Michigan

Religious Traditions, 2010

1,277,144	214,114	653,898	47,533	1,717,296	255,358	5,718,297
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^†
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	897	222,269	22.4
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	888	2,019,926	203.2
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	411	244,231	24.6
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	356	160,836	16.2
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	289	83,610	8.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	268	104,471	10.5
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	264	56,004	5.6
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	245	58,482	5.9
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	232	112,711	11.3
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	199	45,689	4.6
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	195	28,527	2.9
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	186	35,703	3.6
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	185	37,712	3.8
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	172	58,043	5.8
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	159	59,935	6.0
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	153	84,265	8.5
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	143	53,934	5.4
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	140	44,476	4.5
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	130	16,402	1.7
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	120	14,347	1.4
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	119	25,040	2.5
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	113	23,739	2.4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	100	30,020	3.0
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	94	13,649	1.4
Jewish	Other	Judaism	71	110,000	11.1
Old Order Amish	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	70	4,771	0.5
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	66	8,043	0.8
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	63	14,219	1.4
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	59	9,062	0.9
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	59	54,068	5.4
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Bapti	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	59	20,180	2.0
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	59	6,469	0.7
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	58	23,960	2.4
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	51	80,515	8.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	44	3,952	0.4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	39	9,755	1.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	39	8,251	0.8
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	36	6,471	0.7
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	33	2,419	0.2
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	30	2,829	0.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	29	4,167	0.4
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	25	1,812	0.2
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	23	14,958	1.5
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	23	1,750	0.2
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	23	4,667	0.5
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	986	0.1
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	1,498	0.2
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	22	5,861	0.6
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	21	---	---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	21	3,026	0.3
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	20	5,710	0.6
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	20	17,598	1.8
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	20	6,165	0.6
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	18	---	---
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	17	1,067	0.1
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	16	3,005	0.3
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	16	30,200	3.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	16	1,816	0.2
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	---	---
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	13	576	0.1
Protestant Reformed Churches in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	13	3,646	0.4
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	3,609	0.4
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	12	3,604	0.4
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	5,350	0.5
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	10	1,039	0.1
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	521	0.1
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	361	0.0
Primitive Baptist Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	---	---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	7	672	0.1
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	7	457	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	7	298	0.0
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	1,670	0.2
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	336	0.0
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	1,869	0.2
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	2,492	0.3
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	175	0.0
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	---	---
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,335	0.1
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	---	---
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	278	0.0
National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	318	0.0
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	832	0.1
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	3,482	0.4
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	229	0.0
Jain	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	561	0.1
Netherlands Reformed Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	1,124	0.1
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	5,600	0.6
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	594	0.1
"Old" Missionary Baptists Associations	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	372	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	10	0.0
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,325	0.1
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	116	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	450	0.0
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	786	0.1
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	3,000	0.3
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	375	0.0
Old Order Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	169	0.0
Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	951	0.1
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,225	0.1
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Wayne Trail Missionary Baptist Association	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	371	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Amish; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	53	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,680	0.2
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	65	0.0
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	6	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,600	0.2
Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	25	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Orthodox Church in America: Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	450	0.0
Reformed Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	38	0.0
Strict Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	18	0.0
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	600	0.1
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 Lutheran Church of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Canadian and American Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
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, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
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 Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Free Reformed 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	---	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Heritage Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
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 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	---	---	---
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 of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	---	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
		Totals:	7,527	4,158,134

The population of Michigan was 9,938,444 in 2000; in 1990 it was 9,295,297. The total population changed 6.9%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (4,158,134) included 41.8% 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.