State Membership Report
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† |
| Advent Christian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
15 |
0.01 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
189 |
0.08 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| American Association of Lutheran Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
15 |
2,220 |
0.94 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
255 |
72,789 |
30.79 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
154 |
24,735 |
10.46 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
10 |
1,503 |
0.64 |
| Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
322 |
0.14 |
| Berean Fundamental Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
3 |
109 |
0.05 |
| Black Baptists Estimate |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
371 |
0.16 |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
344 |
0.15 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
396 |
337,077 |
142.61 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
294 |
0.12 |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
17 |
830 |
0.35 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
178 |
68,858 |
29.13 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
208 |
45,276 |
19.15 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
127 |
0.05 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
463 |
0.20 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
54 |
11,547 |
4.89 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
28 |
1,662 |
0.70 |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
3 |
41 |
0.02 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
19 |
0.01 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
20 |
2,835 |
1.20 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
48 |
10,492 |
4.44 |
| Church of Jesus Christ, The (Bickertonites) |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
21 |
0.01 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
33 |
4,709 |
1.99 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
138 |
31,322 |
13.25 |
| Church of the United Brethren in Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
183 |
17,258 |
7.30 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Congregational Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
14 |
0.01 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
51 |
0.02 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
42 |
0.02 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
82 |
21,763 |
9.21 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
23 |
2,827 |
1.20 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
594 |
0.25 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
142 |
46,285 |
19.58 |
| Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
206 |
0.09 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
221 |
0.09 |
| Fellowship of Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
263 |
0.11 |
| Fire Baptized Holiness Church, (Wesleyan), The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
16 |
422 |
0.18 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
17 |
2,262 |
0.96 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
29 |
4,914 |
2.08 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
47 |
6,040 |
2.56 |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
148 |
0.06 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Independent Fundamental Churches of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
23 |
1,398 |
0.59 |
| Jewish |
Other |
Judaism |
4 |
1,173 |
0.50 |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
20 |
0.01 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
162 |
58,218 |
24.63 |
| Mennonite Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
24 |
3,084 |
1.30 |
| Mennonite Church, The General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
44 |
14,478 |
6.13 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
310 |
0.13 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
257 |
0.11 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
7 |
4,342 |
1.84 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
1,920 |
0.81 |
| Old Order Amish |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
626 |
0.26 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
150 |
0.06 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
36 |
0.02 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
265 |
77,600 |
32.83 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
838 |
0.35 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
276 |
0.12 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
11 |
900 |
0.38 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
19 |
7,174 |
3.04 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
118 |
0.05 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
68 |
7,153 |
3.03 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
184 |
73,306 |
31.01 |
| Swedenborgian Church |
Other |
Spiritualist |
3 |
218 |
0.09 |
| U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
16 |
3,748 |
1.59 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
7 |
674 |
0.29 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
86 |
20,934 |
8.86 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
775 |
262,082 |
110.88 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
8 |
655 |
0.28 |
| | Totals: | 3,869 | 1,263,168 | | |
The population of Kansas was 2,363,679 in 1980. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,263,168) included 53.4% of the total population in 1980.
*
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.
|
