Metro-Area 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 |
142 |
609,212 |
284.35 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
406 |
158,386 |
73.93 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
268 |
128,550 |
60.00 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
88 |
58,562 |
27.33 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
49 |
29,652 |
13.84 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
9 |
20,456 |
9.55 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
69 |
20,033 |
9.35 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
40 |
15,400 |
7.19 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
27 |
13,539 |
6.32 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
34 |
12,990 |
6.06 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
18 |
12,764 |
5.96 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
68 |
10,464 |
4.88 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
6 |
7,077 |
3.30 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
15 |
4,260 |
1.99 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
22 |
3,736 |
1.74 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
21 |
3,603 |
1.68 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
3,493 |
1.63 |
| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
3,313 |
1.55 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
23 |
2,944 |
1.37 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
10 |
2,907 |
1.36 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
2,906 |
1.36 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
2,773 |
1.29 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
13 |
2,543 |
1.19 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
14 |
2,275 |
1.06 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
13 |
2,073 |
0.97 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
2,000 |
0.93 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
1,992 |
0.93 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
6 |
1,657 |
0.77 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
1,465 |
0.68 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
11 |
1,409 |
0.66 |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
1,301 |
0.61 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
1,237 |
0.58 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
1,220 |
0.57 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
2 |
1,170 |
0.55 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
14 |
1,162 |
0.54 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
7 |
789 |
0.37 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
759 |
0.35 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
677 |
0.32 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
627 |
0.29 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
3 |
611 |
0.29 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
482 |
0.22 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
4 |
461 |
0.22 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
6 |
410 |
0.19 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
404 |
0.19 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
398 |
0.19 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
381 |
0.18 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
350 |
0.16 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
343 |
0.16 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
342 |
0.16 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
269 |
0.13 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
254 |
0.12 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
218 |
0.10 |
| Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
200 |
0.09 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
192 |
0.09 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
179 |
0.08 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
178 |
0.08 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
175 |
0.08 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
165 |
0.08 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
155 |
0.07 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
140 |
0.07 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
132 |
0.06 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
130 |
0.06 |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
116 |
0.05 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
108 |
0.05 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
106 |
0.05 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
95 |
0.04 |
| Conservative Mennonite Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
88 |
0.04 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
78 |
0.04 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
75 |
0.04 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
75 |
0.04 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
64 |
0.03 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.03 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
58 |
0.03 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
45 |
0.02 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
38 |
0.02 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Alliance of Baptists |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Association of Messianic Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
8 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America |
Black Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
47 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Korean Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| National Spiritualist Association of Churches |
Other |
Spiritualist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Polish National Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
34 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| | Totals: | 1,652 | 1,158,957 | | |
The population of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area was 2,142,508 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,711,703. The total population changed 25.2%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (1,158,957) included 54.1% 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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