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Riverside County

Riverside County's Ten Largest Faith Groups in 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 53 436,440 28.2 65.6
Mormon 82 34,314 2.2 5.2
Southern Baptist Convention 64 21,857 1.4 3.3
Jewish 11 19,750 1.3 3
Seventh Day Adventist 31 14,423 0.9 2.2
Assembly of God 51 11,702 0.8 1.8
Church of Christ 11 8,805 0.6 1.3
Muslim 5 7,864 0.5 1.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 16 7,750 0.5 1.2
Missouri Synod Lutheran 19 6,932 0.4 1

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

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Riverside County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha'I 11 677 NA* 0.1
Hindu 1 NA* NA* NA*
Muslim 5 7,864 0.5 1.2
Jewish 11 19,750 1.3 3
Sikh 2 NA* NA* NA*
Buddhist 9 NA* NA* NA*

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