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 |
17 |
99,126 |
110.02 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
160 |
80,987 |
89.89 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
46 |
57,196 |
63.48 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
115 |
52,583 |
58.36 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
24 |
17,827 |
19.79 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
7 |
10,299 |
11.43 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
13 |
10,059 |
11.16 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
20 |
8,660 |
9.61 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
5,801 |
6.44 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
8 |
5,505 |
6.11 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
15 |
5,042 |
5.60 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
4,973 |
5.52 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
4,722 |
5.24 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
3,779 |
4.19 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
20 |
3,635 |
4.03 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
3,475 |
3.86 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
3,300 |
3.66 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
7 |
3,009 |
3.34 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
13 |
2,691 |
2.99 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
2,342 |
2.60 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
2,126 |
2.36 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
9 |
1,996 |
2.22 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
1,895 |
2.10 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
14 |
1,879 |
2.09 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
7 |
1,829 |
2.03 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
9 |
1,783 |
1.98 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
14 |
1,748 |
1.94 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
1,687 |
1.87 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
1,471 |
1.63 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
11 |
1,398 |
1.55 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
1,390 |
1.54 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
1,264 |
1.40 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
1,161 |
1.29 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
4 |
831 |
0.92 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
2 |
793 |
0.88 |
| Convention of Original Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
774 |
0.86 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
773 |
0.86 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
745 |
0.83 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
723 |
0.80 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
718 |
0.80 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
554 |
0.61 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
535 |
0.59 |
| Moravian Church in America--Southern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
507 |
0.56 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
500 |
0.55 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
3 |
400 |
0.44 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
378 |
0.42 |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
378 |
0.42 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
257 |
0.29 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
2 |
236 |
0.26 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
222 |
0.25 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
222 |
0.25 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
208 |
0.23 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
203 |
0.23 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
197 |
0.22 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
189 |
0.21 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
180 |
0.20 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
172 |
0.19 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
172 |
0.19 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
150 |
0.17 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
105 |
0.12 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
98 |
0.11 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
96 |
0.11 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
76 |
0.08 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
75 |
0.08 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
70 |
0.08 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
13 |
0.01 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Elim Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
9 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
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| | Totals: | 712 | 418,188 | | |
The population of Wake County, North Carolina was 900,993 in 2010; in 2000 it was 627,846. The total population changed 43.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (418,188) included 46.4% 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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