |
69,393 |
13.5 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
114 |
53,232 |
10.4 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
34 |
34,130 |
6.7 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
97 |
33,554 |
6.5 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
72 |
33,162 |
6.5 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
70 |
31,104 |
6.1 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
20 |
29,755 |
5.8 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
64 |
24,977 |
4.9 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
102 |
18,143 |
3.5 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
104 |
17,362 |
3.4 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
138 |
14,471 |
2.8 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
50 |
12,689 |
2.5 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
44 |
12,129 |
2.4 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
12 |
11,857 |
2.3 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
30 |
11,751 |
2.3 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
58 |
11,513 |
2.2 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
29 |
10,226 |
2.0 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
62 |
7,719 |
1.5 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
30 |
5,690 |
1.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
17 |
5,560 |
1.1 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
19 |
5,338 |
1.0 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
27 |
5,026 |
1.0 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
45 |
4,609 |
0.9 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
22 |
4,518 |
0.9 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
5 |
4,230 |
0.8 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
3,452 |
0.7 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
46 |
3,091 |
0.6 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
16 |
2,600 |
0.5 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
12 |
2,249 |
0.4 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
9 |
2,206 |
0.4 |
| Community of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
1,993 |
0.4 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
6 |
1,926 |
0.4 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
1,827 |
0.4 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
1,812 |
0.4 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
21 |
1,736 |
0.3 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
12 |
1,731 |
0.3 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
3 |
1,576 |
0.3 |
| Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses |
Orthodox |
1 |
1,568 |
0.3 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
1,445 |
0.3 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
15 |
1,283 |
0.3 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
1,262 |
0.3 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
24 |
1,252 |
0.2 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin |
Orthodox |
1 |
1,232 |
0.2 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
1,206 |
0.2 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
1,075 |
0.2 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America |
Orthodox |
2 |
850 |
0.2 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
798 |
0.2 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
3 |
781 |
0.2 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
2 |
750 |
0.2 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
9 |
695 |
0.1 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
15 |
675 |
0.1 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
3 |
651 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
507 |
0.1 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
388 |
0.1 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
375 |
0.1 |
| Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene) |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
370 |
0.1 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
343 |
0.1 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
333 |
0.1 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
3 |
226 |
0.0 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
221 |
0.0 |
| Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
220 |
0.0 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
210 |
0.0 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
177 |
0.0 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
170 |
0.0 |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
120 |
0.0 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
109 |
0.0 |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
100 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
84 |
0.0 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
80 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, U.S. Conference of |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
73 |
0.0 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
1 |
66 |
0.0 |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
1 |
60 |
0.0 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
36 |
0.0 |
| Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
1 |
30 |
0.0 |
| International Pentecostal Church of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
15 |
0.0 |
| New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Baptist Associations/Fellowships |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Tao |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
25 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
28 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Primitive Baptist Churches--Old Line |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Zoroastrian |
Other Theology |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 3,307 |
2,048,023 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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2,325,411 |
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The population of these 15 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 3,665,228; in 2000 it was 5,130,632. The total population changed 40.0%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,048,023) include 39.9% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (2,325,411) include 45.3% 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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