Florida

Religious Traditions, 2010

3,049,524	333,390	870,959	60,170	2,515,243	528,302	11,443,722
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	% Change
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	+911	-44,752	-3.5%
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	+113	+46,590	+64.2%
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	+81	+133,185	+420.7%
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	+46	+8,144	+8.0%
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	+43	+56,883	+30.0%
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	+35	-3,569	-15.8%
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	+35	+5,308	+160.8%
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	+34	+61,305	+81.1%
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+28	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	+20	---	---
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	+20	-82,309	-3.2%
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	+16	---	---
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+15	-7,150	-16.3%
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	+14	+1,905	+29.4%
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	+13	-247	-0.9%
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	+13	-6,522	-9.1%
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	+9	+1,375	+17.8%
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+9	+1,080	+42.2%
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+8	---	---
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	+8	+238	+75.6%
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	+6	+6,698	+39.4%
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	+6	+303	+36.9%
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	+4	-375	-8.7%
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+4	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+4	---	---
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	+3	-5,550	-9.5%
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+3	+2	+0.8%
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+3	-414	-19.3%
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+3	-81	-15.4%
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+3	+1,342	+48.9%
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+3	+222	+33.1%
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	+2	+1,321	+26.7%
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+2	+829	+37.2%
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	+2	-1,710	-32.2%
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+2	+2,375	+110.5%
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+2	+850	+170.0%
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	+2	-176	-3.0%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	+2	+623	+11.1%
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	+2	---	---
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+1	+1,016	+33.1%
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+1	-540	-16.1%
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+1	-1,169	-21.4%
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	+1	---	---
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+1	+102	+37.9%
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+1	+7,789	+31.4%
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+1	+560	+93.3%
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+1	+168	+140.0%
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+1	-419	-12.3%
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	+0	+16	+100.0%
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+0	-444	-71.5%
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+0	-8	-4.5%
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+0	-260	-53.1%
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	+0	-25	-12.8%
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+0	-548	-18.7%
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+0	+5	+33.3%
Moravian Church in America--Southern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	+0	-154	-14.1%
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+0	---	---
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	+0	---	---
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	+0	+1,729	+15.4%
Tao	Other	Other Groups	+0	---	---
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	+0	-117	-27.1%
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	+0	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	-1	-44	-8.7%
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	-1	+10	+33.3%
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	-1	---	---
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	-2	+14,040	+286.1%
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	-2	+1,269	+46.3%
Jain	Other	Other Groups	-2	---	---
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	-2	-793	-20.7%
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	-2	+1,159	+79.8%
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	-2	-9,744	-24.8%
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	-2	+4,586	+74.2%
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	-3	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	-3	---	---
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	-4	-452	-39.6%
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	-4	-605	-17.1%
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	-4	-1,381	-49.1%
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	-4	-3,400	-47.4%
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	-5	-23,044	-15.1%
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	-5	-83	-2.3%
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	-7	+1,725	+12.2%
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	-9	+681	+1.5%
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	-9	-2,446	-3.4%
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	-11	-30,081	-19.1%
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	-14	-1,091	-14.6%
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	-21	-22,454	-24.8%
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	-45	-8,144	-42.8%
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	-76	+9,457	+2.1%
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	---	---	---
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Bruderhof Communities, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	---	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	---	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical 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	---	---	---
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Congregational Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Friends United Meeting *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
International Fellowship of Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
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 Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	---	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Unity of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
		Totals:	+1,297	+114,589	+2%

The population of Florida was 18,801,310 in 2010; in 2000 it was 15,982,378. The total population changed 17.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (7,357,588) included 39.1% of the total population in 2010.

The population of Florida was 15,982,378 in 2000; in 1990 it was 12,937,926. The total population changed 23.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (6,576,205) included 41.1% 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.