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