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 |
179 |
460,672 |
376.57 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
145 |
42,838 |
35.02 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
100 |
44,204 |
36.13 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
85 |
33,103 |
27.06 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
77 |
24,718 |
20.21 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
42 |
17,148 |
14.02 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
32 |
2,283 |
1.87 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
30 |
12,398 |
10.13 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
24 |
--- |
--- |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
22 |
6,375 |
5.21 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
21 |
4,104 |
3.35 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
19 |
7,780 |
6.36 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
19 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
18 |
6,171 |
5.04 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
18 |
3,253 |
2.66 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
16 |
1,612 |
1.32 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
15 |
2,400 |
1.96 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
12 |
1,704 |
1.39 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
12 |
3,365 |
2.75 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
12 |
3,700 |
3.02 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
10 |
4,370 |
3.57 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
10 |
1,167 |
0.95 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
10 |
5,822 |
4.76 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
9 |
3,715 |
3.04 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
8 |
947 |
0.77 |
| Orthodox Church in America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
8 |
894 |
0.73 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
8 |
1,451 |
1.19 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
7 |
2,990 |
2.44 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
6 |
796 |
0.65 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
687 |
0.56 |
| Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
6 |
8,483 |
6.93 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
6 |
1,927 |
1.58 |
| American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
5 |
898 |
0.73 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
1,523 |
1.24 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
2,900 |
2.37 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
4 |
276 |
0.23 |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
1,051 |
0.86 |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Polish National Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
501 |
0.41 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
4 |
1,028 |
0.84 |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Buddhism, Vajrayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
96 |
0.08 |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
3 |
294 |
0.24 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
3 |
474 |
0.39 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
3 |
4,001 |
3.27 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
270 |
0.22 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
223 |
0.18 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
200 |
0.16 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
700 |
0.57 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
209 |
0.17 |
| Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
3 |
161 |
0.13 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
128 |
0.10 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
2,189 |
1.79 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
850 |
0.69 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
1,725 |
1.41 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
127 |
0.10 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
179 |
0.15 |
| Christian Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
Ind. Fundamentalist |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
353 |
0.29 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
2 |
950 |
0.78 |
| Friends General Conference* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
201 |
0.16 |
| Hindu, Traditional Temples |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
6,700 |
5.48 |
| Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
2 |
154 |
0.13 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
276 |
0.23 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
36 |
0.03 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
33 |
0.03 |
| Fundamental Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Independent Baptist Fellowship International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
101 |
0.08 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
54 |
0.04 |
| Jain |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
85 |
0.07 |
| Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of |
Mainline Protestant |
Other Groups |
1 |
45 |
0.04 |
| National Spiritualist Association of Churches |
Other |
Spiritualist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
71 |
0.06 |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
548 |
0.45 |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
60 |
0.05 |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| United Holy Church of America, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
29 |
0.02 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
97 |
0.08 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
106 |
0.09 |
| | Totals: | 1,148 | 740,979 | | |
The population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was 1,223,348 in 2010; in 2000 it was 1,281,666. The total population changed -4.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (740,979) included 60.6% 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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