Religious Bodies with Most Adherents in Largest US Metros

[dimondpark]

I see a lot of variety and different representation depending on area.

Top 10 Religious Bodies in US Metro Areas with 1M+ Population

Atlanta:
653,926----Catholic Church
652,227----Southern Baptist Convention
443,822----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
115,656----Muslim Estimate
104,606----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
104,000----Jewish Estimate
97,805-----Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA Inc
73,060-----Jehovah's Witnesses
57,400-----African Methodist Episcopal Church
53,538-----Church of God(Cleveland, Tennessee)

Austin:
428,877----Catholic Church
139,844----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
116,435----Southern Baptist Convention
46,219-----United Methodist Church
38,000-----Jewish Estimate
29,549-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
22,758-----Muslim Estimate
19,128-----Jehovah's Witnesses
18,664-----Episcopal Church
12,604-----Nat'l Baptist Convention of America Int'l Inc

Baltimore:
352,305----Catholic Church
183,332----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
123,000----Jewish Estimate
93,426-----Muslim Estimate
87,458-----United Methodist Church
36,608-----Southern Baptist Church
36,432-----African Methodist Episcopal Church
28,473-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
27,791-----Episcopal Church
26,262-----Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA Inc

Birmingham:
272,871----Southern Baptist Convention
148,010----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
59,336-----United Methodist Church
53,004-----Catholic Church
45,885-----Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA Inc
24,300-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
14,919-----Episcopal Church
14,720-----African Methodist Episcopal Church
14,337-----Presbyterian Church in America
12,689-----Church of God(Cleveland, Tennessee)

Boston:
1,827,900--Catholic Church
284,000----Jewish Estimate
108,963----Muslim Estimate
73,672-----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
48,202-----Episcopal Church
42,220-----United Church of Christ
28,178-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
26,668-----Jehovah's Witnesses
24,903-----United Methodist Church
23,465-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the

Buffalo:
505,341----Catholic Church
45,928-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
30,636-----Muslim Estimate
16,305-----United Methodist Church
13,676-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
13,669-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
11,551-----Church of God in Christ
9,007------Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA Inc
8,890------Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
8,074------American Baptist Churches in the USA

Charlotte:
320,816----Catholic Church
306,812----Southern
291,586----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
141,586----United Methodist Church
48,108-----Presbyterian Church(USA)
46,384-----Muslim Estimate
41,384-----African Methodist Episcopal Church
34,000-----Jewish Estimate
30,340-----Jehovah's Witnesses
23,103-----American Baptist Churches in the USA

Chicago:
2,750,946--Catholic Church
454,946----Muslim Estimate
415,758----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
315,000----Jewish Estimate
149,758----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
101,784----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
86,573-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
82,911-----United Methodist Church
79,436-----Jehovah's Witnesses
68,408-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the

Cincinnati:
383,647----Catholic Church
360,542----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
89,197-----Southern Baptist Convention
43,198-----United Methodist Church
41,333-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
30,000-----Jewish Estimate
24,120-----Muslim Estimate
17,468-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
15,438-----Church of God(Cleveland, Tennessee)
13,245-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Cleveland:
546,022----Catholic Church
213,546----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
54,000-----Jewish Estimate
37,092-----United Methodist Church
30,884-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
27,762-----Muslim Estimate
23,716-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
21,116-----Jehovah's Witnesses
19,180-----National Baptist Convention, USA Inc
19,049-----United Church of Christ

Columbus:
251,141----Catholic Church
223,044----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
59,1540----United Methodist Church
44,294-----Muslim Estimate
30,999-----Southern Baptist Convention
27,758-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
27,000-----Jewish Estimate
22,774-----Church of the Nazarene
19,859-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
17,346-----Association of Vineyard Churches

Dallas:
1,084,758--Catholic Church
904,238----Southern Baptist Convention
698,228----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
329,560----United Methodist Church
139,113----Muslim Estimate
105,071----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
104,701----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
94,238-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
91,828-----Churches of Christ
85,000-----Jewish Estimate

