State Membership Report
Colorado
Religious Traditions, 2010
|
|
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
|
| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
286 |
482,892 |
146.6 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
222 |
91,310 |
27.7 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
193 |
70,313 |
21.3 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
192 |
81,627 |
24.8 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
165 |
34,138 |
10.4 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
150 |
17,312 |
5.3 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
129 |
50,831 |
15.4 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
119 |
61,668 |
18.7 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
114 |
47,262 |
14.3 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
104 |
36,119 |
11.0 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
88 |
17,455 |
5.3 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
84 |
28,333 |
8.6 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
77 |
18,265 |
5.5 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
75 |
16,892 |
5.1 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
73 |
22,622 |
6.9 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
48 |
--- |
--- |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
47 |
8,172 |
2.5 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
43 |
7,732 |
2.3 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
41 |
14,911 |
4.5 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
37 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
33 |
18,055 |
5.5 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
29 |
2,141 |
0.6 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
27 |
1,862 |
0.6 |
| Jewish |
Other |
Judaism |
26 |
48,550 |
14.7 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
24 |
6,123 |
1.9 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
24 |
2,142 |
0.7 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
23 |
26,450 |
8.0 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
21 |
2,037 |
0.6 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
21 |
3,044 |
0.9 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
21 |
3,260 |
1.0 |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
20 |
2,463 |
0.7 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
19 |
529 |
0.2 |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
19 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
18 |
4,516 |
1.4 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
18 |
2,080 |
0.6 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
16 |
1,152 |
0.3 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
16 |
--- |
--- |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
14 |
1,288 |
0.4 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
12 |
2,921 |
0.9 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
11 |
8,835 |
2.7 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
11 |
628 |
0.2 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
759 |
0.2 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
2,228 |
0.7 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
9 |
1,121 |
0.3 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
8 |
3,099 |
0.9 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
244 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
331 |
0.1 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
1,128 |
0.3 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
408 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
119 |
0.0 |
| Berean Fundamental Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
3 |
233 |
0.1 |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
253 |
0.1 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
329 |
0.1 |
| U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
316 |
0.1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
336 |
0.1 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
96 |
0.0 |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
2 |
228 |
0.1 |
| Church of the Lutheran Confession |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
167 |
0.1 |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
188 |
0.1 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
430 |
0.1 |
| "Old" Missionary Baptists Associations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
22 |
0.0 |
| American Association of Lutheran Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
242 |
0.1 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
67 |
0.0 |
| Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
99 |
0.0 |
| Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
1,061 |
0.3 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
55 |
0.0 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Black Baptists Estimate |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
--- |
34,887 |
10.6 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
|
Totals:
| 2,813 |
1,294,376 |
|
|
The population of Colorado was 3,294,394 in 1990; in 1980 it was 2,889,964. The total population changed 14.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,294,376) included 39.3% of the total population in 1990.
*
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.
|
