Metro-Area Membership Report
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 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.
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Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
782 |
343,450 |
154.9 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
389 |
139,648 |
63.0 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
334 |
159,764 |
72.1 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
206 |
67,768 |
30.6 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
192 |
35,056 |
15.8 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
133 |
37,205 |
16.8 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
82 |
28,204 |
12.7 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
64 |
9,590 |
4.3 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
46 |
12,878 |
5.8 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
46 |
4,785 |
2.2 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
43 |
11,905 |
5.4 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
37 |
6,653 |
3.0 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
35 |
117,957 |
53.2 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
35 |
4,372 |
2.0 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
34 |
16,809 |
7.6 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
33 |
17,408 |
7.9 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
30 |
3,608 |
1.6 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
30 |
6,134 |
2.8 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
29 |
4,586 |
2.1 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
29 |
--- |
--- |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
28 |
7,212 |
3.3 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
27 |
16,854 |
7.6 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
23 |
1,387 |
0.6 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
22 |
3,608 |
1.6 |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
19 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
19 |
--- |
--- |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
15 |
3,685 |
1.7 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
15 |
4,254 |
1.9 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
14 |
6,739 |
3.0 |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
12 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
11 |
1,304 |
0.6 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
11 |
1,116 |
0.5 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
10 |
20,974 |
9.5 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
10 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
10 |
1,725 |
0.8 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
2,465 |
1.1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
9 |
2,278 |
1.0 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
9 |
2,371 |
1.1 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
7 |
841 |
0.4 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
1,190 |
0.5 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
1,137 |
0.5 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
1,871 |
0.8 |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
2,686 |
1.2 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
1,190 |
0.5 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
115 |
0.1 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
1,960 |
0.9 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Congregational Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
66 |
0.0 |
| Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Friends United Meeting* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
125 |
0.1 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
7,860 |
3.5 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
2,197 |
1.0 |
| Moravian Church in America--Southern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
646 |
0.3 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
411 |
0.2 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
3 |
3,305 |
1.5 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
3 |
1,096 |
0.5 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
696 |
0.3 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
2,068 |
0.9 |
| Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
200 |
0.1 |
| Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
128 |
0.1 |
| Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
2 |
198 |
0.1 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
686 |
0.3 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
165 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
120 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
278 |
0.1 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
106 |
0.0 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
110 |
0.0 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
300 |
0.1 |
| Association of Messianic Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
78 |
0.0 |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
118 |
0.1 |
| Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
21 |
0.0 |
| Convention of Original Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
156 |
0.1 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
2,400 |
1.1 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
240 |
0.1 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
77 |
0.0 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
129 |
0.1 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,033 |
0.5 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
54 |
0.0 |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
88 |
0.0 |
| Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Presbyterian Reformed Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
499 |
0.2 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
84 |
0.0 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.0 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
180 |
0.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
144 |
0.1 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
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Totals:
| 3,040 |
1,140,910 |
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The population of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 2,217,012 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,717,372. The total population changed 29.1%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,140,910) included 51.5% of the total population in 2010.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the following 10 counties: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Chester County, South Carolina, Gaston County, North Carolina, Iredell County, North Carolina, Lancaster County, South Carolina, Lincoln County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Rowan County, North Carolina, Union County, North Carolina, York County, South Carolina.
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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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