Metro-Area Membership Report
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Religious Traditions, 2010
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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.
[More information on the data sources]
Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
84 |
233,476 |
268.1 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
93 |
23,949 |
27.5 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
66 |
19,734 |
22.7 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
10,656 |
12.2 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
42 |
10,289 |
11.8 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
36 |
9,636 |
11.1 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
26 |
9,069 |
10.4 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
40 |
5,226 |
6.0 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
31 |
4,673 |
5.4 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
5 |
4,658 |
5.3 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
11 |
4,544 |
5.2 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
5 |
3,378 |
3.9 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
6 |
3,310 |
3.8 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
25 |
2,759 |
3.2 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
11 |
2,718 |
3.1 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
2,422 |
2.8 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,742 |
2.0 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
1,505 |
1.7 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
18 |
1,403 |
1.6 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
3 |
1,276 |
1.5 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
1,230 |
1.4 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
7 |
1,059 |
1.2 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
11 |
970 |
1.1 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
6 |
900 |
1.0 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
800 |
0.9 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
794 |
0.9 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
765 |
0.9 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
5 |
726 |
0.8 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
653 |
0.7 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
645 |
0.7 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
595 |
0.7 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
589 |
0.7 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
513 |
0.6 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
425 |
0.5 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
7 |
404 |
0.5 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
2 |
389 |
0.4 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
337 |
0.4 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
328 |
0.4 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
308 |
0.4 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
300 |
0.3 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
253 |
0.3 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
236 |
0.3 |
| Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
5 |
235 |
0.3 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
232 |
0.3 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
225 |
0.3 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
225 |
0.3 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
218 |
0.3 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
213 |
0.2 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
195 |
0.2 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
176 |
0.2 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
176 |
0.2 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
157 |
0.2 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
150 |
0.2 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
135 |
0.2 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
129 |
0.1 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
120 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
118 |
0.1 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
103 |
0.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
88 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
81 |
0.1 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
80 |
0.1 |
| Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
55 |
0.1 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
34 |
0.0 |
| Bruderhof Communities, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
18 |
0.0 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
14 |
0.0 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
2 |
0 |
--- |
| Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Elim Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Federation of Reformed Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
13 |
--- |
--- |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Polish National Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
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Totals:
| 704 |
372,819 |
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The population of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 870,716 in 2010; in 2000 it was 825,875. The total population changed 5.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (372,819) included 42.8% of the total population in 2010.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 5 counties: Albany County, New York, Rensselaer County, New York, Saratoga County, New York, Schenectady County, New York, Schoharie County, New York.
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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.
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