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San Francisco County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 50 120,988 15.03
United Methodist 12 39,312 4.88
Reform Judaism 4 9,447 1.17
Buddhism, Mahayana 28 14,020 1.74
Nondenominational 39 9,020 1.12
National Baptist Convention 16 8,326 1.03
Episcopal 18 6,145 0.76
Southern Baptist Convention 44 5,364 0.67
Mormon 5 5,923 0.74
Muslim 6 6,654 0.83

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 49 180,798 23.3 55.7
Jewish 36 49,500 6.4 15.2
Muslim 6 22,664 2.9 7
United Methodist 16 13,522 1.7 4.2
Episcopal 19 6,295 0.8 1.9
Presbyterian USA 31 3,976 0.5 1.2
International Churches of Christ 1 3,656 0.5 1.1
Assembly of God 19 3,311 0.4 1
Southern Baptist Convention 30 3,283 0.4 1
Greek Orthodox 2 2,787 0.4 0.9

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

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

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha’I 1 703 0.1 0.2
Hindu 8 NA* NA* NA*
Muslim 6 22,664 2.9 7
Sikh 1 NA* NA* NA*
Buddhist 55 NA* NA* NA*
Jewish 36 49,500 6.4 15.2

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