Denver:
476,253----Catholic Church
187,076----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
67,000-----Jewish Estimate
63,656-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
24,129-----United Methodist Church
22,631-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
22,332-----Jehovah's Witnesses
21,096-----Southern Baptist Convention
14,577-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
12,500-----Hindu Temples

Detroit:
816,791----Catholic Church
196,878----Muslim Estimate
190,012----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
95,712-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
82,000-----Jewish Estimate
63,306-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
51,240-----National Baptist Convention, USA Inc
47,335-----United Methodist Church
42,086-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
34,026-----Jehovah's Witnesses

Grand Rapids:
141,947----Catholic Church
73,274-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
50,981-----Christian Reformed Church in North America
40,054-----Reformed Church in America
15,745-----United Methodist Church
14,325-----Wesleyan Church
11,170-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
10,356-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
8,448------Muslim Estimate
6,846------Jehovah's Witnesses

Indianapolis:
241,774----Catholic Church
166,606----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
70,321-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
60,610-----United Methodist Church
59,840-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
33,632-----Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)
33,607-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
22,989-----Muslim Estimate
21,578-----Southern Baptist Convention
15,420-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Houston:
1,299,901--Catholic Church
800,688----Southern Baptist Convention
666,548----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
250,487----United Methodist Church
123,256----Muslim Estimate
94,362-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
85,938-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
82,608-----Jehovah's Witnesses
67,000-----Jewish Estimate
49,806-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the

Jacksonville:
257,224----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
208,226----Catholic Church
172,867----Southern Baptist Convention
31,068-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
25,000-----Jewish Estimate
24,330-----United Methodist Church
23,540-----Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA Inc
23,539-----African Methodist Episcopal Church
17,280-----Episcopal Church
16,684-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Kansas City:
248,301----Catholic Church
151,522----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
136,010----Southern Baptist Convention
96,346-----United Methodist Church
36,065-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
33,988-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
28,080-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
26,000-----Jewish Estimate
27,212-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
21,050-----Muslim Estimate

Las Vegas:
592,671----Catholic Church
132,329----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
66,000-----Jewish Estimate
54,868-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
31,385-----Southern Baptist Convention
22,543-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
22,462-----Jehovah's Witnesses
16,537-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
9,279------Mahayana Buddhism
7,231------Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Los Angeles:
4,101,172--Catholic Church
617,000----Jewish Estimate
530,204----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
200,920----Southern Baptist Convention
198,134----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
178,256----Muslim Estimate
146,638----Jehovah's Witnesses
135,839----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
81,964-----International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
78,107-----Church of God in Christ

Louisville:
152,452----Catholic Church
129,261----Southern Baptist Convention
56,783-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
48,696-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
35,310-----United Methodist Church
20,274-----Progressive Nat'l Baptist Convention, Inc
15,760-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
13,187-----Muslim Estimate
12,208-----Nat'l Baptist Convention USA, Inc
10,079-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Miami:
1,461,518--Catholic Church
525,000----Jewish Estimate
468,230----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
186,098----Southern Baptist Convention
98,946-----Jehovah's Witnesses
54,118-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
49,747-----Seventh-Day Adventist Church
47,820-----Muslim Estimate
42,976-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
36,107-----United Methodist Church

Minneapolis:
731,331----Catholic Church
283,075----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
126,450----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
106,566----Muslim Estimate
82,500-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
60,000-----Jewish Estimate
55,914-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
38,769-----United Methodist Church
31,078-----Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
21,769-----Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Nashville:
241,757----Southern Baptist Convention
193,176----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
122,614----Catholic Church
83,028-----Churches of Christ
80,731-----United Methodist Church
39,906-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
18,466-----Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA Inc
17,455-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
17,361-----Coptic Orthodox Church
16,208-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the

New Orleans:
535,141---Catholic Church
70,010----Non-Denominational Christian Churches(Evangelical)
68,164----Southern Baptist Convention
24,670----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
24,006----United Methodist Church
17,620----Muslim Estimate
13,634----National Baptist Convention, USA Inc
9,680-----Jehovah's Witnesses
8,625-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
8,540-----Episcopal Church

