Maricopa County, Arizona

Religious Traditions, 2010

534,453	6,278	104,145	13,379	520,651	312,574	2,325,637
Evangelical Protestant	Black Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Orthodox	Catholic	Other	Unclaimed

Congregational adherents include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The 2010 reports contain incomplete counts of congregations and adherents belonging to the eight largest historically African-American denominations. These denominations are not included in the 2000 reports and are largely missing from the 1990 and 1980 reports.
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Reports

Religious Bodies	Tradition	Family	Congregations	Adherents	Adherence Rate^†
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	503	242,732	63.6
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	309	213,640	56.0
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	149	73,207	19.2
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	120	93,252	24.4
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	99	519,950	136.2
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	55	28,634	7.5
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	49	7,719	2.0
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	47	30,014	7.9
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	47	13,564	3.6
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	42	15,001	3.9
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	40	---	---
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	38	8,973	2.4
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	36	---	---
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	34	3,938	1.0
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	34	18,408	4.8
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	29	35,804	9.4
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	29	13,203	3.5
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	22	6,817	1.8
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	21	10,159	2.7
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	21	2,284	0.6
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	20	3,252	0.9
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	20	5,842	1.5
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	1,201	0.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	19	5,589	1.5
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	18	6,930	1.8
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	17	---	---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	16	3,435	0.9
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	16	2,107	0.6
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	16	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	15	---	---
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	14	6,524	1.7
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	14	4,774	1.3
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	14	1,243	0.3
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	2,185	0.6
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	12,469	3.3
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	12	4,766	1.2
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	12	12,235	3.2
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	12	2,250	0.6
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	12	2,393	0.6
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	10	1,158	0.3
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	10	---	---
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	9	1,015	0.3
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	922	0.2
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	8	1,814	0.5
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	7	---	---
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	7	4,471	1.2
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	7	255	0.1
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	7	9,212	2.4
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	7	---	---
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	614	0.2
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	---	---
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	854	0.2
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	5	1,991	0.5
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	573	0.2
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	334	0.1
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	700	0.2
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,101	0.3
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	601	0.2
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	4	---	---
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	4	856	0.2
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	2,390	0.6
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	168	0.0
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	107	0.0
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	5,650	1.5
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	4	11,500	3.0
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	655	0.2
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	4	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	30	0.0
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	4	1,390	0.4
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	3	2,060	0.5
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	271	0.1
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	3	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	83	0.0
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	3	819	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,120	0.3
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	2	623	0.2
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	391	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	187	0.0
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	559	0.1
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	---	---
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	297	0.1
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	110	0.0
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	2	13,000	3.4
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	633	0.2
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	200	0.1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	126	0.0
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	260	0.1
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	3,600	0.9
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	101	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	78	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	126	0.0
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	0	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	44	0.0
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	81	0.0
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	701	0.2
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	35	0.0
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	180	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	1	84	0.0
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	189	0.0
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	263	0.1
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	40	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	80	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	700	0.2
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	240	0.1
Tao	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	40	0.0
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	1	701	0.2
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	93	0.0
		Totals:	2,299	1,491,480

The population of Maricopa County, Arizona was 3,817,117 in 2010; in 2000 it was 3,072,149. The total population changed 24.2%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,491,480) included 39.1% of the total population in 2010.

^* 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 the Catholic Church, 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]

^†The adherence rate provides the number of adherents of a particular group per 1,000 population. For example, in 2010 the Episcopal Church had an adherence rate of 7.6 in Autauga County, Alabama. This means that about 8 out of every 1,000 people in Autauga County were Episcopalian.