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  1. U.S. Religion Census - Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2020...

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    The Association of Religion Data Archives (2020). U.S. Religion Census - Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2020 (Metro Area File) [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2K8VY
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    Dataset updated
    2020
    Dataset provided by
    Association of Religion Data Archives
    Dataset funded by
    United Church of Christ
    The Lilly Endowment, Inc.
    Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
    Southern Baptist Convention
    The Church of the Nazarene
    Glenmary Research Center
    The John Templeton Foundation
    Description

    This study, designed and carried out by the "http://www.asarb.org/" Target="_blank">Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB), compiled data on 372 religious bodies by county in the United States. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 religious bodies and on congregations only for 155. Participating bodies included 354 Christian denominations, associations, or communions (including Latter-day Saints, Messianic Jews, and Unitarian/Universalist groups); counts of Jain, Shinto, Sikh, Tao, Zoroastrian, American Ethical Union, and National Spiritualist Association congregations, and counts of congregations and adherents from Baha'i, three Buddhist groupings, two Hindu groupings, and four Jewish groupings, and Muslims. The 372 groups reported a total of 356,642 congregations with 161,224,088 adherents, comprising 48.6 percent of the total U.S. population of 331,449,281. Membership totals were estimated for some religious groups.

    In January 2024, the ARDA added 21 religious tradition (RELTRAD) variables to this dataset. These variables start at variable #8 (TOTCNG_2020). Categories were assigned based on pages 88-94 in the original "https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1638" Target="_blank">2020 U.S. Religion Census Report.

    Visit the "https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/sources-for-religious-congregations-membership-data" Target="_blank">frequently asked questions page for more information about the ARDA's religious congregation and membership data sources.

  2. Share of global population affiliated with major religious groups 2020

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of global population affiliated with major religious groups 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374704/share-of-global-population-by-religion/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2020, around 28.8 percent of the global population were identified as Christian. Around 25.6 percent of the global population identify as Muslims, followed by 14.9 percent of global populations as Hindu. The number of Muslims increased by 347 million, when compared to 2010 data, more than all other religions combined.

  3. Historical statistics, principal religious denominations of the population

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    Statistics Canada (2023). Historical statistics, principal religious denominations of the population [Dataset]. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/659d94fb-611d-419e-9c15-ae89331dd3aa
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    xml, csv, htmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 17, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    This table contains 21 series, with data for years 1871 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Religious denominations (21 items: Total religious denominations; Baptist; Congregationalist; Anglican ...).

  4. Religious identification of adult population in the U.S. 2023

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Religious identification of adult population in the U.S. 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183817/religious-identification-of-adult-population/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Mar 9, 2023 - Dec 7, 2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, **** percent of Americans were unaffiliated with any religion. A further **** percent of Americans were White evangelical Protestants, and an additional **** percent were White mainline Protestants. Religious trends in the United States Although the United States is still home to the largest number of Christians worldwide, the nation has started to reflect a more diverse religious landscape in recent years. Americans now report a wide range of religious beliefs and backgrounds, in addition to an increasing number of people who are choosing to identify with no religion at all. Studies suggest that many Americans have left their previous religion to instead identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular, with many reasoning that they stopped believing in the religion's teachings, that they didn't approve of negative teachings or treatment of LGBTQ+ people, or that their family was never that religious growing up. Christian controversies Over the last few years, controversies linked to Christian denominations have plagued the nation, including reports of child sexual abuse by the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Southern Baptist Convention. Christian churches have also been accused of supporting discriminatory actions against LGBTQ+ people and people belonging to other religious groups. In addition, there have been increasing concerns about Christian nationalism, the political ideology that asserts that America was founded to be a Christian nation. Although the majority of Americans still think that declaring the United States a Christian nation would go against the U.S. Constitution, studies found that most Republicans would be in favor of this change.

  5. U.S. Religion Census - Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2010...

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    The Association of Religion Data Archives, U.S. Religion Census - Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2010 (State File) [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/X8D69
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    Association of Religion Data Archives
    Dataset funded by
    The John Templeton Foundation
    The Lilly Endowment, Inc.
    Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
    North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
    Description

    This study, designed and carried out by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB), compiled data on the number of congregations and adherents for 236 religious groups in each county of the United States. Participants included 217 Christian denominations, associations, or communions (including Latter-day Saints, Messianic Jews, and Unitarian/Universalist groups); counts of Jain, Shinto, Sikh, Tao and National Spiritualist Association congregations, and counts of congregations and adherents from Bahá'ís, three Buddhist groupings, four Hindu groupings, four Jewish groupings, Muslims and Zoroastrians. The 236 groups reported a total of 344,894 congregations with 150,686,156 adherents, comprising 48.8 percent of the total U.S. population of 308,745,538 in 2010.

    Visit the "/us-religion/sources-for-religious-congregations-membership-data" Target="_blank">frequently asked questions page for more information about the ARDA's religious congregation and membership data.