New York:
6,548,253--Catholic Church
1,912,000--Jewish Estimate
906,604----Muslim Estimate
466,202----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
166,996----Hindu Temples
165,000----Jehovah's Witnesses
144,343----American Baptist Churches in the USA
119,134----Episcopal Church
115,390----United Methodist Church
108,247----Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Oklahoma City:
210,008----Southern Baptist Convention
195,158----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
142,491----Catholic Church
76,087-----United Methodist Church
48,470-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
25,160-----Church of God(Anderson, Indiana)
24,138-----Churches of Christ
18,819-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
15,463-----Church of the Nazarene
9,692------Jehovah's Witnesses

Orlando:
470,680----Catholic Church
297,464----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
103,821----Southern Baptist Convention
54,918-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
41,000-----Jewish Estimate
39,812-----Jehovah's Witnesses
37,125-----United Methodist Church
35,458-----Seventh-Day Adventist
33,729-----Muslim Estimate
24,629-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Philadelphia:
1,673,277--Catholic Church
310,000----Jewish Estimate
291,936----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
160,897----Muslim Estimate
112,838----United Methodist Church
87,749-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
74,139-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
58,152-----National Baptist Convention, USA Inc
52,473-----Episcopal Church
51,177-----Presbyterian Church(USA)

Phoenix:
1,111,635--Catholic Church
301,196----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
291,970----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
113,000----Jewish Estimate
94,259-----Muslim Estimate
65,561-----Southern Baptist Convention
56,662-----Jehovah's Witnesses
49,580-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
25,888-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
25,638-----United Methodist Church

Pittsburgh:
726,597----Catholic Church
119,352----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
92,393-----United Methodist Church
52,499-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
51,682-----Presbyterian Church(USA)
48,000-----Jewish Estimate
25,892-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
21,699-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
19,000-----Hindu Temples
14,286-----Muslim Estimate

Portland:
296,662----Catholic Church
237,996----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
83,481-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
52,000-----Jewish Estimate
26,740-----Jehovah's Witnesses
23,316-----Seventh-Day Adventist Church
18,754-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
17,201-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
15,264-----Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
15,000-----Hindu Temples

Providence:
636,185----Catholic Church
42,700-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
33,000-----Jewish Estimate
17,027-----Episcopal Church
13,419-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
10,780-----Jehovah's Witnesses
8,723------Muslim Estimate
8,130------United Methodist Church
8,116------United Church of Christ
8,109------Assemblies of God, General Council of the

Raleigh:
174,695----Catholic Church
117,432----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
107,605----Southern Baptist Convention
68,508-----United Methodist Church
45,182-----Muslim Estimate
17,327-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
15,894-----Presbyterian Church(USA)
15,738-----Jehovah's Witnesses
13,720-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
11,301-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the

Riverside:
1,152,182--Catholic Church
240,062----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
108,532----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
74,836-----Jehovah's Witnesses
67,400-----Southern Baptist Convention
59,778-----Seventh-Day Adventist Church
52,978-----Muslim Estimate
50,000-----Jewish Estimate
35,086-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
26,540-----Church of God in Christ

Rochester:
281,880----Catholic Church
54,930-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
25,678-----United Methodist Church
22,792-----Muslim Estimate
11,917-----American Baptist Churches in the USA
10,050-----Presbyterian Church(USA)
8,290------Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
8,000------Hindu Temples
6,894------Jehovah's Witnesses
6,763------Episcopal Church

Sacramento:
408,887----Catholic Church
111,672----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
75,384-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
45,960-----Muslim Estimate
43,059-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
34,000-----Jewish Estimate
30,264-----Jehovah's Witnesses
25,757-----Southern Baptist Convention
15,262-----Evangelical Covenant Church
14,834-----Seventh-Day Adventist Church

St Louis:
596,728----Catholic Church
161,404----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
131,159----Southern Baptist Convention
78,218-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
67,273-----United Methodist Church
54,612-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
36,441-----Muslim Estimate
35,441-----United Church of Christ
35,000-----Jewish Estimate
23,868-----National Baptist Convention, USA Inc.

