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