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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area - Metro Area Membership Report (2020)

Exact definitions of "congregations" and "adherents" vary by religious body. Congregations may be parishes, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, or another site where a religious body has regularly scheduled worship services. Adherents generally are members, children who are not members, and others who are not members but are considered participants in the congregation.

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Religious Bodies Tradition Family Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
Catholic Church Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 227 1,025,790 160.65
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 791 385,492 60.37
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 90 212,671 33.31
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 719 195,040 30.55
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 411 185,153 29.00
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 180 74,162 11.61
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 134 72,147 11.30
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 56 67,375 10.55
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 154 66,306 10.38
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 42 59,686 9.35
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 150 51,640 8.09
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 175 47,138 7.38
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 140 40,225 6.30
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 14 39,311 6.16
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 113 36,397 5.70
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 128 35,510 5.56
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 45 32,380 5.07
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 17 26,871 4.21
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 22 25,580 4.01
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 30 23,425 3.67
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 54 18,373 2.88
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 77 16,535 2.59
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 30 15,148 2.37
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 23 14,518 2.27
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 42 12,822 2.01
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 19 11,205 1.75
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 43 11,043 1.73
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 39 10,292 1.61
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 22 9,917 1.55
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 48 8,771 1.37
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 30 7,918 1.24
Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 13 7,770 1.22
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 52 7,726 1.21
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 31 7,642 1.20
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 21 7,480 1.17
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 19 6,980 1.09
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 8 6,725 1.05
Eritrean Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 4 6,706 1.05
Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 9 6,690 1.05
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 8 6,658 1.04
National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 2 5,175 0.81
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 37 5,043 0.79
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 24 4,946 0.77
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 14 4,855 0.76
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 20 3,904 0.61
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 18 3,670 0.57
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 13 3,657 0.57
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 16 3,528 0.55
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Black Protestant Baptist Family 16 3,360 0.53
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 3,000 0.47
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 9 2,912 0.46
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 21 2,770 0.43
Reconstructionist Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 5 2,768 0.43
American Baptist Association Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 5 2,602 0.41
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 14 2,546 0.40
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 7 2,482 0.39
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant Restorationists Family 27 2,304 0.36
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 11 2,133 0.33
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 6 1,631 0.26
United House of Prayer Black Protestant 6 1,502 0.24
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 4 1,239 0.19
Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum), Northern Province Mainline Protestant 4 833 0.13
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 5 832 0.13
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 5 818 0.13
Primitive Baptists Associations Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 5 782 0.12
Amish Groups, undifferentiated Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 6 769 0.12
Independent Judaism Judaism 12 735 0.12
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 5 730 0.11
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 4 641 0.10
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 7 564 0.09
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 550 0.09
Churches of God, General Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 7 535 0.08
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 7 529 0.08
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 5 513 0.08
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 9 505 0.08
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 6 459 0.07
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 428 0.07
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 400 0.06
Syrian (Syriac) Orthodox Church of Antioch Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 400 0.06
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 330 0.05
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Cilicia) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 300 0.05
Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ World Wide, Inc. Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3 280 0.04
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 2 280 0.04
Malankara Mar Thoma Church Other Christians Other Groups Family 2 177 0.03
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (Covenanters) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 143 0.02
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3 140 0.02
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 4 135 0.02
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 122 0.02
Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 120 0.02
Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith, McDonough, GA) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 3 114 0.02
Open Bible Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 114 0.02
Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 110 0.02
North American and Europe Region of the Knanaya Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 80 0.01
Conservative Mennonite Conference Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 75 0.01
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant Other Groups Family 4 73 0.01
Appalachian Mennonite Church Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 61 0.01
Unaffiliated Amish-Mennonite (Conservative) Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 2 53 0.01
United Reformed Churches in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 51 0.01
Holy Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 48 0.01
Biblical Mennonite Alliance Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 42 0.01
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 42 0.01
Advent Christian Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 1 34 0.01
Georgian Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 30 0.00
Swedenborgian Church Other Christians Spiritualist Family 1 27 0.00
Apostolic Christian Church of America Evangelical Protestant Froehlich Churches Family 1 10 0.00
Weaverland Mennonite Conference Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 0 2 0.00
Christadelphians Other Christians Other Groups Family 3
Reformed Episcopal Church Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 2
Vedanta Society Other Other Groups Family 1
American Ethical Union Other Liberal Family 2
Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Fellowship) Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Church of God and Saints of Christ Other Christians Judaism Family 1
Anglican Catholic Church Other Christians Anglican/Episcopal Family 6
Christian Congregation in North America Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Full Gospel Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Sovereign Grace Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 5
The Local Churches Evangelical Protestant 5
Unification Church Other Other Groups Family 2
Catholic Apostolic Church in North America Mainline Protestant 2
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
Anglican Province of Christ the King Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 1
United Episcopal Church of North America Mainline Protestant 1
Diocese of the Holy Cross Mainline Protestant 1
Episcopal Missionary Church Mainline Protestant 6
Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies Evangelical Protestant 1
Grace Communion International Evangelical Protestant 1
United Church of God Other Christians Adventist Family 1
Every Nation Evangelical Protestant 6
Twelve Tribes Evangelical Protestant 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 26
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 14
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 29
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 7
Converge Worldwide Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 28
Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio) Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1
Brethren in Christ Church Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 10
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 11
General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 2
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 22
Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 1
Church of the Lutheran Confession Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 3
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Elim Fellowship Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 14
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 5
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
General Church of the New Jerusalem Other Christians Spiritualist Family 1
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 22
International Council of Community Churches Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 3
International Pentecostal Church of Christ Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Jain Other Other Groups Family 3
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 1
American Association of Lutheran Churches Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
National Spiritualist Association of Churches Other Spiritualist Family 1
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 3
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 4
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 11
Pentecostal Church of God Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 3
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 13
Progressive Primitive Baptists Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 9
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 13
Southern Methodist Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 4
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 55
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America Other Other Groups Family 1
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this metro area was 6,385,162 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,983,261) included 46.7% of the total population in 2020. The adherence rate is the number of adherents of a given group per 1,000 people in the general population.

Note that data collection methods for religious bodies change over time, affecting the comparability of statistics. For further information, see the U.S. Religion Census website at https://www.usreligioncensus.org/.

The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155.

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