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
<* Data not available>
