Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

455,991	144,251	205,282	40,623	918,600	150,660	2,380,843
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	294	918,600	213.8
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	294	212,749	49.5
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	161	64,298	15.0
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	129	84,078	19.6
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	125	83,339	19.4
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	108	24,532	5.7
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	98	40,579	9.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	83	32,769	7.6
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	80	24,153	5.6
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	73	16,557	3.9
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	72	17,891	4.2
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	69	17,198	4.0
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	59	---	---
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	53	33,285	7.7
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	49	81,579	19.0
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	42	11,373	2.6
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	41	10,020	2.3
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	38	14,959	3.5
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	38	10,021	2.3
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	37	10,499	2.4
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	32	---	---
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	29	13,596	3.2
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	26	2,490	0.6
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	25	3,099	0.7
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	23	6,076	1.4
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	20	2,303	0.5
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	20	12,350	2.9
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	6,417	1.5
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	19	---	---
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	19	14,935	3.5
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	18	3,592	0.8
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	18	---	---
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	17	3,691	0.9
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	16	2,520	0.6
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	16	3,594	0.8
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	16	---	---
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	15	2,505	0.6
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	15	5,029	1.2
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	15	7,320	1.7
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	13	---	---
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	13	3,302	0.8
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	12	3,587	0.8
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	12	3,850	0.9
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	11	2,770	0.6
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	990	0.2
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	8,610	2.0
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	---	---
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	10	4,109	1.0
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	10	---	---
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	10,624	2.5
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	10	2,354	0.5
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	9	1,205	0.3
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	9	---	---
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	9	1,694	0.4
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	8	1,073	0.2
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	7	688	0.2
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	7	247	0.1
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	7	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	7	17,882	4.2
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	6	---	---
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	259	0.1
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	6	3,744	0.9
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,237	0.3
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	5	2,640	0.6
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant	----	5	---	---
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	5	1,734	0.4
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	679	0.2
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	5	---	---
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	242	0.1
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	4	---	---
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	4,035	0.9
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	4	3,046	0.7
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A.	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	---	---
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	---	---
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	765	0.2
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	399	0.1
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	7,625	1.8
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	670	0.2
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	404	0.1
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	3	5,886	1.4
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	---	---
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	3	61	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	162	0.0
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	3,225	0.8
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	555	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	704	0.2
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	3	---	---
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	600	0.1
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	---	---
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	169	0.0
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	47	0.0
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	2	24	0.0
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	3,275	0.8
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	212	0.0
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	2	---	---
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	265	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	217	0.1
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	81	0.0
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	2	157	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	700	0.2
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	540	0.1
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	200	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	3,000	0.7
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	2,500	0.6
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	481	0.1
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	228	0.1
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,670	0.4
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	50	0.0
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	277	0.1
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	144	0.0
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	93	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	105	0.0
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	64	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	120	0.0
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,000	0.2
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	128	0.0
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	0	7	0.0
		Totals:	2,714	1,915,407

The population of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 4,296,250 in 2010; in 2000 it was 4,452,557. The total population changed -3.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,915,407) included 44.6% of the total population in 2010.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 6 counties: Lapeer County, Michigan, Livingston County, Michigan, Macomb County, Michigan, Oakland County, Michigan, St. Clair County, Michigan, Wayne County, Michigan.

^* 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.