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Fresno County

Fresno County

Fresno County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 43 288,324 30.99
Nondenominational 102 36,092 3.88
Assemblies of God 50 27,227 2.93
Mormon 36 21,404 2.30
Southern Baptist Convention 57 15,248 1.64
Seventh Day Adventist 18 6,918 0.74
Buddhism, Mahayana 11 6,672 0.72
Foursquare Gospel 14 4,470 0.48
Evengelical Lutheran Church 14 4,331 0.47
Baptist General Conference 9 3,810 0.41

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 40 232,565 29.1 61.2
Assembly of God 53 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
Int. Four Square 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 Fresno 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
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