Columbus, OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

224,154	20,445	182,024	5,474	220,175	57,114	1,192,588
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^†
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	277	85,598	45.0
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	194	67,078	35.3
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	109	34,270	18.0
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	83	220,175	115.8
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	74	20,776	10.9
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	73	31,328	16.5
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	60	20,759	10.9
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	54	14,760	7.8
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	51	---	---
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	48	6,227	3.3
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	42	16,787	8.8
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	32	5,851	3.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	31	2,570	1.4
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	31	---	---
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	29	12,682	6.7
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	29	14,176	7.5
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	28	---	---
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	25	6,122	3.2
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	24	5,337	2.8
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	23	21,068	11.1
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	22	5,624	3.0
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	21	---	---
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	20	6,348	3.3
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	---	---
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	19	6,130	3.2
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	18	7,221	3.8
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	17	15,578	8.2
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	17	4,208	2.2
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	14	2,304	1.2
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	14	9,411	4.9
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	13	779	0.4
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	3,828	2.0
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	10	2,376	1.2
Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Other Groups	10	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	---	---
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	9	4,330	2.3
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	936	0.5
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	882	0.5
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	8	---	---
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	7	916	0.5
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	7	817	0.4
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	7	6,951	3.7
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	---	---
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	1,728	0.9
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	6	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	6	---	---
Enterprise Baptists Association	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	6	169	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	580	0.3
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	673	0.4
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	4	543	0.3
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	360	0.2
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	799	0.4
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	4	140	0.1
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	2,500	1.3
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	501	0.3
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	3,934	2.1
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	4	---	---
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	4	1,065	0.6
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	1,078	0.6
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	3	---	---
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	296	0.2
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	3	710	0.4
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	200	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	229	0.1
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	237	0.1
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	133	0.1
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	92	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	76	0.0
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	7,730	4.1
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	3	1,478	0.8
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	1,309	0.7
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	---	---
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	2	124	0.1
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	2	3,432	1.8
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	125	0.1
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	0	---
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	2	4,027	2.1
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	128	0.1
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	2	---	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	220	0.1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	441	0.2
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	218	0.1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	468	0.2
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	65	0.0
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	108	0.1
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	50	0.0
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	114	0.1
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	38	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	40	0.0
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	123	0.1
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	115	0.1
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	500	0.3
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	550	0.3
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	157	0.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	2,700	1.4
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	142	0.1
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,000	0.5
Mennonite Christian Fellowship*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	83	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	1	55	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	12	0.0
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	185	0.1
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	2,833	1.5
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	52	0.0
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	135	0.1
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	50	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	250	0.1
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	65	0.0
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	18	0.0
		Totals:	1,800	709,386

The population of the Columbus, OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,901,974 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,675,013. The total population changed 13.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (709,386) included 37.3% of the total population in 2010.

Columbus, OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 10 counties: Delaware County, Ohio, Fairfield County, Ohio, Franklin County, Ohio, Hocking County, Ohio, Licking County, Ohio, Madison County, Ohio, Morrow County, Ohio, Perry County, Ohio, Pickaway County, Ohio, Union County, Ohio.

^* 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.