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	277	930,001	145.5
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	811	392,918	61.5
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	574	281,105	44.0
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	404	126,830	19.8
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	285	123,713	19.4
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	122	54,977	8.6
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	62	48,386	7.6
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	84	42,944	6.7
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	72	26,322	4.1
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	97	26,078	4.1
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	66	24,853	3.9
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	100	20,924	3.3
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	106	16,991	2.7
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	19	14,350	2.2
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	137	14,151	2.2
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	40	14,089	2.2
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	16	13,117	2.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	18	13,114	2.1
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	4	13,072	2.0
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	54	12,760	2.0
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	4	11,500	1.8
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	34	8,738	1.4
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	29	8,557	1.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	33	8,390	1.3
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	8,100	1.3
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	9	7,775	1.2
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	34	7,659	1.2
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	22	7,290	1.1
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	73	7,228	1.1
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	26	7,204	1.1
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	32	4,731	0.7
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	28	4,612	0.7
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	30	4,590	0.7
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	6	4,577	0.7
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	42	4,569	0.7
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	26	3,845	0.6
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	30	3,801	0.6
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	5	3,715	0.6
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	3,600	0.6
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	9	3,098	0.5
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	22	2,860	0.4
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	9	2,814	0.4
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	16	2,710	0.4
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	13	2,606	0.4
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	16	2,601	0.4
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	2,332	0.4
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	18	2,014	0.3
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	9	1,926	0.3
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	20	1,922	0.3
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	4	1,853	0.3
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	26	1,672	0.3
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	1,618	0.3
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	15	1,457	0.2
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	1,320	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,320	0.2
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	12	1,177	0.2
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	950	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	7	933	0.1
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	780	0.1
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	750	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	701	0.1
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	1	701	0.1
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	690	0.1
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	608	0.1
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	592	0.1
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	591	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	18	540	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	461	0.1
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	349	0.1
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	338	0.1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	302	0.0
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	297	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	296	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	275	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	263	0.0
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	6	246	0.0
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	240	0.0
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	219	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	202	0.0
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	195	0.0
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	2	189	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	180	0.0
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	168	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	135	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	134	0.0
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	126	0.0
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	87	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	85	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	78	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	40	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	40	0.0
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	35	0.0
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	32	0.0
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	30	0.0
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	24	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	20	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	20	0.0
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	13	---	---
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	47	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	24	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	5	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	0	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	---	---
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	98	---	---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	7	---	---
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	16	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	13	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	3	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	15	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	10	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	98	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	4	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Tao	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	42	---	---
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	20	---	---
		Totals:	4,673	2,379,928

The population of Arizona was 6,392,017 in 2010; in 2000 it was 5,130,632. The total population changed 24.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,379,928) included 37.2% of the total population in 2010.

^* 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.