State Membership Report
Montana
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 |
204 |
127,612 |
129.0 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
120 |
46,484 |
47.0 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
126 |
38,665 |
39.1 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
131 |
27,370 |
27.7 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
86 |
16,577 |
16.8 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
107 |
16,244 |
16.4 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
64 |
14,087 |
14.2 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
131 |
13,537 |
13.7 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
32 |
7,629 |
7.7 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
32 |
6,979 |
7.1 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
51 |
6,609 |
6.7 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
37 |
6,398 |
6.5 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
31 |
5,368 |
5.4 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
41 |
5,297 |
5.4 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
44 |
4,563 |
4.6 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
22 |
3,468 |
3.5 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
40 |
2,730 |
2.8 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
26 |
2,562 |
2.6 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
21 |
2,300 |
2.3 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Restoration Movement |
14 |
1,924 |
1.9 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
13 |
1,778 |
1.8 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
1,737 |
1.8 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
1,119 |
1.1 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
1,088 |
1.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
1,013 |
1.0 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
11 |
925 |
0.9 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
7 |
896 |
0.9 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
6 |
786 |
0.8 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
774 |
0.8 |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
724 |
0.7 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
11 |
702 |
0.7 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
663 |
0.7 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
644 |
0.7 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
631 |
0.6 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
544 |
0.5 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
482 |
0.5 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
8 |
450 |
0.5 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
10 |
442 |
0.4 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
5 |
414 |
0.4 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
363 |
0.4 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
341 |
0.3 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
333 |
0.3 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
316 |
0.3 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
270 |
0.3 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
267 |
0.3 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
264 |
0.3 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
254 |
0.3 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
250 |
0.3 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
215 |
0.2 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
200 |
0.2 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
200 |
0.2 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
175 |
0.2 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
165 |
0.2 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
163 |
0.2 |
| U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
159 |
0.2 |
| Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
115 |
0.1 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
106 |
0.1 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
88 |
0.1 |
| Mennonite Christian Fellowship* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
81 |
0.1 |
| Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
9 |
78 |
0.1 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
71 |
0.1 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
70 |
0.1 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
60 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
52 |
0.1 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
41 |
0.0 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
29 |
0.0 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
20 |
0.0 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
15 |
0.0 |
| American Association of Lutheran Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
21 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
--- |
--- |
| Hutterian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Communal |
52 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
47 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
17 |
--- |
--- |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
--- |
--- |
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Totals:
| 1,778 |
376,976 |
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The population of Montana was 989,415 in 2010; in 2000 it was 902,195. The total population changed 9.7%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (376,976) included 38.1% 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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