New Jersey

Religious Traditions, 2010

380,347	129,935	502,797	72,431	3,235,290	488,720	3,982,374
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^†
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	729	3,235,290	368.0
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	557	138,052	15.7
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	554	167,015	19.0
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	364	97,885	11.1
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	307	60,430	6.9
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	282	86,120	9.8
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	262	75,390	8.6
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	238	106,920	12.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	189	62,644	7.1
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	129	24,366	2.8
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	129	25,323	2.9
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	121	---	---
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	117	33,050	3.8
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	115	74,106	8.4
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	114	28,546	3.2
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	109	160,666	18.3
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	85	22,879	2.6
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	80	8,223	0.9
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	65	56,868	6.5
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	65	16,422	1.9
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	59	31,673	3.6
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	51	10,984	1.2
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	50	---	---
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	49	20,957	2.4
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	46	7,630	0.9
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	46	7,895	0.9
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	46	50,732	5.8
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	45	6,732	0.8
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	39	4,389	0.5
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	37	---	---
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	36	31,447	3.6
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	34	918	0.1
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	33	2,970	0.3
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	28	5,023	0.6
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	28	2,476	0.3
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	28	6,244	0.7
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	26	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	26	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	25	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	24	---	---
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	24	4,566	0.5
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	24	1,869	0.2
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	24	32,370	3.7
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	24	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	24	---	---
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	24	2,047	0.2
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	23	2,633	0.3
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	23	---	---
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	23	3,854	0.4
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	23	2,009	0.2
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	21	---	---
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	21	15,916	1.8
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	21	5,595	0.6
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	16	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	16	14,025	1.6
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	16	---	---
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	14	643	0.1
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	13	---	---
Bah�'�	Other	Other Groups	12	1,698	0.2
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	12	1,289	0.1
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	12	---	---
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	12	1,145	0.1
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	11	1,533	0.2
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	11	---	---
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	11	2,485	0.3
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	10	1,700	0.2
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	10	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	9	---	---
Bible Fellowship Church	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	9	734	0.1
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	9	1,248	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	368	0.0
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings*	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	8	725	0.1
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	8	3,013	0.3
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	8	---	---
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	974	0.1
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	---	---
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	7	1,970	0.2
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	7	2,186	0.2
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	7	---	---
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	---	---
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	6	770	0.1
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	1,060	0.1
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	6	1,330	0.2
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	2,150	0.2
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	2,490	0.3
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	5	1,437	0.2
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	---	---
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	742	0.1
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	670	0.1
Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	2,710	0.3
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	5	1,386	0.2
Jain	Other	Other Groups	4	---	---
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	4	295	0.0
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	4	814	0.1
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	565	0.1
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	2,150	0.2
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	3	855	0.1
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	3	941	0.1
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	3	483	0.1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	322	0.0
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	3	---	---
Hindu, Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	3	36	0.0
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant	----	3	---	---
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	468	0.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	140	0.0
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,100	0.1
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	3	---	---
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	55	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	2	---	---
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	180	0.0
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	2,300	0.3
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	141	0.0
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	218	0.0
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	2	237	0.0
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	43	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	3,000	0.3
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	63	0.0
Association of Messianic Congregations	Other	Judaism	1	---	---
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Church of God by Faith, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	---	---
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	150	0.0
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	15	0.0
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	0	---
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	40	0.0
Evangelical Congregational Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	180	0.0
Free Reformed Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Georgian Orthodox Parishes in the United States	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	150	0.0
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	1	---	---
Heritage Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	115	0.0
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	572	0.1
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	69	0.0
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	69	0.0
Maranatha Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	55	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	1	38	0.0
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	1	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	---	---
Pillar of Fire	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	1,500	0.2
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	34	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	1	522	0.1
		Totals:	6,114	4,809,520

The population of New Jersey was 8,791,894 in 2010; in 2000 it was 8,414,350. The total population changed 4.5%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (4,809,520) included 54.7% 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.