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Orange County

Orange County

Orange County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 67 797,473 26.49
Nondenominational 193 122,205 4.06
Southern Baptist Convention 133 69,216 2.30
Mormon 121 66,772 2.22
Assemblies of God 68 29,899 0.99
Buddhism, Mahayana 56 24,964 0.83
Muslim 20 24,674 0.82
Presbyterian USA 37 21,660 0.72
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod 30 17,377 0.58
Church of Christ 20 15,688 0.52

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 61 779,647 27.4 61.2
Jewish 28 60,000 2.1 4.7
Mormon 115 48,776 1.7 3.8
Independent Charismatic 13 43,100 1.5 3.4
Muslim 16 39,583 1.4 3.1
Southern Baptist Convention 77 32,652 1.1 2.6
Presbyterian USA 38 25,740 0.9 2
Assembly of God 71 21,918 0.7 1.7
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 37 22,140 0.8 1.7
Missouri Synod Lutheran 30 19,073 0.7 1.5

Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Orange County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha’I 27 2,137 0.1 0.2
Hindu 13 NA* NA NA*
Muslim 16 39,583 1.4 3.1
Jewish 28 60,000 2.1 4.7
Sikh 2 NA* NA* NA*
Buddhist 40 NA* NA* NA*

Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN
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