Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Religious Traditions, 2010

703,897	128,611	495,343	34,736	812,598	332,627	3,128,420
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	217	812,598	144.2
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	555	275,515	48.9
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	637	213,941	38.0
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	411	199,725	35.4
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	58	133,826	23.7
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	170	87,925	15.6
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	184	86,708	15.4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	128	64,543	11.5
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	121	52,206	9.3
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	138	45,580	8.1
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	63	42,921	7.6
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	132	42,142	7.5
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	46	41,759	7.4
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	111	34,372	6.1
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	20	29,249	5.2
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	20	26,828	4.8
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	42	24,825	4.4
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	45	20,327	3.6
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	46	17,612	3.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	17,220	3.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	16,975	3.0
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	39	16,419	2.9
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	69	15,761	2.8
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	10	12,266	2.2
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	48	11,819	2.1
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	46	11,462	2.0
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	17	10,636	1.9
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	22	9,367	1.7
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	52	8,812	1.6
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	13	7,988	1.4
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	29	7,140	1.3
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	29	6,743	1.2
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	40	6,586	1.2
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	26	6,251	1.1
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	2	5,109	0.9
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	39	4,380	0.8
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	4,252	0.8
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	19	4,173	0.7
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	26	3,842	0.7
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	11	3,467	0.6
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	3,400	0.6
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	9	3,267	0.6
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	20	3,196	0.6
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	31	3,192	0.6
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	16	3,054	0.5
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	15	2,796	0.5
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	17	2,795	0.5
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	21	2,770	0.5
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	2,620	0.5
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	5	2,487	0.4
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	14	2,333	0.4
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	2,097	0.4
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	2,000	0.4
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	2,000	0.4
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	18	1,609	0.3
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,600	0.3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	6	1,395	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	1,375	0.2
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	1,300	0.2
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	1,176	0.2
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	13	1,123	0.2
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	1,036	0.2
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,000	0.2
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	7	948	0.2
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	12	941	0.2
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	898	0.2
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	880	0.2
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	860	0.2
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	32	834	0.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	753	0.1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	748	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	6	743	0.1
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	9	635	0.1
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	589	0.1
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	559	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	4	548	0.1
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	5	496	0.1
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	489	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	435	0.1
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	433	0.1
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	391	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	378	0.1
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	300	0.1
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	299	0.1
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	194	0.0
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	190	0.0
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	185	0.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	143	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	135	0.0
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	131	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	3	120	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	111	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	108	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	92	0.0
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	84	0.0
Georgian Orthodox Parishes in the United States	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	54	0.0
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	51	0.0
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	48	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	40	0.0
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	18	0.0
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	17	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	33	---	---
Armenian Evangelical Churches (Additional)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	12	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A.	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	26	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	3	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	13	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	---	---
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	17	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	10	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	6	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	47	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	24	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	15	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	2	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	8	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	---	---
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
Tao	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	5	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	7	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	28	---	---
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	14	---	---
		Totals:	4,466	2,507,812

The population of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 5,636,232 in 2010; in 2000 it was 4,837,428. The total population changed 16.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,507,812) included 44.5% of the total population in 2010.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 24 counties: Alexandria city, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia, Calvert County, Maryland, Charles County, Maryland, Clarke County, Virginia, Culpeper County, Virginia, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Fairfax city, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, Falls Church city, Virginia, Fauquier County, Virginia, Frederick County, Maryland, Fredericksburg city, Virginia, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, Manassas city, Virginia, Manassas Park city, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince William County, Virginia, Rappahannock County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Stafford County, Virginia, Warren County, Virginia.

^* 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.