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State Membership Report
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New Jersey
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 |
774 |
3,403,020 |
404.4 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
578 |
140,133 |
16.7 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
373 |
119,735 |
14.2 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
331 |
468,000 |
55.6 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
287 |
91,964 |
10.9 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
262 |
88,521 |
10.5 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
238 |
52,065 |
6.2 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
200 |
79,264 |
9.4 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
133 |
32,691 |
3.9 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
111 |
13,725 |
1.6 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
76 |
18,035 |
2.1 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
72 |
22,319 |
2.7 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
70 |
14,518 |
1.7 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
68 |
120,724 |
14.4 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
68 |
7,699 |
0.9 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
61 |
19,855 |
2.4 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
57 |
14,293 |
1.7 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
53 |
8,626 |
1.0 |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
52 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
50 |
7,435 |
0.9 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
38 |
4,703 |
0.6 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
35 |
3,894 |
0.5 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
29 |
6,866 |
0.8 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
28 |
5,187 |
0.6 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
28 |
7,256 |
0.9 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
26 |
2,503 |
0.3 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
24 |
25,770 |
3.1 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
23 |
5,109 |
0.6 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
23 |
3,471 |
0.4 |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
21 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
20 |
2,056 |
0.2 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
20 |
5,976 |
0.7 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
19 |
2,873 |
0.3 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
19 |
1,003 |
0.1 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
19 |
1,129 |
0.1 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
1,006 |
0.1 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
14 |
1,531 |
0.2 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
14 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
12 |
2,044 |
0.2 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
11 |
5,082 |
0.6 |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
1,413 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
1,071 |
0.1 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
8 |
4,940 |
0.6 |
| Southwide Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
8 |
3,565 |
0.4 |
| American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church |
Orthodox |
7 |
1,974 |
0.2 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
6 |
1,594 |
0.2 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
1,390 |
0.2 |
| Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin |
Orthodox |
5 |
9,980 |
1.2 |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
5 |
810 |
0.1 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
2,550 |
0.3 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
4 |
2,240 |
0.3 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
609 |
0.1 |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
4 |
3,250 |
0.4 |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
4 |
808 |
0.1 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, American Diocese of the |
Orthodox |
4 |
650 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
490 |
0.1 |
| Community of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
306 |
0.0 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
922 |
0.1 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
191 |
0.0 |
| International Pentecostal Church of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
114 |
0.0 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
349 |
0.0 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
50 |
0.0 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
219 |
0.0 |
| Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese |
Orthodox |
2 |
3,000 |
0.4 |
| Netherlands Reformed Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
813 |
0.1 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
255 |
0.0 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
2 |
1,400 |
0.2 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Cilicia |
Orthodox |
1 |
2,100 |
0.3 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
101 |
0.0 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
51 |
0.0 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
207 |
0.0 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
1 |
200 |
0.0 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
383 |
0.1 |
| New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Baptist Associations/Fellowships |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
29 |
0.0 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
156 |
0.0 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
27 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
60 |
0.0 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
324 |
0.0 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
51 |
0.0 |
| Protestant Reformed Churches in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
27 |
0.0 |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 4,531 |
4,858,756 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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5,967,206 |
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The population of these 21 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 7,730,188; in 2000 it was 8,414,350. The total population changed 8.9%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (4,858,756) include 57.7% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (5,967,206) include 70.9% 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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