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San Joaquin County

San Joaquin County

San Joaquin County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups

2010
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population
Roman Catholic 18 183,692 26.80
Nondenominational 57 25,366 3.70
Mormon 24 15,653 2.28
Muslim 9 9,980 1.46
Assemblies of God 24 7,739 1.13
Southern Baptist Convention 46 7,639 1.11
United Methodist 12 5,542 0.81
Seventh Day Adventist 14 4,515 0.66
North American Baptist Conference 6 4,042 0.59
Buddhism, Mahayana 5 3,570 0.52

 

2000
Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 19 138,485 24.6 64.4
Mormon 26 10,299 1.8 4.8
Southern Baptist Convention 28 7,641 1.4 3.6
Assembly of God 25 7,098 1.3 3.3
United Methodist 14 5,216 0.9 2.4
North American Baptist Conference 6 4,441 0.8 2.1
Seventh Day Adventist 12 4,056 0.7 1.9
Lutheran Missouri Synod 6 3,715 0.7 1.7
Christian Reformed 6 2,943 0.5 1.4
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 2,907 0.5 1.4

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

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in San Joaquin County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha’I 3 366 0.1 0.2
Hindu NA* NA* NA* NA*
Muslim 4 2,068 0.4 1
Jewish 1 850 0.2 0.4
Sikh 1 NA* NA* NA*
Buddhist 6 NA* NA* NA*

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