Virginia

Religious Traditions, 2010

1,531,731	111,028	870,842	18,253	674,555	380,183	4,414,432
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	1,660	774,637	109.4
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	233	606,059	85.6
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,601	470,381	66.5
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	519	135,435	19.1
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	359	126,874	17.9
Jewish	Other	Judaism	53	76,140	10.8
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	196	65,798	9.3
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	98	57,233	8.1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	150	53,308	7.5
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	27	51,021	7.2
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	220	49,566	7.0
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	196	45,035	6.4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	170	40,030	5.7
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	38	37,925	5.4
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	177	33,854	4.8
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	17	33,210	4.7
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	175	31,421	4.4
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	201	28,412	4.0
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	110	23,284	3.3
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	49	18,751	2.6
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	110	17,946	2.5
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	71	17,933	2.5
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	64	16,830	2.4
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	162	16,375	2.3
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	81	14,648	2.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	59	11,517	1.6
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	84	8,543	1.2
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	12	7,944	1.1
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	25	7,231	1.0
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	24	6,170	0.9
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	118	5,870	0.8
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	38	4,636	0.7
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	57	4,297	0.6
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	37	3,778	0.5
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	21	3,565	0.5
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	13	3,368	0.5
Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	46	3,212	0.5
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	30	3,050	0.4
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	23	2,978	0.4
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	2,097	0.3
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	1,887	0.3
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	9	1,870	0.3
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	24	1,868	0.3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	1,554	0.2
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,400	0.2
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	1,084	0.2
Old Order Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	1,030	0.1
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	966	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	10	784	0.1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	777	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	702	0.1
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	684	0.1
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	681	0.1
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	653	0.1
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	590	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	4	562	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	6	524	0.1
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	441	0.1
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	429	0.1
National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	425	0.1
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	400	0.1
Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	400	0.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	387	0.1
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	343	0.0
Moravian Church in America--Southern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	308	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	300	0.0
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	299	0.0
Old Order Amish	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	247	0.0
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3	234	0.0
Baptist Missionary Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	218	0.0
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	207	0.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	183	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	4	137	0.0
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	130	0.0
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	107	0.0
Separate Baptists in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	105	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	60	0.0
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	56	0.0
Progressive Primitive Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	56	0.0
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	48	0.0
"Old" Missionary Baptists Associations	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	35	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	18	0.0
(Original) Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Berea Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	29	---	---
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	10	---	---
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 in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Federation of Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	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	---	---	---
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	10	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Maranatha Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
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	---	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Primitive Baptist Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	100	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	8	---	---
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)	---	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	40	---	---
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
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 Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
		Totals:	7,736	2,943,551

The population of Virginia was 7,078,515 in 2000; in 1990 it was 6,187,358. The total population changed 14.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,943,551) included 41.6% 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.