Salt Lake City:
653,868----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
112,914----Catholic Church
19,844-----Muslim Estimate
9,488------Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
7,908------Assemblies of God, General Council of the
6,316------Jehovah's Witnesses
4,991------Southern Baptist Convention
3,450------Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
3,001------Mahayana Buddhism
2,571------Episcopal Church

San Antonio:
698,767----Catholic Church
220,484----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
148,996----Southern Baptist Convention
49,449-----United Methodist Church
34,652-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
32,250-----Jehovah's Witnesses
31,405-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
17,000-----Jewish Estimate
14,272-----Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
13,580-----Muslim Estimate

San Diego:
754,089----Catholic Church
184,246----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
94,000-----Jewish Estimate
68,148-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
50,816-----Muslim Estimate
46,936-----Jehovah's Witnesses
38,780-----Southern Baptist Convention
18,606-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
15,654-----United Methodist Church
15,082-----Seventh-Day Adventist Church

San Francisco:
1,022,454--Catholic Church
201,000----Jewish Estimate
117,150----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
96,050-----Muslim Estimate
70,288-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
41,596-----Southern Baptist Convention
36,510-----Jehovah's Witnesses
30,569-----United Methodist Church
29,726-----Mahayana Buddhism
28,876-----Hindu Temples

San Jose:
543,699----Catholic Church
101,750----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
50,000-----Jewish Estimate
40,626-----Muslim Estimate
39,831-----Hindu Temples
28,251-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
17,376-----Jehovah's Witnesses
15,312-----Southern Baptist Convention
14,902-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
11,558-----Mahayana Buddhism

Seattle:
568,190----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
442,998----Catholic Church
104,512----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
78,000-----Jewish Estimate
72,987-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
50,670-----Mahayana Buddhism
35,188-----Jehovah's Witnesses
32,109-----Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
24,607-----Muslim Estimate
23,000-----International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

Tampa:
734,490----Catholic Church
261,848----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
155,682----Southern Baptist Convention
82,494-----United Methodist Church
56,000-----Jewish Estimate
45,242-----Jehovah's Witnesses
25,318-----Nat'l Missionary Baptist Convention of America
22,761-----Muslim Estimate
20,586-----Church of God(Cleveland, Tennessee)
15,994-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Tucson:
197,228----Catholic Church
58,850-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
29,656-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
15,043-----Southern Baptist Convention
12,416-----Jehovah's Witnesses
10,566-----Muslim Estimate
8,918------Assemblies of God, General Council of the
6,870------Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
5,779------Church of the Nazarene
5,370------United Methodist Church

Urban Honolulu:
182,571----Catholic Church
41,888-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
34,644-----Mahayana Buddhism
30,480-----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
14,054-----Jehovah's Witnesses
13,736-----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
11,410-----United Church of Christ
10,969-----Southern Baptist Convention
9,594------International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
5,508------United Methodist Church

Virginia Beach:
203,120----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
149,082----Catholic Church
126,687----Southern Baptist Convention
67,645-----United Methodist Church
17,802-----Muslim Estimate
17,717-----National Baptist Convention, USA Inc.
17,438-----Episcopal Church
14,438-----Church of God in Christ
14,117-----Presbyterian Church
12,746-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Washington DC:
1,025,790--Catholic Church
385,492----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
235,000----Jewish Estimate
212,671----Muslim Estimate
195,040----Southern Baptist Convention
185,153----United Methodist Church
74,162-----Episcopal Church
72,147-----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
67,375-----African Methodist Episcopal Church
66,306-----American Baptist Churches in the USA

