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	1,914	763,655	95.4
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	230	673,853	84.2
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,540	467,417	58.4
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	1,237	378,934	47.4
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	62	213,032	26.6
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	349	120,579	15.1
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	498	115,955	14.5
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	196	89,800	11.2
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	107	65,881	8.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	191	56,754	7.1
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	74	56,554	7.1
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	224	56,241	7.0
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	218	47,041	5.9
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	200	42,530	5.3
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	93	30,852	3.9
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	207	30,327	3.8
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	185	29,841	3.7
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	179	28,209	3.5
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	148	24,388	3.0
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	92	22,532	2.8
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	50	17,337	2.2
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	39	17,210	2.2
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	21	17,025	2.1
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	165	16,591	2.1
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	78	15,583	1.9
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	71	15,453	1.9
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	86	13,129	1.6
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	12	10,772	1.3
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	13	10,190	1.3
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	66	10,148	1.3
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	54	9,046	1.1
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	24	8,001	1.0
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	55	6,251	0.8
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	6	6,150	0.8
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	102	5,911	0.7
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	17	5,591	0.7
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	80	5,141	0.6
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	8	4,989	0.6
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	37	4,728	0.6
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	55	4,634	0.6
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	29	4,480	0.6
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	16	4,424	0.6
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	4,150	0.5
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	8	3,796	0.5
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	8	3,125	0.4
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	21	3,085	0.4
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	12	2,958	0.4
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	29	2,923	0.4
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	13	2,842	0.4
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	2,395	0.3
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	21	2,201	0.3
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	15	1,989	0.2
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	1,988	0.2
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	9	1,858	0.2
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	1,813	0.2
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	1,766	0.2
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	10	1,732	0.2
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	23	1,627	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	1,542	0.2
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	10	1,460	0.2
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	1,144	0.1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	1,085	0.1
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,082	0.1
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	1,017	0.1
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	872	0.1
Evangelical Friends Church International*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	16	841	0.1
United Catholic Church, Inc.	Catholic	Catholicism	1	702	0.1
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	6	575	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	25	562	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	4	548	0.1
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	547	0.1
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	5	538	0.1
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	6	501	0.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	450	0.1
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	14	422	0.1
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	390	0.0
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	380	0.0
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	5	348	0.0
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	335	0.0
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	295	0.0
Friends United Meeting *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	5	256	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	255	0.0
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	250	0.0
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	225	0.0
Moravian Church in America--Southern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	219	0.0
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	218	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	210	0.0
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	185	0.0
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	154	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	4	149	0.0
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	142	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	120	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.0
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	100	0.0
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2	93	0.0
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	85	0.0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	80	0.0
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	80	0.0
Maranatha Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	75	0.0
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	72	0.0
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	69	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	54	0.0
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	53	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	41	0.0
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	38	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	33	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	26	0.0
Berea Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	17	0.0
(Original) Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	17	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	54	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	28	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	2	---	---
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	8	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	24	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	4	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	45	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	---	---
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	---	---
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	---	---
Federation of Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	21	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	16	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	5	---	---
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	131	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	23	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	18	---	---
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	2	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	6	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	---	---
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	---	---
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	7	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	13	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	11	---	---
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	---	---
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	4	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	43	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	53	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	17	---	---
		Totals:	10,088	3,586,592

The population of Virginia was 8,001,024 in 2010; in 2000 it was 7,078,515. The total population changed 13.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,586,592) included 44.8% 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.