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.
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Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
109 |
323,325 |
203.88 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
77 |
64,000 |
40.36 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
21 |
42,545 |
26.83 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
54 |
42,502 |
26.80 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
46 |
26,178 |
16.51 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
41 |
25,048 |
15.79 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
10 |
24,536 |
15.47 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
35 |
23,982 |
15.12 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
30 |
10,503 |
6.62 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
10,268 |
6.47 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
9 |
9,079 |
5.72 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
14 |
8,354 |
5.27 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
20 |
7,232 |
4.56 |
| Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
6,200 |
3.91 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
21 |
5,393 |
3.40 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
32 |
4,991 |
3.15 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
17 |
4,571 |
2.88 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
13 |
4,186 |
2.64 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
17 |
4,039 |
2.55 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
10 |
3,980 |
2.51 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
3,791 |
2.39 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
25 |
3,361 |
2.12 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
3,214 |
2.03 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
3,000 |
1.89 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
2,646 |
1.67 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
2,600 |
1.64 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
3 |
2,261 |
1.43 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
22 |
2,192 |
1.38 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
1,942 |
1.22 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
1,605 |
1.01 |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
1,595 |
1.01 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
1,570 |
0.99 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
1,530 |
0.96 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
1,443 |
0.91 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
1,400 |
0.88 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
1,109 |
0.70 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
20 |
941 |
0.59 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
905 |
0.57 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
838 |
0.53 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
798 |
0.50 |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
738 |
0.47 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
733 |
0.46 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
730 |
0.46 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
720 |
0.45 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
638 |
0.40 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
589 |
0.37 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
5 |
489 |
0.31 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
480 |
0.30 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
453 |
0.29 |
| Hindu, Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
8 |
337 |
0.21 |
| Eritrean Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
300 |
0.19 |
| Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
295 |
0.19 |
| American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
260 |
0.16 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
238 |
0.15 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
200 |
0.13 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
153 |
0.10 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
136 |
0.09 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
134 |
0.08 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
119 |
0.08 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
117 |
0.07 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
113 |
0.07 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
110 |
0.07 |
| Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
100 |
0.06 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
86 |
0.05 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
66 |
0.04 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
50 |
0.03 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
26 |
0.02 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
18 |
0.01 |
| Bruderhof Communities, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
11 |
0.01 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
8 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Fundamental Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
11 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean-American Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Shinto |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Swedenborgian Church |
Other |
Spiritualist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Tao |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 865 | 698,097 | | |
The population of New York County, New York was 1,585,873 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,537,195. The total population changed 3.2%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (698,097) included 44.0% 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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