Presbyterian Church in the United States

• Introduction
• Over Time
• Related Surveys
• Data Sources

Over Time

Membership Data Year Clergy Churches Members 1925 2,195 3,591 457,093 1929 2,386 3,581 455,988 1931 - - 427,627 1933 - 3,545 469,310 1935 2,460 3,541 477,467 1937 - 3,493 497,816 1940 - 3,487 532,135 1942 - 3,500 546,479 1944 - 3,500 565,853 1946 - - 596,037 1947 - 3,542 613,701 1950 2,694 3,647 678,206 1951 2,795 3,665 702,266 1952 2,851 3,706 718,791 1953 3,071 3,778 756,866 1954 3,196 3,806 780,837 1955 3,292 3,852 810,917 1956 3,358 3,875 829,570 1957 3,454 3,928 848,735 1958 3,570 3,984 869,452 1959 3,672 3,978 889,196 1960 3,733 3,995 902,849 1961 3,850 3,998 917,449 1962 3,951 3,997 928,055 1963 4,024 4,004 937,558 1964 4,082 4,007 944,716 1965 4,164 4,008 950,139 1966 4,223 4,002 955,402 1967 4,290 3,987 960,776 1968 4,338 3,960 961,767 1969 4,395 3,926 957,569 1970 4,595 4,063 958,195 1971 4,858 4,230 949,857 1972 5,139 4,284 946,536 1973 5,233 4,347 906,359 1974 5,092 4,117 896,203 1975 5,059 4,028 878,126 1976 5,156 4,036 877,664 1977 5,187 4,010 869,693 1978 5,254 4,007 862,416 1979 5,431 4,067 852,711 1980 5,631 4,159 838,485 1981 5,744 4,174 823,143 1982 6,077 4,250 814,931

Notes

" Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [More information on data sources]