- Introduction
- Distribution
- Over Time
- Data Sources
1990: Top Five States by Adherence Rate
| Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 32 | 2,848 | 0.82 |
| Maryland | 5 | 1,008 | 0.21 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 1,290 | 0.11 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 529 | 0.07 |
| Illinois | 2 | 281 | 0.02 |
1990: Top Five Counties by Adherence Rate
| Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County, South Carolina | 14 | 1,387 | 10.77 |
| Charleston County, South Carolina | 15 | 1,408 | 4.77 |
| Carroll County, Maryland | 1 | 146 | 1.18 |
| Baltimore County, Maryland | 3 | 794 | 1.15 |
| Abbeville County, South Carolina | 1 | 25 | 1.05 |
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.



