Wayne County, Michigan

Religious Traditions, 2010

183,985	124,432	85,387	17,580	297,283	79,840	1,032,077
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	149	297,283	163.3
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	144	92,394	50.7
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	110	76,422	42.0
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	38	67,775	37.2
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	32	28,021	15.4
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	52	22,687	12.5
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	66	16,043	8.8
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	53	14,689	8.1
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	36	14,107	7.7
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	29	13,199	7.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	37	12,328	6.8
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	30	8,201	4.5
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	36	8,182	4.5
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	42	8,144	4.5
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	33	7,711	4.2
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	19	7,079	3.9
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	14	6,554	3.6
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	6,500	3.6
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	18	6,141	3.4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	11	5,591	3.1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	5,048	2.8
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	4,986	2.7
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	14	4,908	2.7
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	4,147	2.3
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	8	3,827	2.1
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	12	3,672	2.0
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	2	3,304	1.8
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	14	3,291	1.8
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	3,075	1.7
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	3,000	1.6
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	9	2,704	1.5
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	2,435	1.3
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	2,355	1.3
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	8	2,285	1.3
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	16	1,996	1.1
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	1,730	1.0
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	1,285	0.7
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	13	1,094	0.6
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,022	0.6
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	9	1,014	0.6
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	1	1,000	0.5
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	943	0.5
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	9	933	0.5
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	693	0.4
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	4	668	0.4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	6	650	0.4
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	635	0.3
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	604	0.3
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	570	0.3
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	3	547	0.3
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	540	0.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	503	0.3
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	465	0.3
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	437	0.2
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	2	303	0.2
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	1	300	0.2
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	300	0.2
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	277	0.2
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	272	0.1
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	265	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	217	0.1
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	200	0.1
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	175	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	2	104	0.1
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	1	102	0.1
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	93	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	68	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	68	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	57	0.0
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	51	0.0
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	50	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	40	0.0
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	29	0.0
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	2	24	0.0
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	21	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	14	0.0
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	0	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	2	---	---
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	4	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	6	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	8	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	13	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant	----	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	30	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	2	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	15	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	7	---	---
		Totals:	1,330	788,507

The population of Wayne County, Michigan was 1,820,584 in 2010; in 2000 it was 2,061,162. The total population changed -11.7%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (788,507) included 43.3% 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.