State Membership Report
Maryland
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 |
300 |
837,338 |
145.0 |
Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
725 |
298,921 |
51.8 |
United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
876 |
238,774 |
41.4 |
Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
541 |
150,345 |
26.0 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
207 |
79,375 |
13.7 |
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
134 |
78,364 |
13.6 |
Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
207 |
70,836 |
12.3 |
American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
105 |
52,586 |
9.1 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
79 |
42,614 |
7.4 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
144 |
41,105 |
7.1 |
Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
54 |
36,484 |
6.3 |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
140 |
33,966 |
5.9 |
Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
53 |
32,840 |
5.7 |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
126 |
31,273 |
5.4 |
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
49 |
29,294 |
5.1 |
Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
119 |
29,066 |
5.0 |
Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
21 |
28,933 |
5.0 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
36 |
21,713 |
3.8 |
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
68 |
21,080 |
3.7 |
Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
20 |
17,836 |
3.1 |
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
19 |
17,220 |
3.0 |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
9 |
14,150 |
2.5 |
Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
57 |
13,852 |
2.4 |
United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
69 |
13,507 |
2.3 |
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
21 |
12,043 |
2.1 |
Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
68 |
11,027 |
1.9 |
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
10,509 |
1.8 |
Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
62 |
10,144 |
1.8 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
35 |
8,754 |
1.5 |
Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
40 |
8,675 |
1.5 |
Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
50 |
8,651 |
1.5 |
Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
7,666 |
1.3 |
Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
25 |
6,732 |
1.2 |
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
24 |
6,634 |
1.1 |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
35 |
6,378 |
1.1 |
Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
9 |
6,028 |
1.0 |
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
5,795 |
1.0 |
Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
12 |
5,106 |
0.9 |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
7 |
4,810 |
0.8 |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
3,733 |
0.6 |
Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
7 |
3,675 |
0.6 |
International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
18 |
3,569 |
0.6 |
Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
22 |
3,374 |
0.6 |
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
24 |
3,308 |
0.6 |
Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
29 |
3,109 |
0.5 |
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
17 |
2,900 |
0.5 |
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
23 |
2,697 |
0.5 |
Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
9 |
2,378 |
0.4 |
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
16 |
2,103 |
0.4 |
American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
2,002 |
0.3 |
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
2,000 |
0.3 |
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
2,000 |
0.3 |
Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
21 |
1,933 |
0.3 |
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
1,709 |
0.3 |
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
1,558 |
0.3 |
Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
10 |
1,512 |
0.3 |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
1,305 |
0.2 |
Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
21 |
1,208 |
0.2 |
Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
7 |
1,206 |
0.2 |
Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
18 |
1,185 |
0.2 |
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
4 |
1,030 |
0.2 |
Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
14 |
979 |
0.2 |
International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
907 |
0.2 |
Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
904 |
0.2 |
Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
12 |
891 |
0.2 |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
886 |
0.2 |
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
848 |
0.1 |
Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
762 |
0.1 |
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
755 |
0.1 |
Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
750 |
0.1 |
Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
5 |
685 |
0.1 |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
4 |
685 |
0.1 |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
617 |
0.1 |
Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
484 |
0.1 |
Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
18 |
470 |
0.1 |
Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
450 |
0.1 |
Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
439 |
0.1 |
Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
407 |
0.1 |
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
6 |
377 |
0.1 |
Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
299 |
0.1 |
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
292 |
0.1 |
Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
243 |
0.0 |
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
241 |
0.0 |
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
234 |
0.0 |
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
225 |
0.0 |
Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
212 |
0.0 |
International Pentecostal Church of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
142 |
0.0 |
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
131 |
0.0 |
Church of the United Brethren in Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
5 |
128 |
0.0 |
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
116 |
0.0 |
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
110 |
0.0 |
Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.0 |
Mennonite Christian Fellowship* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
100 |
0.0 |
Evangelical Friends Church International* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
96 |
0.0 |
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
82 |
0.0 |
Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
80 |
0.0 |
Georgian Orthodox Parishes in the United States |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.0 |
Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
56 |
0.0 |
National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
55 |
0.0 |
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
55 |
0.0 |
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
47 |
0.0 |
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
26 |
0.0 |
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
18 |
0.0 |
Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
14 |
0.0 |
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
0 |
--- |
Evangelical Congregational Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
0 |
--- |
Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
--- |
--- |
American Association of Lutheran Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
27 |
--- |
--- |
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Association of Messianic Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
5 |
--- |
--- |
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
--- |
--- |
Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
18 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Church of God by Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
--- |
--- |
Churches of Christ in Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Elim Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
21 |
--- |
--- |
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
10 |
--- |
--- |
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
14 |
--- |
--- |
Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
9 |
--- |
--- |
International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
--- |
--- |
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
72 |
--- |
--- |
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
12 |
--- |
--- |
Korean-American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
--- |
--- |
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Polish National Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
--- |
--- |
Southern Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
--- |
--- |
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
--- |
--- |
United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
--- |
--- |
United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
48 |
--- |
--- |
Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
9 |
--- |
--- |
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Totals:
| 5,336 |
2,415,376 |
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The population of Maryland was 5,773,552 in 2010; in 2000 it was 5,296,486. The total population changed 9.0%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,415,376) 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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