Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

1,823,392	112,566	450,356	11,762	851,149	305,886	2,871,103
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^†
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1,969	985,562	153.4
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	123	851,149	132.4
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	1,021	500,431	77.9
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	317	314,125	48.9
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	55	155,172	24.1
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	359	103,388	16.1
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	277	93,933	14.6
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	152	75,138	11.7
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	98	42,100	6.6
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	42	37,347	5.8
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	70	35,309	5.5
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	105	29,822	4.6
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	101	29,690	4.6
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	52	26,583	4.1
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	105	21,296	3.3
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	39	20,216	3.1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	55	18,866	2.9
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	27	17,487	2.7
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	84	15,293	2.4
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	29	14,742	2.3
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	14	14,205	2.2
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	20	13,000	2.0
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	72	12,515	1.9
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	9	12,139	1.9
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	51	9,497	1.5
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	33	8,867	1.4
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	44	8,758	1.4
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	4	8,100	1.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	6,810	1.1
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	6,566	1.0
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	17	6,198	1.0
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	4,635	0.7
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	30	4,300	0.7
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	13	3,760	0.6
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	10	3,157	0.5
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	22	3,030	0.5
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	11	3,030	0.5
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	2,923	0.5
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	23	2,500	0.4
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	2,199	0.3
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	7	2,168	0.3
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	5	2,078	0.3
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,916	0.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	14	1,886	0.3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	9	1,648	0.3
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	11	1,485	0.2
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	1,413	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	1,358	0.2
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	14	1,205	0.2
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	1,130	0.2
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	1,110	0.2
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	5	1,078	0.2
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	8	1,008	0.2
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	791	0.1
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	782	0.1
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	770	0.1
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	756	0.1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	672	0.1
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	15	669	0.1
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	650	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	5	522	0.1
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	512	0.1
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	510	0.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	480	0.1
Congregational Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	8	473	0.1
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	432	0.1
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	422	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	395	0.1
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	369	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	10	315	0.0
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	288	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	280	0.0
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	7	262	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	252	0.0
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	175	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	175	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	130	0.0
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	128	0.0
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	124	0.0
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	122	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.0
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	89	0.0
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	2	62	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	45	0.0
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	38	0.0
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	44	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	14	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	3	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A.	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	15	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	10	---	---
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	23	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	116	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	62	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	1	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	81	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	7	---	---
		Totals:	6,144	3,555,111

The population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 6,426,214 in 2010; in 2000 it was 5,204,126. The total population changed 23.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,555,111) included 55.3% of the total population in 2010.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 13 counties: Collin County, Texas, Dallas County, Texas, Denton County, Texas, Ellis County, Texas, Hood County, Texas, Hunt County, Texas, Johnson County, Texas, Kaufman County, Texas, Parker County, Texas, Rockwall County, Texas, Somervell County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, Wise County, Texas.

^* 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.