Spiritualist Family
Spiritualists teach that believers can communicate with spirits and the deceased through such practices as seances and other paranormal activities. Churches in the Spiritualist tradition include the Swedenborgian Church and the International General Assembly of Spiritualists.
Maps: Spiritualist Family1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Spiritualist Family States (2020)1 [View all states]
| Rank | State | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 128 | 0.10 |
| 2 | Indiana | 26 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 86 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 20 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Washington | 23 | 0.00 |
Top 5 Spiritualist Family Counties (2020)1 [View all counties]
| Rank | County | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford County, Maine | 91 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Grant County, New Mexico | 42 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Barton County, Kansas | 38 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Champaign County, Ohio | 31 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Sagadahoc County, Maine | 23 | 0.60 |
Top 5 Spiritualist Family Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
| Rank | Metro Area | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bend, KS Micro Area | 38 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Silver City, NM Micro Area | 42 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Urbana, OH Micro Area | 31 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Hutchinson, KS Micro Area | 34 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area | 26 | 0.20 |
Spiritualist Family: Adherence Rates (1980 - 2020)1
| Group | Tradition | Adh. Rate 2020 | Adh. Rate 2010 | Adh. Rate 2000 | Adh. Rate 1990 | Adh. Rate 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Church of the New Jerusalem | Other Christians | 0.01 | ||||
| National Spiritualist Association of Churches | Other | |||||
| Swedenborgian Church | Other Christians | 0.00 | 0.01 | |||
Sources
1 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. [More information on the data sources]
