Kern County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups
| 2010 | |||
| Religious Group | Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues | Number of adherents | % of total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 30 | 245,836 | 29.28 |
| Nondemoninational | 81 | 38,689 | 4.61 |
| Assemblies of God | 45 | 13,060 | 1.56 |
| Mormon | 39 | 21,095 | 2.51 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 74 | 27,075 | 3.22 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 18 | 5,332 | 0.64 |
| Muslim | 4 | 4,218 | 0.50 |
| Foursquare Gospel | 18 | 3,874 | 0.46 |
| Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod | 12 | 3,187 | 0.38 |
| United Methodist | 13 | 2,952 | 0.35 |
| 2000 | ||||
| Religious Group | Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues | Number of adherents | % of total population | % of total adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 30 | 168,455 | 25.5 | 58.3 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 64 | 28,843 | 4.4 | 10 |
| Mormon | 35 | 13,821 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
| Assembly of God | 43 | 10,515 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | 19 | 8,620 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Independent Non-Charismatic | 4 | 5,667 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Churches of Christ | 37 | 4,687 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| American Baptist USA | 14 | 4,477 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| United Methodist | 18 | 4,251 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 15 | 3,853 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN
Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Kern 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>