Sources:
The Association of Religious Data Archives(ARDA),
& Brandeis University, American Jewish Population Project

https://www.thearda.com/

https://ajpp.brandeis.edu/us_jewish_population_2020

Largest Religious Bodies in the United States by Adherents
Catholic Church-------------------------------------61,858,137
Non-Denominational Christian Churches----------21,095,641
Southern Baptist Convention-----------------------17,649,040
United Methodist Church-----------------------------8,018,629
Jewish Estimate---------------------------------------7,000,000
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints---------6,721,031
Muslim Estimate---------------------------------------4,453,908
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America-------------3,139,413
Assemblies of God------------------------------------3,094,547
Jehovah's Witnesses----------------------------------3,016,924
National Missionary Baptist Convention Inc----------2,428,820
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod---------------------1,802,680
Episcopal Church--------------------------------------1,576,611
National Baptist Convention USA Inc----------------1,567,741
Presbyterian Church(USA)----------------------------1,491,775
Churches of Christ-------------------------------------1,422,331
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ-----------1,379,041
Seventh Day Adventist--------------------------------1,339,830
American Baptist Churches in the USA---------------1,259,804
African Methodist Episcopal Church-------------------1,059,888
United Church of Christ---------------------------------924,744
Hindu Temples-------------------------------------------831,229
Church of the Nazarene---------------------------------905,690
Church of God(Cleveland, Tennessee)-------------------868,446
Mahayana Buddhism-------------------------------------549,344

[craigs]

Why is there no number of folks who do not identify with any religion?

[benp]

Originally Posted by craigs

Why is there no number of folks who do not identify with any religion?

I guess each metro could have an "Other or None" category for everything below the top 10. Not a direct answer, but can be used for comparison between cities.

For example compare "religious" cities with one known as less so:
Portland - 1,755,586 or 69% "other or none"
Oklahoma City - 747,327 or 49% "other or none"
Salt Lake City - 484,026 or 37% "other or none"

Not all are "none" but certainly a significant chunk

Either way, these numbers certainly do not represent only practicing members of the respective faiths. For example, the number of Catholics listed for my city (Buffalo) is huge, but actual mass attendance numbers are only 22% of the listed total.

[Docere]

Pew survey of religious identity (or lack thereof):

https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-la...M2UXljgFk29zglpFqGdGw49BbRUaAtYlEALw_wcB

[BnaBreaker]

Nashville is the only city with Coptic Christianity in the top 10 which is interesting, but there is a strangely large number of Egyptian immigrants there so I suppose it checks out.

[Steely Dan]

The east/west Mormon split is very noticeable in this data.

Spending my whole life in chicagoland, I can count the number of Mormons I've known on one hand.

[iheartthed]

The Catholic Church leading in the big southern cities is very surprising.

[Docere]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

The Catholic Church leading in the big southern cities is very surprising.

One big Catholic Church vs many Protestant denominations.

The Pew survey says Atlanta is 27% evangelical and 9% Catholic for example.

Among evangelicals, 8% identify with the Southern Baptist Convention.

[ColDayMan]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

The Catholic Church leading in the big southern cities is very surprising.

I'm going to assume it's due to the rise of Latino migration and Northern Whites.

[Shawn]

A more telling question to ask everyone who checked the Catholic box (especially in the Northeast): how many of you have attended a regular Mass just once in the last two decades? I sure as shit haven't, not since 2002 / Spotlight. And I'm not counting showing up to a nephew's Baptism or Christmas Eve/Christmas/Easter. I mean just a regular Sunday Mass.

There are a lot of lowercase-c / cultural Catholics like myself who will always check the box but who gave up on the actual institution a long time ago. Maybe less so in the more religious South, but among the traditional Catholic ethnicities in the Northeast (and I suspect the Midwest), we're mostly in it for the holidays and the Catholic high school / uni teams.

I'm pretty sure most people who self-identify as Evangelical are in it for real.

[Docere]

The Pew survey found more religious nones (37%) than self-identified Catholics (29%) in Massachusetts.

