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Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies
Anchorage, AK
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Church, Christian, or Religious Body
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Adherents (and rank)
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Congregations
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in 2000
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in 1990
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in 2000
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in 1990
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Catholic Church, The
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23,017
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(1)
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16,518
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(2)
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11
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9
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Southern Baptist Convention
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12,069
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(2)
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17,492
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(1)
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26
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19
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Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses
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9,631
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(3)
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NR
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3
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2
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The
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8,203
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(4)
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5,611
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(3)
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19
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13
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Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches
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6,000
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(5)
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5,025
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(4)
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2
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3
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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4,678
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(6)
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3,917
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(6)
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9
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7
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Assemblies of God
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4,620
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(7)
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3,585
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(7)
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12
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21
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Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
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2,314
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(8)
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613
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(18)
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5
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3
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Jewish Estimate
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2,300
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(9)
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NR
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3
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1
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United Methodist Church, The
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2,294
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(10)
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2,484
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(9)
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9
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9
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Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
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2,107
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(11)
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1,876
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(10)
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5
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4
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
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2,012
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(12)
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1,682
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(12)
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6
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6
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American Baptist Churches in the USA
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1,605
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(13)
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1,310
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(13)
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4
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3
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Episcopal Church
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1,556
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(14)
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1,759
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(11)
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5
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5
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
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1,416
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(15)
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1,096
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(14)
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8
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5
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