- Introduction
- Distribution
- Over Time
- Data Sources
2000: Top Five States by Adherence Rate
| Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4 | 3,250 | 0.39 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 250 | 0.24 |
| California | 6 | 7,500 | 0.22 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 600 | 0.09 |
| Michigan | 1 | 600 | 0.06 |
2000: Top Five Counties by Adherence Rate
| Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County, New Jersey | 4 | 3,250 | 3.68 |
| Butte County, California | 1 | 150 | 0.74 |
| Los Angeles County, California | 2 | 6,500 | 0.68 |
| Oakland County, Michigan | 1 | 600 | 0.50 |
| Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 1 | 300 | 0.43 |
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.
