County Membership Report
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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.
[More information on the data sources]
Reports
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| 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 Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
1,768 |
7.0 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
1,518 |
6.0 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
45 |
0.2 |
| Bible Fellowship Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
7 |
1,190 |
4.7 |
| Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
220 |
0.9 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
17 |
41,449 |
164.6 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
795 |
3.2 |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
130 |
0.5 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
128 |
0.5 |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
50 |
0.2 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
3 |
1,168 |
4.6 |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
7 |
1,569 |
6.2 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
517 |
2.1 |
| Church of the United Brethren in Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
2 |
245 |
1.0 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
17 |
3,268 |
13.0 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
29 |
0.1 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
6 |
2,186 |
8.7 |
| Evangelical Congregational Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
3,201 |
12.7 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
40 |
16,551 |
65.7 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
99 |
0.4 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
129 |
0.5 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Hindus |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
2 |
680 |
2.7 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
154 |
0.6 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Jewish |
Other |
Judaism |
5 |
5,000 |
19.9 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
9 |
556 |
2.2 |
| Mennonite; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
79 |
0.3 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
166 |
0.7 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
1,827 |
7.3 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Old Order Amish |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
368 |
1.5 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
480 |
1.9 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
109 |
0.4 |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
5,604 |
22.3 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
385 |
1.5 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
615 |
2.4 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
600 |
2.4 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
5 |
796 |
3.2 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
2,485 |
9.9 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
1 |
286 |
1.1 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
17 |
5,910 |
23.5 |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
60 |
21,674 |
86.1 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
582 |
2.3 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
134 |
0.5 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
--- |
--- |
--- |
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Totals:
| 275 |
124,745 |
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The population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania was 251,798 in 2000; in 1990 it was 237,813. The total population changed 5.9%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (124,745) included 49.5% of the total population in 2000.
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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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