- Introduction
- Distribution
- Over Time
- Data Sources
2000: Top Five States by Adherence Rate
| Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1,400 | 1.34 |
| California | 8 | 29,200 | 0.86 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 3,724 | 0.59 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 2,100 | 0.25 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1,680 | 0.17 |
2000: Top Five Counties by Adherence Rate
| Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dent County, Missouri | 1 | 80 | 5.36 |
| San Francisco County, California | 1 | 2,800 | 3.60 |
| Los Angeles County, California | 5 | 23,600 | 2.48 |
| Bergen County, New Jersey | 1 | 2,100 | 2.38 |
| Providence County, Rhode Island | 1 | 1,400 | 2.25 |
Notes
Data are from Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 and Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org/grc.
