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	1,630	6,286,916	324.4
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,323	328,315	16.9
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	1,276	374,521	19.3
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	788	588,500	30.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	679	116,960	6.0
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	653	163,730	8.4
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	536	173,405	8.9
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	522	92,987	4.8
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	386	134,407	6.9
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	364	79,268	4.1
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	327	32,271	1.7
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	287	---	---
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	263	44,146	2.3
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	257	392,953	20.3
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	234	51,379	2.7
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	216	30,989	1.6
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	189	67,408	3.5
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	176	71,688	3.7
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	171	25,786	1.3
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	151	78,031	4.0
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	142	53,368	2.8
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	142	18,302	0.9
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	136	---	---
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	128	22,406	1.2
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	126	82,809	4.3
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	121	23,212	1.2
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	111	---	---
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	107	10,697	0.6
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	104	106,806	5.5
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	89	23,650	1.2
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	87	49,598	2.6
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	86	10,787	0.6
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	85	21,374	1.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	80	5,914	0.3
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	78	12,662	0.7
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	77	6,213	0.3
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	68	3,256	0.2
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	64	6,877	0.4
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	63	6,767	0.3
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	63	13,258	0.7
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	61	76,985	4.0
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	58	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	53	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	52	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	52	---	---
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	51	5,635	0.3
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	50	---	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	41	4,843	0.2
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	40	---	---
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	39	28,819	1.5
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	39	5,905	0.3
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	35	---	---
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	34	3,710	0.2
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	33	2,379	0.1
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	32	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	32	---	---
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	31	16,160	0.8
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	31	2,505	0.1
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	30	5,118	0.3
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	29	6,595	0.3
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	28	---	---
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	26	2,402	0.1
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	26	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	25	23,754	1.2
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant	----	24	---	---
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	23	4,590	0.2
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	22	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	20	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	19	---	---
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	19	2,663	0.1
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	19	2,962	0.2
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	19	3,470	0.2
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	4,840	0.2
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	18	3,209	0.2
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	18	5,770	0.3
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	17	---	---
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	16	1,631	0.1
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	16	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	16	---	---
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	15	747	0.0
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	14	1,904	0.1
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	14	11,397	0.6
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	14	1,714	0.1
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	14	---	---
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	13	3,721	0.2
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	13	8,020	0.4
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	13	4,809	0.2
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	778	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	3,776	0.2
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	13	971	0.1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	963	0.0
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	799	0.0
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	11	3,350	0.2
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	11	5,991	0.3
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	798	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	2,875	0.1
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	10	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	10	---	---
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	2,506	0.1
Bruderhof Communities, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	1,340	0.1
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	9	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	9	1,494	0.1
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	1,504	0.1
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	1,524	0.1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	2,421	0.1
Jain	Other	Other Groups	8	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	8	---	---
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	871	0.0
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	7	---	---
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	7	707	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	259	0.0
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	6	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	6	1,394	0.1
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	1,005	0.1
International Fellowship of Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	6	---	---
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	3,473	0.2
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	5,450	0.3
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	5	793	0.0
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	6,277	0.3
Tao	Other	Other Groups	5	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Bible Fellowship Church	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	197	0.0
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	683	0.0
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	455	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	90	0.0
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	---	---
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	1,838	0.1
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	---	---
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	203	0.0
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	244	0.0
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	292	0.0
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	109	0.0
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	---	---
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	192	0.0
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	3,184	0.2
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	250	0.0
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	3	---	---
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	68	0.0
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	170	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	54	0.0
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	131	0.0
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	167	0.0
Federation of Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	689	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	3,530	0.2
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	340	0.0
United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	2	487	0.0
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	120	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	---	---
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Mennonite Christian Fellowship*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	125	0.0
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	---	---
Shinto	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	0	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	1	702	0.0
		Totals:	14,110	9,923,512

The population of New York was 19,378,102 in 2010; in 2000 it was 18,976,457. The total population changed 2.1%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (9,923,512) included 51.2% 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.