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Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
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| Church, Christian, or Religious Body | Adherents (and rank) | Congregations | ||||||
| in 2000 | in 1990 | in 2000 | in 1990 | |||||
| Catholic Church, The | 342,121 | (1) | 324,752 | (1) | 116 | 138 | ||
| United Methodist Church, The | 34,568 | (2) | 42,127 | (2) | 113 | 121 | ||
| Jewish Estimate | 18,750 | (3) | 17,879 | (4) | 20 | 21 | ||
| Reformed Church in America | 16,626 | (4) | 19,578 | (3) | 62 | 65 | ||
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 15,496 | (5) | 16,681 | (5) | 36 | 41 | ||
| Episcopal Church | 11,203 | (6) | 13,242 | (6) | 42 | 43 | ||
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 8,526 | (7) | 11,510 | (7) | 45 | 46 | ||
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 5,604 | (8) | 6,960 | (9) | 32 | 34 | ||
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 4,727 | (9) | 5,046 | (10) | 11 | 11 | ||
| Assemblies of God | 2,644 | (10) | 2,058 | (13) | 19 | 18 | ||
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The | 2,626 | (11) | 2,383 | (12) | 10 | 7 | ||
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | 2,580 | (12) | NR | 3 | 3 | |||
| Muslims Estimate | 2,377 | (13) | NA | 5 | NA | |||
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches | 2,350 | (14) | 1,405 | (17) | 3 | 4 | ||
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The | 2,338 | (15) | 1,843 | (14) | 13 | 12 | ||
| Metropolitan Population, 2000 Census: | 875,583 | |
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Percent of Population Claimed by Reporting Groups: |
56.0% |
| National Average: 50.2% claimed |
| Reporting Groups (149 possible): | 65 | (51 of 133 in 1990) |
| Total Reported Adherents: | 490,449 | (490,594 in 1990) |
| Total Reported Congregations: | 682 | (680 in 1990) |
| The metro area included 6 counties (or equivalent) at the time of the 2000 census: | |
| Albany County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; Rensselaer County, NY; Saratoga County, NY; Schenectady County, NY; Schoharie County, NY | |
| The newly published book Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000 includes a CD that allows users to determine such lists for any selected group of counties. | |
| Source: |
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000 Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 |
| Both studies, copyrighted by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, are published by the Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, Tenn. More information is available at www.glenmary.org/grc. |