Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

281,300	9,714	115,244	8,682	408,253	117,086	1,547,314
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^†
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	190	117,042	47.1
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	127	27,519	11.1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	111	61,253	24.6
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	91	408,253	164.1
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	60	32,586	13.1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	51	29,257	11.8
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	47	14,744	5.9
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	46	17,692	7.1
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	46	19,779	8.0
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	40	10,334	4.2
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	38	13,268	5.3
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	35	6,433	2.6
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	28	13,509	5.4
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	26	---	---
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	25	5,448	2.2
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	25	2,922	1.2
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	24	5,303	2.1
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	22	7,542	3.0
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	22	---	---
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	22	6,420	2.6
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	21	10,692	4.3
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	20	12,973	5.2
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	2,260	0.9
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	18	---	---
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	16	1,321	0.5
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	15	4,682	1.9
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	14	13,430	5.4
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	12	2,139	0.9
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	11	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	11	---	---
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	11	14,714	5.9
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	10	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	3,278	1.3
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	10	1,791	0.7
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	10	1,805	0.7
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	932	0.4
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	9	3,582	1.4
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	---	---
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	9	2,358	0.9
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	8	---	---
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	8	361	0.1
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	1,330	0.5
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	7	649	0.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	1,621	0.7
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	7,156	2.9
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	6	768	0.3
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	6	1,224	0.5
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	722	0.3
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	294	0.1
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	5	---	---
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	5	1,778	0.7
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	5	9,221	3.7
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	875	0.4
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	5	2,512	1.0
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	3,778	1.5
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	1,657	0.7
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	358	0.1
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	4	3,425	1.4
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	208	0.1
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	---	---
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	4,125	1.7
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	733	0.3
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	452	0.2
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	532	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	690	0.3
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	193	0.1
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	253	0.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	5,100	2.1
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	241	0.1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	243	0.1
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	922	0.4
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	2	---	---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	184	0.1
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	2	3,240	1.3
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	628	0.3
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	177	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	217	0.1
Pillar of Fire	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	200	0.1
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	2	1,261	0.5
Tao	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	81	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	180	0.1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Canadian and American Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	0	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	400	0.2
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	500	0.2
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	210	0.1
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	1	1,562	0.6
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	1	12	0.0
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	1	2,000	0.8
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	588	0.2
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	90	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	30	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	1	355	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	13	0.0
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	243	0.1
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	99	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	600	0.2
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	640	0.3
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	78	0.0
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	9	0.0
		Totals:	1,550	940,279

The population of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 2,487,593 in 2010; in 2000 it was 2,157,756. The total population changed 15.3%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (940,279) included 37.8% of the total population in 2010.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 9 counties: Adams County, Colorado, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Denver County, Colorado, Douglas County, Colorado, Elbert County, Colorado, Gilpin County, Colorado, Jefferson County, Colorado, Park County, Colorado.

^* 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.