National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. Counties (2010) [ Metro Areas | States ]

• 2010

The National Baptist Convention of America, a predominantly black church, was founded in 1915 by the Rev. R. H. Boyd and his supporters within the National Baptist Convention.

Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. counties on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.

Congregational "Adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. "Percent" is the percentage of the total population that belongs to that denomination. Note: Adherents are sometimes residents of a county different than the location of their congregation.

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Complete List

Ranking	County   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
1	Treutlen County, Georgia	556	8.08
2	Charlton County, Georgia	778	6.39
3	Franklin city, Virginia	432	5.03
4	Jefferson County, Mississippi	303	3.92
5	Quitman County, Mississippi	312	3.79
6	Houston County, Texas	769	3.24
7	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	7,393	2.9
8	Halifax County, North Carolina	1,452	2.65
9	Montgomery County, Alabama	5,806	2.53
10	Wilbarger County, Texas	279	2.06
11	Georgetown County, South Carolina	1,196	1.99
12	Jefferson County, Texas	4,768	1.89
13	Lavaca County, Texas	341	1.77
14	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	7,477	1.7
15	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	2,031	1.54
16	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	181	1.45
17	Marion County, Mississippi	375	1.38
18	Travis County, Texas	13,994	1.37
19	Madison County, Texas	181	1.32
19	Muscogee County, Georgia	2,497	1.32
20	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	1,530	1.31
21	DeSoto County, Florida	453	1.3
21	Marion County, South Carolina	430	1.3
22	Montgomery County, Tennessee	2,189	1.27
23	Orleans Parish, Louisiana	4,098	1.19
24	Beauregard Parish, Louisiana	418	1.17
24	Bryan County, Georgia	354	1.17
25	Victoria County, Texas	1,010	1.16
26	Union County, Mississippi	313	1.15
27	Dallas County, Texas	26,111	1.1
28	Lincoln County, Mississippi	375	1.08
29	Kent County, Michigan	6,402	1.06
30	Vance County, North Carolina	471	1.04
31	Falls County, Texas	180	1.01
32	Pearl River County, Mississippi	555	0.99
33	Caldwell County, Texas	374	0.98
33	Hendry County, Florida	383	0.98
34	Muskegon County, Michigan	1,666	0.97
35	Delaware County, Indiana	1,121	0.95
36	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	316	0.93
37	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	1,775	0.92
37	Marion County, Indiana	8,284	0.92
38	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	248	0.89
39	Butler County, Alabama	184	0.88
39	Crittenden County, Arkansas	450	0.88
40	Baltimore city, Maryland	5,432	0.87
40	Jackson County, Missouri	5,895	0.87
41	Davidson County, Tennessee	5,243	0.84
41	George County, Mississippi	189	0.84
41	Lee County, Mississippi	693	0.84
41	Wyandotte County, Kansas	1,322	0.84
41	Wyoming County, New York	354	0.84
42	Kerr County, Texas	413	0.83
42	Macon County, Alabama	177	0.83
43	Bay County, Florida	1,385	0.82
43	Jefferson County, Alabama	5,414	0.82
44	Berrien County, Michigan	1,217	0.78
44	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	1,943	0.78
44	Massac County, Illinois	121	0.78
45	Hampton city, Virginia	1,029	0.75
45	Polk County, Florida	4,530	0.75
46	Wichita County, Texas	979	0.74
47	Barren County, Kentucky	307	0.73
48	Richland County, South Carolina	2,730	0.71
49	Grant County, Indiana	478	0.68
49	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	1,320	0.68
50	Howard County, Indiana	549	0.66
51	Hillsborough County, Florida	8,029	0.65
52	Tarrant County, Texas	11,030	0.61
53	Bastrop County, Texas	439	0.59
54	Bell County, Texas	1,781	0.57
54	Prince George's County, Maryland	4,893	0.57
54	Robertson County, Tennessee	376	0.57
55	Hennepin County, Minnesota	6,259	0.54
55	Orange County, Florida	6,200	0.54
55	Panola County, Mississippi	189	0.54
56	McLennan County, Texas	1,245	0.53
57	Harrison County, Mississippi	941	0.5
58	Scott County, Kentucky	228	0.48
59	Hardee County, Florida	128	0.46
59	Jones County, Mississippi	314	0.46
59	Marlboro County, South Carolina	132	0.46
59	Wharton County, Texas	189	0.46
60	Harris County, Texas	18,575	0.45
61	Hot Spring County, Arkansas	146	0.44
61	Wayne County, Indiana	304	0.44
62	Caroline County, Virginia	123	0.43
63	Putnam County, Florida	303	0.41
63	Rock Island County, Illinois	606	0.41
63	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	189	0.41
64	Hamilton County, Ohio	3,178	0.4
64	Navarro County, Texas	189	0.4
64	Okfuskee County, Oklahoma	49	0.4
65	Duval County, Florida	3,364	0.39
65	Washington Parish, Louisiana	186	0.39
66	Chambers County, Alabama	127	0.37
66	Sangamon County, Illinois	734	0.37
66	Vernon Parish, Louisiana	194	0.37
67	Muskogee County, Oklahoma	248	0.35
67	Norfolk city, Virginia	840	0.35
