Tennessee

Religious Traditions, 2010

2,384,381	273,889	533,145	10,422	223,045	97,463	2,823,760
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	3,189	1,483,356	233.7
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,508	375,693	59.2
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	917	292,248	46.1
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	151	222,343	35.0
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1,432	214,118	33.7
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	211	125,748	19.8
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	379	78,597	12.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	280	57,490	9.1
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	141	55,739	8.8
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	225	49,330	7.8
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	99	45,675	7.2
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	61	40,314	6.4
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	126	40,053	6.3
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	159	38,381	6.0
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	173	35,847	5.6
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	268	29,453	4.6
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	172	27,874	4.4
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	73	26,036	4.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	214	24,351	3.8
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	133	23,068	3.6
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	129	22,016	3.5
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	20	21,754	3.4
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	38	15,384	2.4
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	58	14,681	2.3
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	77	14,146	2.2
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	12	13,631	2.1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	47	11,840	1.9
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	23	9,935	1.6
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	64	9,606	1.5
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	8	8,486	1.3
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	124	8,448	1.3
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	6,195	1.0
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	6	5,584	0.9
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	5,400	0.9
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	71	4,742	0.7
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	4	4,483	0.7
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	7	4,410	0.7
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	10	4,158	0.7
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	36	3,719	0.6
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	17	3,372	0.5
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	14	3,104	0.5
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	15	2,801	0.4
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	2,694	0.4
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	25	2,662	0.4
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	2,320	0.4
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	10	2,207	0.3
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	15	2,050	0.3
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	1,966	0.3
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	15	1,948	0.3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	1,914	0.3
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	25	1,833	0.3
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	7	1,796	0.3
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	11	1,716	0.3
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	12	1,594	0.3
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	1,415	0.2
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	16	1,245	0.2
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	1,068	0.2
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	8	1,028	0.2
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	909	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	764	0.1
Maranatha Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	742	0.1
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	727	0.1
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	1	702	0.1
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	582	0.1
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	10	518	0.1
Mennonite Christian Fellowship*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	441	0.1
Congregational Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	9	389	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	8	329	0.1
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	285	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	5	285	0.0
Friends United Meeting *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	7	277	0.0
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	12	237	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	230	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	225	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	204	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	187	0.0
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	158	0.0
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	142	0.0
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	3	130	0.0
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	116	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	93	0.0
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	87	0.0
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	78	0.0
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	75	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	70	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	40	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	38	0.0
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	33	0.0
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	24	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	21	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	0	16	0.0
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	1	12	0.0
Reformed Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	8	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	6	0.0
(Original) Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	4	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	20	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	10	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	4	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	14	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	2	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	25	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	23	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	6	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	126	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	9	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	6	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	2	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	160	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	12	---	---
		Totals:	11,542	3,522,345

The population of Tennessee was 6,346,105 in 2010; in 2000 it was 5,689,283. The total population changed 11.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,522,345) included 55.5% 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.