State Membership Report
Alaska
Religious Traditions, 2010
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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.
[More information on the data sources]
Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
104 |
50,866 |
71.6 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
157 |
38,070 |
53.6 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
80 |
32,170 |
45.3 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
102 |
19,891 |
28.0 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
86 |
12,652 |
17.8 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
87 |
10,261 |
14.4 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
35 |
9,642 |
13.6 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
50 |
7,234 |
10.2 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
28 |
5,585 |
7.9 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
38 |
4,460 |
6.3 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
33 |
4,361 |
6.1 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
14 |
3,665 |
5.2 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
11 |
3,586 |
5.0 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
3,405 |
4.8 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
26 |
3,175 |
4.5 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
22 |
2,921 |
4.1 |
| Moravian Church in America--Alaska Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
23 |
2,649 |
3.7 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
20 |
2,489 |
3.5 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
26 |
2,451 |
3.5 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
13 |
2,146 |
3.0 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
17 |
1,968 |
2.8 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
16 |
1,691 |
2.4 |
| Evangelical Friends Church International* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
12 |
1,387 |
2.0 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
15 |
1,353 |
1.9 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
9 |
1,012 |
1.4 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
986 |
1.4 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
924 |
1.3 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
892 |
1.3 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
757 |
1.1 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
754 |
1.1 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
6 |
527 |
0.7 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
522 |
0.7 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
3 |
501 |
0.7 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
442 |
0.6 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
439 |
0.6 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
436 |
0.6 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
425 |
0.6 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
360 |
0.5 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
347 |
0.5 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
321 |
0.5 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
316 |
0.4 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
313 |
0.4 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
264 |
0.4 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
234 |
0.3 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
8 |
230 |
0.3 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
229 |
0.3 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
194 |
0.3 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
160 |
0.2 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
132 |
0.2 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
131 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
120 |
0.2 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
92 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
79 |
0.1 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
76 |
0.1 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
76 |
0.1 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
73 |
0.1 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
72 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
60 |
0.1 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
50 |
0.1 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
47 |
0.1 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
47 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
30 |
0.0 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
25 |
0.0 |
| Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
25 |
0.0 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
18 |
0.0 |
| Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
5 |
0.0 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
0 |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Lutheran Confession |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Fundamental Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
22 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
26 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
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Totals:
| 1,246 |
240,833 |
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The population of Alaska was 710,231 in 2010; in 2000 it was 626,932. The total population changed 13.3%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (240,833) included 33.9% of the total population in 2010.
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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.
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