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San Diego County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 115 801,850 25.91
Nondenominational 212 148,930 4.81
Mormon 120 71,495 2.31
Southern Baptist Convention 206 33,486 1.08
Buddhism, Mahayana 40 33,289 1.08
Assemblies of God 66 23,905 0.77
Muslim 19 21,994 0.71
United Methodist 43 20,797 0.67
Presbyterian USA 29 17,009 0.55
Seventh Day Adventist 34 15,102 0.49

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 105 445,655 26.1 62.1
Jewish 29 70,000 2.5 5.7
Mormon 117 46,268 1.6 3.8
Southern Baptist Convention 104 27,228 1 2.2
Presbyterian USA 31 24,008 0.9 2
United Methodist 43 20,799 0.7 1.7
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 39 17,873 0.6 1.5
Assembly of God 72 16,770 0.6 1.4
Episcopal 38 16,284 0.6 1.3
Independent Non-Charismatic 16 15,580 0.6 1.3

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

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in San Diego County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha’I 18 2,446 0.1 0.2
Hindu 14 NA* NA* NA*
Muslim 6 7,878 0.3 0.6
Jewish 29 70,000 2.5 5.7
Sikh 2 NA* NA* NA*
Buddhist 25 NA* NA* NA*

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