  6. Religion by housing, health, employment and education, England and Wales:...

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    Updated Mar 24, 2023
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    Office for National Statistics (2023). Religion by housing, health, employment and education, England and Wales: Census 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/religion-by-housing-health-employment-and-education-england-and-wales-census-2021
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 24, 2023
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    Authors
    Office for National Statistics
    Area covered
    Wales, England
    Description

    Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

  7. F

    Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States

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    Updated Sep 2, 2025
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    (2025). Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TLRELCONS
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    Sep 2, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States (TLRELCONS) from Jan 2002 to Jul 2025 about religion, expenditures, construction, and USA.

  8. Percentage of religious population in the U.S. 2010, by state

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    Updated May 1, 2012
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    Statista (2012). Percentage of religious population in the U.S. 2010, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245424/percentage-of-religious-population-in-the-us-by-state/
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    Dataset updated
    May 1, 2012
    Dataset authored and provided by
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    Time period covered
    2010
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This graph shows the ratio of religious adherents to population in the United States in 2010, by state. In 2010, about 79 percent of Utah's population were adherents to a religion.

  9. Religion by gender and age: Census metropolitan areas and census...

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    Updated Jun 21, 2023
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    Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023). Religion by gender and age: Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.25318/9810035301-eng
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 21, 2023
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    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Data on religion by gender and age for the population in private households in census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

  10. United States Census of Religious Bodies, County File, 1936

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    Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census (1936). United States Census of Religious Bodies, County File, 1936 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7MAKH
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    Dataset updated
    1936
    Dataset provided by
    Association of Religion Data Archives
    Authors
    Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census
    Area covered
    United States
    Dataset funded by
    U.S. Government
    Description

    The United States Census of Religious Bodies is, as the name suggests, a census of religious organizations, not a census of individuals (the U.S. Census collected data on religious organizations through the 1936 census). This census provides measures of the number of members in various denominations, by geographic unit. This is the fourth of four complete surveys on the subject of religious membership undertaken by the "https://www.census.gov/" Target="_blank">U.S. Bureau of the Census (preceded by the 1906, 1916, and 1926, censuses). The data are organized by county (counties are the cases).

  11. U

    Scotland's Census 2022 - UV205b - Religion (12 categories) by sex by age (6...

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    Updated Jun 6, 2024
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    National Records of Scotland (2024). Scotland's Census 2022 - UV205b - Religion (12 categories) by sex by age (6 categories) [Dataset]. https://statistics.ukdataservice.ac.uk/dataset/scotland-s-census-2022-uv205b-religion-12-categories-by-sex-by-age-6-categories
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 6, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    National Records of Scotland
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Scotland
    Description

    This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Religion (in 12 categories) by sex by age (in 6 categories) by Individuals in Scotland.

    Age

    A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

    Sex

    This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were "Female" and "Male". Guidance on answering the question can be found here

    Religion

    This is a person’s current religious denomination or body that they belong to, or if the person does not have a religion, ‘No Religion’. No determination is made about whether a person was a practising member of a religion.

    Religion is a voluntary question and 6.2% of the population did not provide a response. Please be aware that when we state percentages these are out of the whole population, not just those that provided a response. Our approach to imputation is also different for voluntary questions. Not stating a religion is considered to be a valid response, so we do not impute a religion for those who responded to the census but did not answer the religion question. However, we do impute religion for those who did not respond at all to the census. 'Not stated’ is one of the values that can be imputed for religion. More information on our edit and imputation method is available on the Scotland’s Census website.

    Classification and comparison with 2011 census can be found here

    The quality assurance report can be found here

  12. England and Wales Census 2021 - Religion by economic activity status and...

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    Updated Mar 24, 2023
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    Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. (2023). England and Wales Census 2021 - Religion by economic activity status and occupation [Dataset]. https://statistics.ukdataservice.ac.uk/dataset/england-and-wales-census-2021-religion-by-economic-activity-status-and-occupation
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 24, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
    UK Data Servicehttps://ukdataservice.ac.uk/
    Authors
    Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service.
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Wales, England
    Description

    Census 2021 data on religion by economic activity status, by sex, by age, and religion by occupation, by sex, by age, England and Wales combined. This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by ethnic group. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

    The religion people connect or identify with (their religious affiliation), whether or not they practise or have belief in it.
    This question was voluntary and the variable includes people who answered the question, including “No religion”, alongside those who chose not to answer this question.

    Total counts for some population groups may not match between published tables. This is to protect the confidentiality of individuals' data. Population counts have been rounded to the nearest 5 and any counts below 10 are suppressed, this is signified by a 'c' in the data tables.

    This dataset shows population counts for usual residents aged between 16 to 64 years old only. This is to focus on religious affiliation differences among the working age. Population counts in these tables may be different from other publications which use different age breakdowns.

