Oklahoma City, OK, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

489,731	24,183	123,969	1,894	80,120	35,021	498,069
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	359	244,227	194.9
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	204	88,767	70.8
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	115	26,457	21.1
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	106	85,263	68.0
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	90	25,683	20.5
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	58	18,098	14.4
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	47	80,120	63.9
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	42	7,383	5.9
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	41	15,555	12.4
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	36	4,262	3.4
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	31	6,766	5.4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	29	15,476	12.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	27	9,063	7.2
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	23	1,689	1.3
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	23	---	---
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	21	3,669	2.9
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	---	---
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	19	6,835	5.5
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	17	6,293	5.0
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	17	1,848	1.5
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	16	1,698	1.4
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	16	2,712	2.2
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	14	2,627	2.1
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	13	6,963	5.6
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	13	7,538	6.0
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	12	2,488	2.0
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	10	1,434	1.1
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	1,876	1.5
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	9	6,195	4.9
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	5,054	4.0
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	7	250	0.2
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	6	688	0.5
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	6	---	---
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	6	2,540	2.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	5	43,072	34.4
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	5	2,359	1.9
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,698	1.4
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	1,111	0.9
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	4	2,054	1.6
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	270	0.2
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	751	0.6
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	550	0.4
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	3	468	0.4
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	345	0.3
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	413	0.3
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	3	673	0.5
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	424	0.3
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	2	---	---
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	84	0.1
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	2	---	---
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	262	0.2
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	166	0.1
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	0	---
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	226	0.2
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	35	0.0
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	20	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	71	0.1
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	101	0.1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	125	0.1
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	1	2,503	2.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.1
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	1	36	0.0
Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Other Groups	1	---	---
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	59	0.0
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	418	0.3
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	250	0.2
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	1	416	0.3
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	1	4,200	3.4
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	73	0.1
International Fellowship of Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	144	0.1
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	120	0.1
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	38	0.0
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	834	0.7
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	491	0.4
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	94	0.1
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	204	0.2
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	75	0.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	63	0.1
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	5	0.0
		Totals:	1,592	754,918

The population of the Oklahoma City, OK, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,252,987 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,095,421. The total population changed 14.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (754,918) included 60.2% of the total population in 2010.

Oklahoma City, OK, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 7 counties: Canadian County, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Grady County, Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, Logan County, Oklahoma, McClain County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.

^* 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.