Los Angeles County, California

Religious Traditions, 2010

814,611	112,338	229,056	63,517	3,542,994	451,594	4,604,495
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^†
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	16	1,392	0.1
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	211	73,217	7.7
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	---	---	---
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	3,788	0.4
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	2,288	0.2
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	80	0.0
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	277	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	23,600	2.5
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	13,182	1.4
Armenian Evangelical Churches (Additional)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	260	64,327	6.8
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	335	0.0
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	20	0.0
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	44	6,346	0.7
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	468	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	19	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	210	0.0
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	145	---	---
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	37	---	---
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	278	3,806,377	399.9
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	48	7,174	0.8
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	63	12,526	1.3
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	62	23,789	2.5
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	40	6,330	0.7
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	---	---	---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	40	5,928	0.6
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	36	3,998	0.4
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	---	---	---
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	33	0.0
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	1,255	0.1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	239	97,347	10.2
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	12	1,570	0.2
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	105	19,347	2.0
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	109	19,507	2.0
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	11	1,285	0.1
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	53	12,347	1.3
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	6,345	0.7
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Conservative Lutheran Association	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	32	13,490	1.4
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	---	---
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	84	46,304	4.9
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	14	6,161	0.6
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	30	7,828	0.8
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	116	32,408	3.4
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	31	0.0
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	225	52,362	5.5
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	33	4,028	0.4
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	22	3,215	0.3
Friends United Meeting *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	2,729	0.3
Georgian Orthodox Parishes in the United States	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	7,845	0.8
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	315	0.0
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	37	---	---
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	135	0.0
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	11	71,500	7.5
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	16	25,320	2.7
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	12,429	1.3
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	2,173	0.2
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	18	3,337	0.4
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	---	---	---
Jewish	Other	Judaism	202	564,700	59.3
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Landmark Missionary Baptists, Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	156	0.0
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	96	25,116	2.6
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	600	0.1
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	90	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	375	0.0
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	18	1,309	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	7	777	0.1
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	9	1,352	0.1
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	228	0.0
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	48	92,919	9.8
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	13	4,087	0.4
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	372	0.0
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	1,030	0.1
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	---	---	---
Netherlands Reformed Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	15	0.0
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Bapti	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	933	0.1
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	112	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,731	0.2
Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	2,788	0.3
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,070	0.1
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	546	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	25	1,175	0.1
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Pillar of Fire	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	167	52,125	5.5
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	23	1,066	0.1
Primitive Baptist Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	6,591	0.7
Reformed Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	63	0.0
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	438	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	---	---
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	33	8,790	0.9
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	4,800	0.5
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	121	48,495	5.1
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	14	---	---
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	312	111,634	11.7
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	---	---	---
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	6,500	0.7
Tao	Other	Other Groups	4	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	14	440	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	840	0.1
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	13	2,750	0.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	51	11,682	1.2
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	177	54,676	5.7
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	34	0.0
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	4,295	0.5
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	31	4,540	0.5
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	8	1,257	0.1
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
		Totals:	4,044	5,528,814

The population of Los Angeles County, California was 9,519,338 in 2000; in 1990 it was 8,863,164. The total population changed 7.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (5,528,814) included 58.1% of the total population in 2000.

^* 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.