Arizona

Religious Traditions, 2010

762,376	12,473	171,792	16,233	930,702	486,352	4,012,089
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	267	974,883	190.0
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	643	251,974	49.1
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	323	138,516	27.0
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	243	82,802	16.1
Jewish	Other	Judaism	38	81,675	15.9
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	96	69,393	13.5
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	114	53,232	10.4
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	34	34,130	6.7
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	97	33,554	6.5
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	72	33,162	6.5
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	70	31,104	6.1
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	29,755	5.8
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	64	24,977	4.9
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	102	18,143	3.5
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	104	17,362	3.4
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	138	14,471	2.8
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	50	12,689	2.5
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	44	12,129	2.4
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	12	11,857	2.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	30	11,751	2.3
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	58	11,513	2.2
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	29	10,226	2.0
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	62	7,719	1.5
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	30	5,690	1.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	17	5,560	1.1
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	19	5,338	1.0
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	27	5,026	1.0
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	45	4,609	0.9
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	22	4,518	0.9
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	4,230	0.8
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	3,452	0.7
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	46	3,091	0.6
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	16	2,600	0.5
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	12	2,249	0.4
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	2,206	0.4
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	11	1,993	0.4
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	1,926	0.4
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	1,827	0.4
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	1,812	0.4
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	21	1,736	0.3
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	1,731	0.3
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,576	0.3
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,568	0.3
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	1,445	0.3
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	15	1,283	0.3
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	14	1,262	0.2
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	24	1,252	0.2
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,232	0.2
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	10	1,206	0.2
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	6	1,075	0.2
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	850	0.2
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	11	798	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	781	0.2
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	750	0.1
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	9	695	0.1
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	15	675	0.1
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	651	0.1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	507	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	388	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	375	0.1
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	370	0.1
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	343	0.1
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	333	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	3	226	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	221	0.0
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	220	0.0
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	210	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	177	0.0
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	170	0.0
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	120	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	109	0.0
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	100	0.0
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	84	0.0
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	80	0.0
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	73	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	66	0.0
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	36	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	30	0.0
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	15	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	0	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Bapti	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	0	---
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	---	---	---
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	25	---	---
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	28	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	---	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	---	---	---
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	9	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	---	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	---	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Primitive Baptist Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Tao	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
		Totals:	3,307	2,048,023

The population of Arizona was 5,130,632 in 2000; in 1990 it was 3,665,228. The total population changed 40.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,048,023) included 39.9% of the total population in 2000.

^* 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.