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Riverside County

Riverside County

Riverside County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 51 602,675 27.52
Nondenominational 192 127,724 5.83
Mormon 96 51,597 2.36
Southern Baptist Convention 128 26,952 1.23
Seventh Day Adventist 39 20,646 0.94
Assemblies of God 65 19,205 0.88
Church of God in Christ 12 14,242 0.65
Muslim 8 11,376 0.52
Buddhism, Mahayana 9 7,293 0.33
Reformed Church in America 8 6,199 0.28

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 53 436,440 28.2 65.6
Mormon 82 34,314 2.2 5.2
Southern Baptist Convention 64 21,857 1.4 3.3
Jewish 11 19,750 1.3 3
Seventh Day Adventist 31 14,423 0.9 2.2
Assembly of God 51 11,702 0.8 1.8
Church of Christ 11 8,805 0.6 1.3
Muslim 5 7,864 0.5 1.2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 16 7,750 0.5 1.2
Missouri Synod Lutheran 19 6,932 0.4 1

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

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Riverside County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha’I 11 677 NA* 0.1
Hindu 1 NA* NA* NA*
Muslim 5 7,864 0.5 1.2
Jewish 11 19,750 1.3 3
Sikh 2 NA* NA* NA*
Buddhist 9 NA* NA* NA*

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