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Sonoma County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 23 107,737 22.27
Nondenominational 35 7,441 1.54
Mormon 17 9,069 1.87
Buddhism, Mahayana 8 5,503 1.14
Southern Baptist Convention 19 4,727 0.98
Assemblies of God 45 15,643 3.23
United Methodist 9 2,923 0.60
Hindu 12 10,096 2.09
Presbyterian USA 11 2,437 0.50
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 2,382 0.49

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 21 90,020 19.6 61.1
Jewish 7 9,000 2 6.1
Mormon 20 7,518 1.6 5.1
Southern Baptist Convention 16 4,693 1 3.2
Lutheran Missouri Synod 8 3,469 0.8 2.4
Presbyterian USA 9 3,100 0.7 2.1
United Methodist 9 2,943 0.6 2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 2,753 0.6 1.9
Episcopal 9 2,630 0.6 1.8
Seventh Day Adventist 7 1,981 0.4 1.3

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

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Sonoma County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha’I 3 276 0.1 0.1
Hindu NA* NA* NA* NA*
Muslim 1 1,891 0.4 1.3
Jewish 7 9000 2 6.1
Buddhist NA* NA* NA* NA*
Sikh NA* NA* NA* NA*

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