Santa Barbara County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups
| 2010 | |||
| Religious Group | Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues | Number of adherents | % of total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 17 | 146,940 | 34.66 |
| Mormon | 14 | 7,241 | 1.71 |
| Nondenominational | 23 | 3,682 | 0.87 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana | 6 | 3,281 | 0.77 |
| Assemblies of God | 12 | 3,176 | 0.75 |
| Foursquare Gospel | 12 | 3,073 | 0.72 |
| Presbyterian USA | 11 | 2,877 | 0.68 |
| Baptist General Conference | 6 | 2,580 | 0.61 |
| Reform Judaism | 3 | 2,152 | 0.51 |
| United Methodist | 8 | 2,049 | 0.48 |
| 2000 | ||||
| Religious Group | Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues | Number of adherents | % of total population | % of total adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 18 | 164,882 | 41.3 | 74 |
| Jewish | 4 | 7,700 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| Mormon | 15 | 5,607 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Presbyterian USA | 11 | 4,723 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Episcopal | 7 | 3,752 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Foursquare Gospel | 12 | 3,605 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Assembly of God | 12 | 3,267 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Baptist General Conference | 5 | 2,723 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| United Methodist | 8 | 2,708 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Lutheran Missouri Synod | 7 | 2,429 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN
Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Santa Barbara County: 2000
| Religious Group | Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues | Number of adherents | % of total population | % of total adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baha’I | 1 | 144 | NA* | NA* |
| Hindu | 1 | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Muslim | 3 | 1,827 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Sikh | 1 | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Buddhist | 3 | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Jewish | 2 | 1,600 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN
<* Data not available>