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† |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
68 |
36,155 |
103.10 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
82 |
35,617 |
101.57 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
57 |
30,003 |
85.56 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
6 |
14,165 |
40.39 |
| Moravian Church in America--Southern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
31 |
10,860 |
30.97 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
8,038 |
22.92 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
6,105 |
17.41 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
12 |
5,321 |
15.17 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
5,063 |
14.44 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
6 |
4,577 |
13.05 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
4,234 |
12.07 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
5 |
3,042 |
8.67 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
10 |
2,679 |
7.64 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
2,522 |
7.19 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
4 |
2,035 |
5.80 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
2,017 |
5.75 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
3 |
1,650 |
4.71 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
5 |
1,591 |
4.54 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
1,516 |
4.32 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
7 |
1,219 |
3.48 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
1,214 |
3.46 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
6 |
998 |
2.85 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
950 |
2.71 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
890 |
2.54 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
871 |
2.48 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
800 |
2.28 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
790 |
2.25 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
702 |
2.00 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
643 |
1.83 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
420 |
1.20 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
1 |
419 |
1.19 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
370 |
1.06 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
323 |
0.92 |
| Friends United Meeting* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
247 |
0.70 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
207 |
0.59 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
195 |
0.56 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
185 |
0.53 |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
185 |
0.53 |
| Convention of Original Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
152 |
0.43 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
146 |
0.42 |
| Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
131 |
0.37 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
131 |
0.37 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
126 |
0.36 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
118 |
0.34 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
98 |
0.28 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
91 |
0.26 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
35 |
0.10 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
16 |
0.05 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
2 |
0.01 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Methodist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Free Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 437 | 189,864 | | |
The population of Forsyth County, North Carolina was 350,670 in 2010; in 2000 it was 306,067. The total population changed 14.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (189,864) included 54.1% of the total population in 2010.
*
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.
