Indiana

Religious Traditions, 2010

1,238,154	94,705	689,902	22,883	747,706	80,794	3,609,658
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	449	747,706	115.3
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	1,179	396,576	61.2
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,183	355,043	54.8
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	568	199,088	30.7
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	424	112,064	17.3
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	224	107,846	16.6
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	338	94,067	14.5
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	185	66,307	10.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	171	57,417	8.9
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	269	55,725	8.6
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	257	54,710	8.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	237	48,969	7.6
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	300	45,144	7.0
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	99	41,290	6.4
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	62	38,955	6.0
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	334	34,152	5.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	132	32,503	5.0
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	217	23,891	3.7
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	87	23,420	3.6
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	143	20,618	3.2
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	111	16,698	2.6
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	83	14,998	2.3
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	33	14,573	2.2
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	99	14,147	2.2
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	36	13,744	2.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	61	13,010	2.0
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	91	12,250	1.9
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	54	12,011	1.9
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	24	12,008	1.9
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	24	11,783	1.8
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	77	11,729	1.8
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	10,791	1.7
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	9,487	1.5
Friends United Meeting *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	94	8,631	1.3
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	17	8,511	1.3
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	18	6,476	1.0
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	16	6,419	1.0
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	18	6,092	0.9
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	31	5,679	0.9
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	10	5,513	0.9
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	5,248	0.8
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	25	4,902	0.8
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	28	4,856	0.7
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	27	4,563	0.7
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	4,560	0.7
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	44	4,190	0.6
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	30	3,882	0.6
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	3,734	0.6
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	12	3,617	0.6
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	26	3,535	0.5
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	20	3,502	0.5
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	3,500	0.5
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	17	3,192	0.5
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	15	3,157	0.5
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	2,968	0.5
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	19	2,949	0.5
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	26	2,827	0.4
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	2,311	0.4
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	2,287	0.4
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	3	2,230	0.3
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	22	2,204	0.3
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	1,905	0.3
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	25	1,718	0.3
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	1,530	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	1,492	0.2
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	11	1,428	0.2
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	0	1,370	0.2
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	11	1,327	0.2
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	7	1,324	0.2
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	8	1,319	0.2
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	12	1,318	0.2
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	1,250	0.2
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	29	1,232	0.2
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	1,174	0.2
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	1,020	0.2
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	926	0.1
Midwest Congregational Christian Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	14	708	0.1
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	557	0.1
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	543	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	526	0.1
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	500	0.1
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	487	0.1
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	455	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	447	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	14	428	0.1
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	10	407	0.1
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	403	0.1
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	1	400	0.1
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	7	369	0.1
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	5	350	0.1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	340	0.1
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	315	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	10	313	0.0
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	280	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	220	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	211	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	185	0.0
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	158	0.0
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	2	156	0.0
Ambassadors Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	127	0.0
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	124	0.0
Protestant Reformed Churches in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	119	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	106	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	105	0.0
Berea Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	55	0.0
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	40	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	30	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	29	0.0
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	27	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	26	0.0
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	10	0.0
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	21	---	---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	---	---
Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Other Groups	7	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	26	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	---	---
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	10	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	12	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
Evangelical Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	8	---	---
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	23	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	95	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	14	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	5	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	33	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	---	---
International Fellowship of Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	3	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	107	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	4	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	5	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	4	---	---
Presbyterian Reformed Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	4	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	151	---	---
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	10	---	---
		Totals:	9,061	2,874,144

The population of Indiana was 6,483,802 in 2010; in 2000 it was 6,080,485. The total population changed 6.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,874,144) included 44.3% 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.