County Membership Report
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 |
56 |
332,744 |
460.85 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
40 |
8,358 |
11.58 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
39 |
17,115 |
23.70 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
31 |
4,652 |
6.44 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
21 |
7,259 |
10.05 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
18 |
5,337 |
7.39 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
16 |
2,293 |
3.18 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
15 |
4,174 |
5.78 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
11 |
7,646 |
10.59 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
11 |
1,604 |
2.22 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
1,777 |
2.46 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
9 |
5,420 |
7.51 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
4,148 |
5.74 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
995 |
1.38 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
856 |
1.19 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
7 |
1,480 |
2.05 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
2,082 |
2.88 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
6 |
565 |
0.78 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
1,216 |
1.68 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
5 |
3,518 |
4.87 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
1,903 |
2.64 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
493 |
0.68 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
2,201 |
3.05 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
160 |
0.22 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
312 |
0.43 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
99 |
0.14 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
6,890 |
9.54 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
314 |
0.43 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
445 |
0.62 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
194 |
0.27 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
179 |
0.25 |
| Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
139 |
0.19 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
373 |
0.52 |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
578 |
0.80 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
1,609 |
2.23 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
570 |
0.79 |
| Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
468 |
0.65 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
395 |
0.55 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
267 |
0.37 |
| Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
84 |
0.12 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
750 |
1.04 |
| Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
720 |
1.00 |
| International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
501 |
0.69 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
347 |
0.48 |
| Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
350 |
0.48 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
1,250 |
1.73 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
310 |
0.43 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
396 |
0.55 |
| Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
120 |
0.17 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the United Brethren in Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
43 |
0.06 |
| Churches of Christ in Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
176 |
0.24 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
15 |
0.02 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
494 |
0.68 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
23 |
0.03 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
174 |
0.24 |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
459 |
0.64 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
2,911 |
4.03 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
2,000 |
2.77 |
| Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
400 |
0.55 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
200 |
0.28 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
82 |
0.11 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
16 |
0.02 |
| | Totals: | 450 | 442,649 | | |
The population of Suffolk County, Massachusetts was 722,023 in 2010; in 2000 it was 689,807. The total population changed 4.7%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (442,649) included 61.3% 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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