Georgia

Religious Traditions, 2010

2,853,360	381,421	855,259	15,376	596,384	222,576	4,763,277
Evangelical Protestant	Black Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Orthodox	Catholic	Other	Unclaimed

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

Religious Bodies	Tradition	Family	Congregations	Adherents	Adherence Rate^†
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	540	117,271	12.1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	28	4,825	0.5
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	6	---	---
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	20	3,379	0.3
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	19	13,978	1.4
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	60	0.0
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	30	---	---
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	610	0.1
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	41	0.0
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	87	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	450	0.0
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	253	56,268	5.8
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	14	1,379	0.1
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	---	---
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	33	7,690	0.8
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches *	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	477	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	27	10,698	1.1
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	10	4,365	0.5
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	5	602	0.1
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	16	---	---
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	185	596,384	61.6
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	51	7,238	0.7
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	5	---	---
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	68	20,989	2.2
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	163	43,168	4.5
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	144	32,695	3.4
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	234	0.0
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A.	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	18	---	---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	49	3,000	0.3
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	532	175,184	18.1
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	2	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	27	---	---
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	3	164	0.0
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	116	26,235	2.7
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	489	0.1
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	115	7,187	0.7
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	---	---
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	150	77,587	8.0
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	22	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	93	11,292	1.2
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	417	55,105	5.7
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	5	590	0.1
Congregational Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	104	8,461	0.9
Congregational Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	16	5,946	0.6
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	11	11,100	1.1
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	13	0.0
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	0	---
Convention of Original Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	610	0.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	270	0.0
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	1,029	0.1
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	571	0.1
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	166	68,812	7.1
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,050	0.1
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	---	---
Evangelical Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	---	---
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	5	1,696	0.2
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	5	305	0.0
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	84	29,076	3.0
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	7	---	---
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	1,734	0.2
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	1,773	0.2
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	761	0.1
Free Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	5	183	0.0
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	35	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	1	---	---
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	6,265	0.6
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	18	15,911	1.6
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	17	634	0.1
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	3	1,474	0.2
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	7	10,907	1.1
Holy Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	20	0.0
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	3	---	---
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	2,275	0.2
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	---	---
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	3	260	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	72	9,320	1.0
Jain	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	173	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	---	---
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	44	9,975	1.0
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	10	1,663	0.2
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	378	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	324	0.0
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	126	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	5	648	0.1
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	8	950	0.1
Moravian Church in America--Southern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	154	0.0
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	69	52,578	5.4
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	270	0.0
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	114	10,301	1.1
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	8	4,650	0.5
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	272	172,982	17.9
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	68	14,390	1.5
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	1,449	566,782	58.5
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	107	0.0
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	0	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	1,225	0.1
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	18	7,410	0.8
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	376	0.0
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8	871	0.1
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	22	---	---
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	296	92,436	9.5
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	139	31,991	3.3
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	18	8,373	0.9
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	1	543	0.1
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	18	17,191	1.8
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	19	---	---
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	282	0.0
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	4	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	35	0.0
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,040	0.1
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	875	0.1
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	26	6,208	0.6
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	1,600	0.2
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	105	0.0
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	197	45,780	4.7
Shinto	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	5	---	---
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3,613	1,759,317	181.6
Southern Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	8	---	---
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.0
Tao	Other	Other Groups	1	---	---
U.S. Mennonite Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	0	---
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	200	0.0
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	94	0.0
Unaffiliated Friends Meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	17	3,139	0.3
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	19	9,037	0.9
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	5	---	---
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,550	619,394	63.9
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	94	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	14	---	---
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	16	4,081	0.4
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	27	13,778	1.4
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	9	2,133	0.2
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	157	0.0
		Totals:<>	12,292	4,924,376

The population of Georgia was 9,687,653 in 2010; in 2000 it was 8,186,453. The total population changed 18.3%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (4,924,376) included 50.8% of the total population in 2010.

^* 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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