County Membership Report
Orange County, California
Religious Traditions, 2010
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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
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| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
193 |
122,205 |
40.6 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
133 |
69,216 |
23.0 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
121 |
66,772 |
22.2 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
68 |
29,899 |
9.9 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
67 |
797,473 |
264.9 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
56 |
24,964 |
8.3 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
48 |
--- |
--- |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
42 |
12,194 |
4.1 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
37 |
21,660 |
7.2 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
35 |
10,846 |
3.6 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
34 |
5,898 |
2.0 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
31 |
3,801 |
1.3 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
30 |
17,377 |
5.8 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
29 |
--- |
--- |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
26 |
6,357 |
2.1 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
26 |
3,867 |
1.3 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
24 |
2,729 |
0.9 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
23 |
3,014 |
1.0 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
22 |
9,387 |
3.1 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
22 |
11,531 |
3.8 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
20 |
15,668 |
5.2 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
20 |
24,674 |
8.2 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
20 |
10,894 |
3.6 |
| Korean-American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
17 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
16 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
15 |
5,388 |
1.8 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
15 |
9,100 |
3.0 |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
15 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
14 |
2,269 |
0.8 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
14 |
1,978 |
0.7 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
13 |
1,350 |
0.4 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
13 |
3,914 |
1.3 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
12 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
11 |
--- |
--- |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
11 |
7,340 |
2.4 |
| Evangelical Friends Church International* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
9 |
3,264 |
1.1 |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
8 |
1,105 |
0.4 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
1,734 |
0.6 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
303 |
0.1 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
8,965 |
3.0 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
204 |
0.1 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
252 |
0.1 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
663 |
0.2 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
1,800 |
0.6 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
3,482 |
1.2 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
6 |
340 |
0.1 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
6 |
8,232 |
2.7 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
1,831 |
0.6 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
4,204 |
1.4 |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
5 |
830 |
0.3 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
5 |
745 |
0.2 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
3,280 |
1.1 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
4 |
5,050 |
1.7 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
4,281 |
1.4 |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
996 |
0.3 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
3 |
492 |
0.2 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
2,575 |
0.9 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
337 |
0.1 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
326 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
9,273 |
3.1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
1,657 |
0.6 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
104 |
0.0 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
71 |
0.0 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
460 |
0.2 |
| Conservative Lutheran Association |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
107 |
0.0 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
900 |
0.3 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
2 |
79 |
0.0 |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
335 |
0.1 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
360 |
0.1 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
1,200 |
0.4 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
37 |
0.0 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Association of Messianic Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
123 |
0.0 |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
156 |
0.1 |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
180 |
0.1 |
| Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
50 |
0.0 |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Gospel Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
50 |
0.0 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
141 |
0.0 |
| Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
52 |
0.0 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
60 |
0.0 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
56 |
0.0 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
184 |
0.1 |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
1,000 |
0.3 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
1,671 |
0.6 |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
49 |
0.0 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
10 |
0.0 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
250 |
0.1 |
| Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
1,080 |
0.4 |
| U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
430 |
0.1 |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
391 |
0.1 |
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Totals:
| 1,519 |
1,377,585 |
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The population of Orange County, California was 3,010,232 in 2010; in 2000 it was 2,846,289. The total population changed 5.8%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,377,585) included 45.8% of the total population in 2010.
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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.
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