    Quality notes can be found here

    Quality information about Labour Market can be found here

    The Standard Occupation Classification 2020 code used can be found here

    Religion

    The 8 ‘tickbox’ religious groups are as follows:

    • Buddhist
    • Christian
    • Hindu
    • Jewish
    • Muslim
    • No religion
    • Sikh
    • Other religion
  13. c

    Population by Religious Affiliation and County - Dataset - Census KE

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    Updated Mar 4, 2020
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    (2020). Population by Religious Affiliation and County - Dataset - Census KE [Dataset]. https://census.ke/dataset/table-2-30-distribution-of-population-by-religious-affiliation-and-county
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 4, 2020
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Population by Religious Affiliation and County

  14. u

    Religious Affiliation, 2001: Other Religions by Census Subdivision -...

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    Updated Oct 1, 2024
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    (2024). Religious Affiliation, 2001: Other Religions by Census Subdivision - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC) [Dataset]. https://data.urbandatacentre.ca/dataset/gov-canada-efa0d5a1-8893-11e0-b550-6cf049291510
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    Oct 1, 2024
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
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    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Between 1991 and 2001, the number of Roman Catholics in Canada increased slightly, while the number adhering to Protestant denominations continued a long-term decline. The census enumerated just under 12.8 million Roman Catholics, up 4.8%, while the number of Protestants fell 8.2% to about 8.7 million. The largest gains in religious affiliations occurred among faiths consistent with changing immigration patterns toward more immigrants from regions outside of Europe, in particular Asia and the Middle East. (Other religions: Moslem, Christian Orthodox, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist.)

  15. Religion by visible minority and generation status: Canada, provinces and...

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    Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022). Religion by visible minority and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.25318/9810034201-eng
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 26, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Data on religion by visible minority, generation status, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.

  16. Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories...

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    Updated May 10, 2023
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    Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023). Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.25318/9810034101-eng
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    Dataset updated
    May 10, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Data on religion by ethnic or cultural origin, generation status, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and parts.

  17. o

    United States Census of Religious Bodies, State File, 1936

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    The Association of Religion Archives (2023). United States Census of Religious Bodies, State File, 1936 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/CWS93
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 5, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Center For Open Science
    Authors
    The Association of Religion Archives
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    No description was included in this Dataset collected from the OSF

  18. I

    India Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Madhya Pradesh: Female

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    Updated Oct 2, 2018
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    CEICdata.com (2018). India Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Madhya Pradesh: Female [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/india/census-population-by-religion-christian
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 2, 2018
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    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Mar 1, 2001 - Mar 1, 2011
    Area covered
    India
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Madhya Pradesh: Female data was reported at 107,985.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 85,025.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Madhya Pradesh: Female data is updated decadal, averaging 96,505.000 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 107,985.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 85,025.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Madhya Pradesh: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAE004: Census: Population: by Religion: Christian.

  19. F

    Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States

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    (2025). Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MPCT06XXS
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 2, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States (MPCT06XXS) from Feb 2002 to Jul 2025 about religion, expenditures, construction, and USA.

  20. f

    Census - Usually resident population by religious affiliation, age group,...

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    Figure.NZ (2024). Census - Usually resident population by religious affiliation, age group, and local board area 2013, 2018 and 2023 [Dataset]. https://figure.nz/table/zEc880qAiEhJydhH
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    Dec 3, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    New Zealand
    Description

    The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is the official count of how many people and dwellings there are in New Zealand. It provides a snapshot of our society at a point in time and helps to tell the story of its social and economic change. The 2023 Census, held on Tuesday 7 March, was the 35th New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings. The first official census was run in 1851, and since 1877 there has been a census every five years, with only four exceptions.

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The Association of Religion Data Archives (2020). U.S. Religion Census - Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2020 (Metro Area File) [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2K8VY
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U.S. Religion Census - Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2020 (Metro Area File)

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Dataset updated
2020
Dataset provided by
Association of Religion Data Archives
Dataset funded by
United Church of Christ
The Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Southern Baptist Convention
The Church of the Nazarene
Glenmary Research Center
The John Templeton Foundation
Description

This study, designed and carried out by the "http://www.asarb.org/" Target="_blank">Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB), compiled data on 372 religious bodies by county in the United States. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 religious bodies and on congregations only for 155. Participating bodies included 354 Christian denominations, associations, or communions (including Latter-day Saints, Messianic Jews, and Unitarian/Universalist groups); counts of Jain, Shinto, Sikh, Tao, Zoroastrian, American Ethical Union, and National Spiritualist Association congregations, and counts of congregations and adherents from Baha'i, three Buddhist groupings, two Hindu groupings, and four Jewish groupings, and Muslims. The 372 groups reported a total of 356,642 congregations with 161,224,088 adherents, comprising 48.6 percent of the total U.S. population of 331,449,281. Membership totals were estimated for some religious groups.

In January 2024, the ARDA added 21 religious tradition (RELTRAD) variables to this dataset. These variables start at variable #8 (TOTCNG_2020). Categories were assigned based on pages 88-94 in the original "https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1638" Target="_blank">2020 U.S. Religion Census Report.

Visit the "https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/sources-for-religious-congregations-membership-data" Target="_blank">frequently asked questions page for more information about the ARDA's religious congregation and membership data sources.

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