New York

Religious Traditions, 2010

871,326	202,217	1,027,403	140,297	6,287,618	1,394,651	9,454,590
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	1,784	7,550,491	397.9
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,404	403,362	21.3
Jewish	Other	Judaism	995	1,653,870	87.2
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	717	162,227	8.5
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	693	201,797	10.6
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	541	203,297	10.7
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	506	98,209	5.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	427	169,329	8.9
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	291	58,949	3.1
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	249	68,261	3.6
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	249	66,998	3.5
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	219	24,364	1.3
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	195	81,705	4.3
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	162	23,248	1.2
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	161	24,142	1.3
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	160	44,987	2.4
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	158	17,433	0.9
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	145	16,300	0.9
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	144	223,968	11.8
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	124	41,898	2.2
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	121	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	109	13,971	0.7
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	97	24,065	1.3
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	96	9,749	0.5
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	83	---	---
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	82	9,482	0.5
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	64	6,607	0.3
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	64	61,407	3.2
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	62	12,489	0.7
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	57	3,502	0.2
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	45	7,040	0.4
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	44	4,062	0.2
Old Order Amish	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	41	2,752	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	38	2,768	0.1
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	35	2,772	0.1
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	33	4,034	0.2
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	32	4,499	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	31	5,471	0.3
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	27	3,215	0.2
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	26	4,651	0.2
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	23	---	---
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	22	5,350	0.3
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	21	---	---
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	20	29,250	1.5
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	19	14,250	0.8
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	19	---	---
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	19	4,884	0.3
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	17	3,607	0.2
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	17	---	---
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	15	3,710	0.2
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	15	1,072	0.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	15	2,875	0.2
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	13	1,803	0.1
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	12	4,880	0.3
Jain	Other	Other Groups	12	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	2,770	0.1
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	4,552	0.2
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	11	3,435	0.2
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	1,009	0.1
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	11,362	0.6
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	10	1,618	0.1
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	3,112	0.2
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	1,320	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	7	466	0.0
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	867	0.0
Old Order Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	7	1,512	0.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	8,260	0.4
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	495	0.0
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	308	0.0
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	6	534	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	2,660	0.1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	311	0.0
Bruderhof Communities, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	660	0.0
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	1,450	0.1
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	519	0.0
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	819	0.0
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	98	0.0
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	8,287	0.4
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	1,080	0.1
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	---	---
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Tao	Other	Other Groups	4	---	---
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	168	0.0
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	159	0.0
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	2,800	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	3	538	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	25	0.0
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	150	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	63	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	760	0.0
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	383	0.0
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	71	0.0
Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	168	0.0
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	586	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	39	0.0
Orthodox Church in America: Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	600	0.0
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	122	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,575	0.1
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	4,800	0.3
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	350	0.0
Amish; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	52	0.0
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	760	0.0
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	125	0.0
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	28	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	25	0.0
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Bapti	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	314	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	24	0.0
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	170	0.0
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	---	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Bible Fellowship Church	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	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 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	---	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Cumberland 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	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Federation of Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	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	---	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Hutterian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Communal	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Mennonite Christian Fellowship*	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	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Shinto	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	---	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
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:	11,001	11,461,411

The population of New York was 18,976,457 in 2000; in 1990 it was 17,990,455. The total population changed 5.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (11,461,411) included 60.4% 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.