State Membership Report
Delaware
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† |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
39 |
9,364 |
10.4 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
7 |
876 |
1.0 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
105 |
0.1 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
16 |
4,699 |
5.2 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
9 |
1,424 |
1.6 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
131 |
0.1 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
16 |
5,720 |
6.4 |
| Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
279 |
0.3 |
| Bible Fellowship Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
755 |
0.8 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
95 |
0.1 |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
421 |
0.5 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
45 |
182,532 |
203.3 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
8 |
987 |
1.1 |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
2 |
107 |
0.1 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
9 |
1,281 |
1.4 |
| Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
315 |
0.4 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
20 |
4,054 |
4.5 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
899 |
1.0 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
560 |
0.6 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
12 |
4,832 |
5.4 |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
269 |
0.3 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
15 |
1,703 |
1.9 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
12 |
1,306 |
1.5 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
0 |
--- |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
2 |
322 |
0.4 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
1,253 |
1.4 |
| Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
510 |
0.6 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
1,050 |
1.2 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
210 |
0.2 |
| Elim Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
35 |
10,808 |
12.0 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
5 |
835 |
0.9 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
14 |
6,512 |
7.3 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
8 |
602 |
0.7 |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
550 |
0.6 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,742 |
1.9 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
51 |
0.1 |
| Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
6,000 |
6.7 |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
63 |
0.1 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
242 |
0.3 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
14 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
2,133 |
2.4 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
6 |
292 |
0.3 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
42 |
0.0 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
7,124 |
7.9 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
109 |
0.1 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
0 |
--- |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
10 |
2,050 |
2.3 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
182 |
0.2 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
106 |
22,973 |
25.6 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
320 |
0.4 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
60 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
268 |
0.3 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
109 |
0.1 |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
36 |
9,907 |
11.0 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
12 |
3,159 |
3.5 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
748 |
0.8 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
1,812 |
2.0 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
571 |
0.6 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
22 |
3,291 |
3.7 |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
33 |
7,387 |
8.2 |
| Swedenborgian Church |
Other |
Spiritualist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
275 |
0.3 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
5 |
1,331 |
1.5 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
525 |
0.6 |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
158 |
53,656 |
59.8 |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
16 |
2,872 |
3.2 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
187 |
0.2 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
45 |
0.1 |
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Totals:
| 831 |
374,917 |
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The population of Delaware was 897,934 in 2010; in 2000 it was 783,600. The total population changed 14.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (374,917) included 41.8% of the total population in 2010.
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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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