Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

269,233	95,887	223,815	12,699	452,262	86,603	1,569,990
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	133	452,262	166.9
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	333	130,576	48.2
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	339	108,535	40.0
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	203	52,032	19.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	105	42,880	15.8
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	59	37,747	13.9
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	88	34,625	12.8
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	32	27,180	10.0
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	41	25,681	9.5
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	63	18,254	6.7
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	13	18,250	6.7
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	27	14,534	5.4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	25	14,114	5.2
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	54	12,178	4.5
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	42	11,784	4.3
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	21	11,776	4.3
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	7	11,577	4.3
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	35	10,800	4.0
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	35	10,593	3.9
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	10,250	3.8
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	40	9,623	3.6
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	8	9,615	3.5
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	15	6,226	2.3
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	8	5,616	2.1
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	28	5,560	2.1
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	9	4,800	1.8
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	4,392	1.6
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	23	4,089	1.5
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	3,510	1.3
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	11	2,749	1.0
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	15	2,591	1.0
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	8	2,446	0.9
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	11	2,340	0.9
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	13	1,832	0.7
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	1,445	0.5
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	1,352	0.5
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	11	1,301	0.5
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	3	1,288	0.5
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	8	1,163	0.4
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	3	1,084	0.4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	9	904	0.3
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	3	721	0.3
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	716	0.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	710	0.3
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	5	574	0.2
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	550	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	513	0.2
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	481	0.2
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	470	0.2
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	417	0.2
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	416	0.2
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	3	411	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	385	0.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	379	0.1
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	350	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	347	0.1
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	289	0.1
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	274	0.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	270	0.1
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	252	0.1
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	250	0.1
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	238	0.1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	226	0.1
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	225	0.1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	185	0.1
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	148	0.1
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	142	0.1
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	126	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	118	0.0
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	109	0.0
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	104	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	98	0.0
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	96	0.0
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	82	0.0
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	5	71	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	68	0.0
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	55	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	50	0.0
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	29	0.0
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	15	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	7	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
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	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Congregational Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	0	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	13	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	4	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant	----	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	33	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	1	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	2	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
		Totals:	2,160	1,140,499

The population of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 2,710,489 in 2010; in 2000 it was 2,552,994. The total population changed 6.2%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,140,499) included 42.1% of the total population in 2010.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 7 counties: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Baltimore city, Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland, Carroll County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland, Howard County, Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

^* 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.