68	Escambia County, Florida	1,020	0.34
68	Galveston County, Texas	996	0.34
68	Pulaski County, Missouri	180	0.34
69	Gaston County, North Carolina	686	0.33
69	Jefferson County, Kentucky	2,417	0.33
69	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	2,359	0.33
70	Carter County, Oklahoma	150	0.32
71	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	322	0.3
72	Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	111	0.28
73	Washington County, Texas	90	0.27
74	Palm Beach County, Florida	3,492	0.26
75	Grayson County, Texas	307	0.25
75	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	377	0.25
75	Sarasota County, Florida	963	0.25
76	Franklin County, Ohio	2,833	0.24
76	Jackson County, Illinois	145	0.24
76	Pulaski County, Arkansas	931	0.24
77	Monroe County, Florida	169	0.23
78	Hartford County, Connecticut	1,932	0.22
78	Jackson County, Mississippi	311	0.22
78	Shelby County, Tennessee	2,037	0.22
78	St. Louis city, Missouri	717	0.22
79	Coryell County, Texas	162	0.21
79	Madera County, California	320	0.21
80	Kaufman County, Texas	206	0.2
80	Knox County, Illinois	107	0.2
80	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	80	0.2
80	San Joaquin County, California	1,354	0.2
81	Bexar County, Texas	3,123	0.18
81	Fayette County, Kentucky	542	0.18
81	Nueces County, Texas	626	0.18
81	San Francisco County, California	1,425	0.18
82	Chester County, Pennsylvania	864	0.17
82	Mobile County, Alabama	712	0.17
82	Ramsey County, Minnesota	854	0.17
83	LaPorte County, Indiana	182	0.16
84	Contra Costa County, California	1,603	0.15
84	Cook County, Illinois	7,687	0.15
84	Monroe County, Indiana	201	0.15
85	Guadalupe County, Texas	190	0.14
85	Nacogdoches County, Texas	92	0.14
85	Newport News city, Virginia	247	0.14
86	Lake County, Indiana	666	0.13
87	Alameda County, California	1,819	0.12
87	Walker County, Georgia	83	0.12
88	Brevard County, Florida	587	0.11
88	Manatee County, Florida	356	0.11
88	Pima County, Arizona	1,034	0.11
88	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	95	0.11
89	Harrison County, Texas	63	0.1
89	Los Angeles County, California	10,106	0.1
89	New Haven County, Connecticut	842	0.1
89	Sedgwick County, Kansas	509	0.1
89	Wayne County, Michigan	1,730	0.1
89	Winnebago County, Illinois	309	0.1
90	Essex County, New Jersey	718	0.09
90	Monterey County, California	379	0.09
90	Suffolk County, New York	1,280	0.09
91	Harford County, Maryland	184	0.08
91	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	364	0.08
91	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	745	0.08
91	Walker County, Texas	57	0.08
92	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	492	0.07
92	Broward County, Florida	1,204	0.07
92	Greenville County, South Carolina	308	0.07
92	Lynchburg city, Virginia	53	0.07
92	Madison County, Indiana	97	0.07
92	Multnomah County, Oregon	478	0.07
92	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	1,100	0.07
92	Summit County, Ohio	362	0.07
93	Bronx County, New York	846	0.06
93	Douglas County, Nebraska	315	0.06
93	El Paso County, Colorado	345	0.06
93	Henrico County, Virginia	185	0.06
93	Lee County, Florida	353	0.06
93	Pinellas County, Florida	520	0.06
93	Somerset County, New Jersey	185	0.06
94	Charleston County, South Carolina	180	0.05
94	Lonoke County, Arkansas	32	0.05
94	Mercer County, New Jersey	181	0.05
94	San Diego County, California	1,523	0.05
94	Williamson County, Texas	194	0.05
95	Allen County, Indiana	126	0.04
95	DeKalb County, Georgia	308	0.04
95	Denver County, Colorado	243	0.04
95	Kern County, California	339	0.04
95	Lorain County, Ohio	122	0.04
95	Lucas County, Ohio	184	0.04
95	Medina County, Ohio	62	0.04
95	Sacramento County, California	622	0.04
95	Shawnee County, Kansas	74	0.04
95	Wake County, North Carolina	378	0.04
96	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	361	0.03
96	Erie County, New York	239	0.03
96	Hamilton County, Tennessee	90	0.03
96	Lake County, Illinois	189	0.03
96	Nassau County, New York	393	0.03
96	St. Louis County, Missouri	273	0.03
96	Union County, New Jersey	185	0.03
97	Fairfax County, Virginia	216	0.02
97	Fort Bend County, Texas	97	0.02
97	Guilford County, North Carolina	98	0.02
97	Maricopa County, Arizona	819	0.02
97	Pierce County, Washington	173	0.02
98	Clark County, Nevada	186	0.01
98	Fulton County, Georgia	74	0.01
98	Middlesex County, New Jersey	61	0.01
98	Queens County, New York	238	0.01
99	Anderson County, Texas	0	0
99	Angelina County, Texas	0	0
99	Calhoun County, Michigan	0	0
99	Chester County, South Carolina	0	0
99	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	0	0
99	Daviess County, Kentucky	0	0
99	Forrest County, Mississippi	0	0
99	Kenton County, Kentucky	0	0
99	New Castle County, Delaware	0	0
99	Oakland County, Michigan	4	0
99	Smith County, Texas	0	0

^* In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.

However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.

Source

2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]