Texas

Religious Traditions, 2010

6,456,168	345,998	1,553,959	32,453	4,673,500	932,486	11,150,997
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	4,973	3,519,459	168.8
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2,188	377,264	18.1
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2,110	1,022,342	49.0
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	1,293	4,368,969	209.5
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1,291	228,098	10.9
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	549	180,315	8.6
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	473	123,198	5.9
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	441	155,451	7.5
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	427	177,910	8.5
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	412	155,019	7.4
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	380	61,272	2.9
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	378	111,288	5.3
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	346	140,106	6.7
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	323	50,528	2.4
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	282	46,268	2.2
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	230	38,259	1.8
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	149	43,602	2.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	136	11,592	0.6
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	126	145,249	7.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	119	10,265	0.5
Primitive Baptist Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	118	---	---
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	94	12,501	0.6
Jewish	Other	Judaism	92	128,000	6.1
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	91	114,999	5.5
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	88	---	---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	87	4,669	0.2
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	84	2,906	0.1
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	79	159,449	7.6
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	70	10,777	0.5
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	70	16,587	0.8
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	63	13,946	0.7
National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	62	4,463	0.2
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	56	25,070	1.2
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	53	2,822	0.1
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	49	8,422	0.4
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	45	2,817	0.1
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	45	9,720	0.5
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	45	6,872	0.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	42	3,858	0.2
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	39	6,025	0.3
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	34	---	---
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	32	11,637	0.6
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	25	1,074	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	20	1,215	0.1
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	19	---	---
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	18	874	0.0
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	18	9,444	0.5
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	17	5,570	0.3
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	16	7,057	0.3
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	14	4,642	0.2
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	13	1,569	0.1
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	13	---	---
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	13	---	---
Landmark Missionary Baptists, Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	964	0.0
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	644	0.0
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	11	425	0.0
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	1,936	0.1
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	1,022	0.0
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	10	---	---
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	9	2,675	0.1
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	849	0.0
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	8	---	---
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	1,449	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	4,041	0.2
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	8	1,540	0.1
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	7	368	0.0
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	684	0.0
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	2,096	0.1
Jain	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	1,275	0.1
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	284	0.0
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	340	0.0
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	1,655	0.1
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	1,152	0.1
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	403	0.0
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	716	0.0
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	2,040	0.1
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	---	---
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	191	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	825	0.0
Old Order Amish	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	24	0.0
Progressive Primitive Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	197	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,110	0.1
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	27	0.0
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	28	0.0
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	127	0.0
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	413	0.0
Amish; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	68	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	80	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	55	0.0
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	25	0.0
Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	65	0.0
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	135	0.0
Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptists Association	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	93	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Tao	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	29	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	---	---	---
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	---	---	---
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Dioceses	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
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 in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Evangelical 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	---	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Congregational Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
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 Congregational Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Protestant Reformed Churches in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Unity of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
		Totals:	18,466	11,573,549

The population of Texas was 20,851,753 in 2000; in 1990 it was 16,986,403. The total population changed 22.8%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (11,573,549) included 55.5% 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.