[sopas ej]

Originally Posted by dimondpark

Los Angeles:
4,101,172--Catholic Church
617,000----Jewish Estimate
530,204----Non-Denominational Christian(Evangelical)
200,920----Southern Baptist Convention
198,134----Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
178,256----Muslim Estimate
146,638----Jehovah's Witnesses
135,839----Assemblies of God, General Council of the
81,964-----International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
78,107-----Church of God in Christ

Not surprised about Roman Catholicism in Greater LA; the Los Angeles Archdiocese is the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States.

I'm surprised that Buddhism isn't in the top 10 for LA; I thought I read somewhere that there are around 380,000 Buddhists in Greater Los Angeles. All forms of Buddhism are represented here I'm sure: Mahayana, Theravada, and Vajrayana Buddhism. I've been to at least one of each of those traditions' temples.

[DCReid]

Originally Posted by sopas ej

Not surprised about Roman Catholicism in Greater LA; the Los Angeles Archdiocese is the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States.

I'm surprised that Buddhism isn't in the top 10 for LA; I thought I read somewhere that there are around 380,000 Buddhists in Greater Los Angeles. All forms of Buddhism are represented here I'm sure: Mahayana, Theravada, and Vajrayana Buddhism. I've been to at least one of each of those traditions' temples.

Numbers for Muslims don't seem right either for LA. According to Wiki, the Iranian population in Los Angeles is estimated to be around 700,000, making it the largest concentration of Iranians in the world outside of Iran. So with Iranians alone, assuming 99% are Muslim (which is what Wiki says of the country of Iran), there are probably 500,000 Muslims in LA.

[aufbau]

Originally Posted by DCReid

Numbers for Muslims don't seem right either for LA. According to Wiki, the Iranian population in Los Angeles is estimated to be around 700,000, making it the largest concentration of Iranians in the world outside of Iran. So with Iranians alone, assuming 99% are Muslim (which is what Wiki says of the country of Iran), there are probably 500,000 Muslims in LA.

Persian Jews make up a big chunk of the Iranian diaspora in LA.

[Tom In Chicago]

Originally Posted by DCReid

Numbers for Muslims don't seem right either for LA. According to Wiki, the Iranian population in Los Angeles is estimated to be around 700,000, making it the largest concentration of Iranians in the world outside of Iran. So with Iranians alone, assuming 99% are Muslim (which is what Wiki says of the country of Iran), there are probably 500,000 Muslims in LA.

Persian Jews?

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[Crawford]

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of Persians in the U.S. are Jewish. In NYC and DC areas, it seems like all the Persians are Jewish.

The most Persian geography in the U.S. outside of CA is Great Neck, NY. That community is essentially all Jewish.

[Steely Dan]

Not to mention all of the Christian groups in Iran who also got the fuck outta dodge when the country decided to go full batshit theocracy back in '79.

[craigs]

Originally Posted by DCReid

Numbers for Muslims don't seem right either for LA. According to Wiki, the Iranian population in Los Angeles is estimated to be around 700,000, making it the largest concentration of Iranians in the world outside of Iran. So with Iranians alone, assuming 99% are Muslim (which is what Wiki says of the country of Iran), there are probably 500,000 Muslims in LA.

I agree that the Muslim count for greater Los Angeles seems off. The figure given here is lower than the lowest estimates I have seen before.

Originally Posted by aufbau

Persian Jews make up a big chunk of the Iranian diaspora in LA.

Per the LA Times, there are at least 50,000 Iranian Jews in Los Angeles.

[cabasse]

Originally Posted by ColDayMan

I'm going to assume it's due to the rise of Latino migration and Northern Whites.

my mom was a native, born at emory hospital, and came from a heavily catholic family. before they'd relocated to orlando in the '50s, they lived in oakhurst, decatur; she told me stories about riding the streetcar downtown to catholic school. i'm not sure of the history beyond that, there's a bit of italian somewhere but i don't think any of the great grandparents or beyond were from anywhere up north.

[pj3000]

All of the Protestant church numbers should be combined in order to give a better representation of the cities' religious makeup.

All the Protestant denominations are recent white European versions of the bullshit anyway... for people who don't want to fully follow the rules and practices, but still want to feel that they'll get into heaven anyway.