Kentucky

Religious Traditions, 2010

1,448,947	64,958	305,955	2,133	359,783	55,938	2,101,653
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^†
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2,424	979,994	242.5
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	323	406,021	100.5
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	991	208,720	51.6
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	405	106,638	26.4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	231	67,611	16.7
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	621	58,602	14.5
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	196	36,940	9.1
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	236	33,572	8.3
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	167	30,103	7.4
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	133	20,441	5.1
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	136	19,667	4.9
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	76	19,343	4.8
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	63	17,966	4.4
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	133	11,507	2.8
Jewish	Other	Judaism	11	11,350	2.8
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	104	10,859	2.7
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	14	10,359	2.6
"Old" Missionary Baptists Associations	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	42	9,735	2.4
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	40	9,485	2.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	32	8,763	2.2
Separate Baptists in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	54	6,767	1.7
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	29	6,499	1.6
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	21	6,373	1.6
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	57	5,900	1.5
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	81	4,901	1.2
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	10	4,696	1.2
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	45	4,112	1.0
Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	39	3,989	1.0
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	3,450	0.9
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	19	3,432	0.8
Enterprise Baptists Association	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	36	3,241	0.8
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	5	2,993	0.7
Old Order Amish	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	32	2,272	0.6
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	20	2,151	0.5
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	1,746	0.4
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	1,603	0.4
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,588	0.4
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	7	1,241	0.3
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	9	1,081	0.3
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	1,069	0.3
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	13	1,065	0.3
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	11	963	0.2
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	856	0.2
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	831	0.2
National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	13	826	0.2
Old Order Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	10	805	0.2
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	4	635	0.2
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	613	0.2
Amish; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	565	0.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	522	0.1
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	515	0.1
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	495	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	422	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	5	383	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	327	0.1
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	7	322	0.1
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	305	0.1
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	297	0.1
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	294	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	4	244	0.1
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	238	0.1
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	3	219	0.1
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	200	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	140	0.0
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	118	0.0
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	105	0.0
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	90	0.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	76	0.0
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	72	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	72	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	68	0.0
Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	39	0.0
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	27	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	12	0.0
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	0	---
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Ambassadors Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Berea Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	7	---	---
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A.	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	---	---	---
Church of God in Christ	Black 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 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	---	---	---
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Evangelical Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Evangelical Congregational Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Friends General Conference *	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	---	---	---
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
International Fellowship of Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	---	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Mennonite Christian Fellowship*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Primitive Baptist Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	65	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	12	---	---
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
		Totals:	7,143	2,159,541

The population of Kentucky was 4,041,769 in 2000; in 1990 it was 3,685,296. The total population changed 9.7%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,159,541) included 53.4% 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.