New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

777,643	238,222	817,579	185,309	7,216,151	1,628,119	8,704,387
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^†
Jewish	Other	Judaism	1,571	2,122,005	121.9
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	1,321	7,616,293	437.4
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	605	223,850	12.9
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	542	211,336	12.1
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	519	171,970	9.9
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	391	196,161	11.3
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	357	142,126	8.2
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	339	78,965	4.5
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	241	79,096	4.5
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	202	59,197	3.4
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	144	59,472	3.4
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	141	39,667	2.3
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	125	14,802	0.9
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	117	180,140	10.3
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	117	20,243	1.2
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	93	12,897	0.7
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	87	---	---
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	76	8,767	0.5
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	76	---	---
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	67	9,746	0.6
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	66	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	63	7,569	0.4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	55	19,311	1.1
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	53	4,704	0.3
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	47	10,690	0.6
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	46	3,301	0.2
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	44	10,210	0.6
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	39	2,856	0.2
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	39	2,304	0.1
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	37	5,028	0.3
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	37	3,384	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	37	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	29	7,775	0.4
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	21	24,795	1.4
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	19	984	0.1
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	19	1,707	0.1
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	16	933	0.1
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	14	1,513	0.1
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	13	---	---
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	12	4,378	0.3
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	11	2,386	0.1
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	2,532	0.1
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	2,402	0.1
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	8	7,850	0.5
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	713	0.0
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	479	0.0
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	659	0.0
Reformed Episcopal Church	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	6	515	0.0
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	5	1,744	0.1
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	9,300	0.5
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	4	211	0.0
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	120	0.0
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	4	2,501	0.1
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	---	---
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	---	---
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	---	---
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	378	0.0
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	169	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	22,000	1.3
Bible Church of Christ, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	7,423	0.4
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	230	0.0
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	173	0.0
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	163	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	49	0.0
Byelorussion Council Of Orthodox Churches In North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	364	0.0
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	71	0.0
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	680	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	187	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	121	0.0
Netherlands Reformed Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	964	0.1
Advent Christian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	13	0.0
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	11	0.0
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	21	0.0
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	95	0.0
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	14	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	86	0.0
Evangelical Congregational Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	266	0.0
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	112	0.0
Fire Baptized Holiness Church, (Wesleyan), The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	3	0.0
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	57	0.0
Orthodox Church in America: Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	17	0.0
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Black Baptists Estimate	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	580,683	33.3
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
		Totals:	7,985	12,003,937

The population of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 17,413,155 in 1990; in 1980 it was 16,868,198. The total population changed 3.2%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (12,003,937) included 68.9% of the total population in 1990.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 25 counties: Bergen County, New Jersey, Bronx County, New York, Dutchess County, New York, Essex County, New Jersey, Hudson County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Kings County, New York, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, Nassau County, New York, New York County, New York, Ocean County, New Jersey, Orange County, New York, Passaic County, New Jersey, Pike County, Pennsylvania, Putnam County, New York, Queens County, New York, Richmond County, New York, Rockland County, New York, Somerset County, New Jersey, Suffolk County, New York, Sussex County, New Jersey, Union County, New Jersey, Westchester County, New York.

^* 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.