Sacramento County, California

Religious Traditions, 2010

157,621	12,585	33,989	5,675	229,725	86,390	892,803
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^†
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	45	229,725	161.9
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	110	54,060	38.1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	77	44,951	31.7
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	56	25,208	17.8
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	75	24,551	17.3
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	25	12,955	9.1
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	11	12,198	8.6
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	8,848	6.2
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	18	7,940	5.6
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	27	7,534	5.3
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	2	7,000	4.9
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	16	6,743	4.8
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	11	6,322	4.5
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	15	6,303	4.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	17	5,851	4.1
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	5	4,915	3.5
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	18	4,790	3.4
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	14	4,498	3.2
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	12	3,752	2.6
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	21	3,317	2.3
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	11	2,844	2.0
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	2,778	2.0
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	3	2,762	1.9
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	2,750	1.9
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	2,147	1.5
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	2,057	1.4
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	1,947	1.4
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	1,610	1.1
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	8	1,562	1.1
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	4	1,443	1.0
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	1,407	1.0
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	1,325	0.9
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	1,312	0.9
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	7	1,272	0.9
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,200	0.8
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	972	0.7
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	908	0.6
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	6	819	0.6
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	806	0.6
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	734	0.5
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	652	0.5
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	2	622	0.4
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	620	0.4
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	2	600	0.4
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	580	0.4
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	2	567	0.4
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	523	0.4
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	3	500	0.4
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	484	0.3
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	450	0.3
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	450	0.3
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	3	429	0.3
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	400	0.3
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	386	0.3
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	379	0.3
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	373	0.3
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	364	0.3
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	300	0.2
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	255	0.2
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	250	0.2
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	234	0.2
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	230	0.2
Reformed Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	211	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	6	202	0.1
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	190	0.1
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	158	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	1	158	0.1
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	151	0.1
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.1
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	147	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	131	0.1
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	130	0.1
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	1	85	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	71	0.1
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	1	63	0.0
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	57	0.0
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	56	0.0
Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	56	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	1	49	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	45	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	44	0.0
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	35	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	32	0.0
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	2	---	---
Armenian Evangelical Churches (Additional)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	4	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	5	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	5	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	24	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	10	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
		Totals:	876	525,985

The population of Sacramento County, California was 1,418,788 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,223,499. The total population changed 16.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (525,985) included 37.1% 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.