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Worcester County, Massachusetts - County Membership Report (2010)

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 117 306,925 384.35
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 65 14,218 17.80
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 36 14,072 17.62
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 28 9,329 11.68
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 32 7,217 9.04
Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism Buddhism Family 4 6,995 8.76
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 13 6,749 8.45
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 23 6,547 8.20
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 27 6,139 7.69
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 27 5,307 6.65
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 26 3,068 3.84
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 5 2,772 3.47
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 5 2,625 3.29
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 3 2,581 3.23
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 19 1,896 2.37
Converge Worldwide Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 9 1,590 1.99
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 1,475 1.85
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 2 1,237 1.55
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 3 1,232 1.54
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 1,165 1.46
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 6 1,135 1.42
Hinduism: Traditional Hindu Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 1 1,033 1.29
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Cilicia) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 1,000 1.25
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 1,000 1.25
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 9 951 1.19
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 10 764 0.96
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 3 700 0.88
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 2 616 0.77
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 11 499 0.62
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 5 491 0.61
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 3 419 0.52
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 3 390 0.49
Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 370 0.46
Syrian (Syriac) Orthodox Church of Antioch Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 300 0.38
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 5 275 0.34
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 255 0.32
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 3 250 0.31
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 1 190 0.24
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 187 0.23
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 3 185 0.23
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 182 0.23
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 121 0.15
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1 121 0.15
Hinduism: Hindu Post Renaissance Hinduism Hinduism Family 3 118 0.15
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 111 0.14
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 1 87 0.11
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 4 79 0.10
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 60 0.08
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 2 56 0.07
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 26 0.03
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America Other Other Groups Family 0 15 0.02
International Council of Community Churches Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 11
Polish National Catholic Church of America Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 1
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Alliance of Baptists Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 2
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 2
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
American Sikh Council Other Other Groups Family 2
Korean Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Reformed Baptist Church Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Church of Christ, Scientist Other Christians Christian Science Family 2
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
Unity Churches, Association of Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 8
United Holy Church of America Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 798,552 in 2010. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (415,125) included 52.0% of the total population in 2010. 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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