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State Membership Report
Maryland
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 |
309 |
952,389 |
179.8 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
927 |
297,729 |
56.2 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
107 |
216,000 |
40.8 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
405 |
142,401 |
26.9 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
210 |
103,644 |
19.6 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
217 |
81,061 |
15.3 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
31 |
52,867 |
10.0 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
85 |
44,959 |
8.5 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
144 |
44,243 |
8.4 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
108 |
31,715 |
6.0 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
102 |
30,411 |
5.7 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
70 |
27,544 |
5.2 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
26 |
26,095 |
4.9 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
81 |
25,882 |
4.9 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
116 |
25,214 |
4.8 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
75 |
19,210 |
3.6 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
43 |
15,755 |
3.0 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
15,552 |
2.9 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
8 |
14,112 |
2.7 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
52 |
13,539 |
2.6 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
61 |
11,031 |
2.1 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
49 |
8,576 |
1.6 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
51 |
8,466 |
1.6 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
35 |
8,002 |
1.5 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
31 |
7,765 |
1.5 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
6,129 |
1.2 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
22 |
6,068 |
1.2 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
3,854 |
0.7 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
3,513 |
0.7 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
19 |
3,147 |
0.6 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
22 |
2,811 |
0.5 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
2,484 |
0.5 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
15 |
2,357 |
0.5 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
30 |
2,346 |
0.4 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis |
Orthodox |
2 |
2,305 |
0.4 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
17 |
2,211 |
0.4 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
2,042 |
0.4 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
25 |
1,961 |
0.4 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
1,914 |
0.4 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
7 |
1,864 |
0.4 |
| Mennonite; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
18 |
1,837 |
0.4 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
8 |
1,755 |
0.3 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
3 |
1,642 |
0.3 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
25 |
1,405 |
0.3 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
8 |
1,354 |
0.3 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
18 |
1,221 |
0.2 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Cilicia |
Orthodox |
1 |
924 |
0.2 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
918 |
0.2 |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
3 |
882 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
12 |
866 |
0.2 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
4 |
857 |
0.2 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
637 |
0.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
609 |
0.1 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
556 |
0.1 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
3 |
552 |
0.1 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, American Diocese of the |
Orthodox |
3 |
525 |
0.1 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
502 |
0.1 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
480 |
0.1 |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
462 |
0.1 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
5 |
433 |
0.1 |
| Old Order Amish Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
420 |
0.1 |
| Community of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
419 |
0.1 |
| American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church |
Orthodox |
2 |
414 |
0.1 |
| Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
385 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese |
Orthodox |
1 |
354 |
0.1 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
351 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
292 |
0.1 |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
1 |
280 |
0.1 |
| Old Order Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
218 |
0.0 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
190 |
0.0 |
| Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
2 |
181 |
0.0 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
145 |
0.0 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
118 |
0.0 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
103 |
0.0 |
| Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
1 |
90 |
0.0 |
| International Pentecostal Church of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
85 |
0.0 |
| Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
65 |
0.0 |
| Amish; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
49 |
0.0 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
38 |
0.0 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
37 |
0.0 |
| Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene) |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
34 |
0.0 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
24 |
0.0 |
| Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
19 |
0.0 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Southwide Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
17 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
26 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
32 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Primitive Baptist Churches--Old Line |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 3,855 |
2,291,896 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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3,177,401 |
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The population of these 24 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 4,781,468; in 2000 it was 5,296,486. The total population changed 10.8%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,291,896) include 43.3% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (3,177,401) include 60.0% 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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