Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

380,653	25,790	102,117	7,084	281,867	69,717	1,267,183
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	----	323	121,531	56.9
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	233	107,542	50.4
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	78	13,702	6.4
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	65	28,986	13.6
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	62	46,617	21.8
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	50	49,996	23.4
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	46	5,698	2.7
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	43	21,549	10.1
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	41	281,165	131.7
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	37	7,743	3.6
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	33	20,065	9.4
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	33	7,028	3.3
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	31	14,092	6.6
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	28	---	---
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	26	10,732	5.0
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	20	3,631	1.7
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	1,256	0.6
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	20	3,450	1.6
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	1,856	0.9
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	20	27,939	13.1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	18	6,704	3.1
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	17	12,051	5.6
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	15	2,571	1.2
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	15	4,773	2.2
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	14	2,088	1.0
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	13	3,686	1.7
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	12	3,343	1.6
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	11	---	---
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	11	1,834	0.9
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	11	1,456	0.7
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	10	6,936	3.2
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	10	1,567	0.7
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	10	---	---
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	9	3,226	1.5
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	1,867	0.9
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	8	---	---
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	8	3,443	1.6
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	7	---	---
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	7	295	0.1
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	6	670	0.3
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	6	---	---
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	6	2,734	1.3
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	5	745	0.3
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	5	6,200	2.9
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	3,870	1.8
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	356	0.2
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	4	484	0.2
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	329	0.2
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	910	0.4
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	192	0.1
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	2,425	1.1
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	692	0.3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	942	0.4
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	429	0.2
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	151	0.1
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	3	2,768	1.3
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	3	140	0.1
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	86	0.0
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	229	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	326	0.2
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	3	180	0.1
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	3	494	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	355	0.2
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	86	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	850	0.4
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	50	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	---	---
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	2	675	0.3
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,324	0.6
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	78	0.0
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	92	0.0
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	2	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	47	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	217	0.1
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	242	0.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	550	0.3
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	16	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.1
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A.	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	---	---
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	65	0.0
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	30	0.0
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	200	0.1
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	120	0.1
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	2,500	1.2
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	544	0.3
International Fellowship of Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	1	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	75	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	1	341	0.2
Moravian Church in America--Southern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	107	0.1
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	300	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	109	0.1
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	1	178	0.1
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	106	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	80	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,000	0.5
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.1
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	1	702	0.3
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	19	0.0
		Totals:	1,636	867,228

The population of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 2,134,411 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,644,561. The total population changed 29.8%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (867,228) included 40.6% of the total population in 2010.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 4 counties: Lake County, Florida, Orange County, Florida, Osceola County, Florida, Seminole County, Florida.

^* 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.