Congregations per 10,000 people
How many separate congregations a place has per ten thousand residents. That is a different question from how many people belong. Rural counties have many small churches, and cities have fewer large ones.
Reported for3,144areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.71mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.43Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typerateper 10,000
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
· Religion Census 2020 files; 2010 from the ARDA, RCMSCY10 and RCMSST10
How many separate congregations a place supports. That is a different question from how many people belong to them. Rural counties have many small churches, and cities have fewer, larger ones. Adherents are counted where the congregation is, not where the member lives, and a denomination that did not report is absent rather than zero.
Combining areas: an average weighted by population, decennial census.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 8 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Homicide rate, annualWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Homicide rate, annual tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Homicide rate, annual by US county | +0.67 | +0.49 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Child mortalityWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Child mortality tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Child mortality by US county | +0.64 | +0.39 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Share widowedWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Share widowed tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share widowed by US county | +0.58 | +0.37 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Infant mortalityWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Infant mortality tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Infant mortality by US county | +0.63 | +0.37 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Motor vehicle crash deathsWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Motor vehicle crash deaths tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Motor vehicle crash deaths by US county | +0.67 | +0.36 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Taking blood pressure medicationWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Taking blood pressure medication tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Taking blood pressure medication by US county | +0.18 | +0.36 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Black-white residential segregationWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Black-white residential segregation tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Black-white residential segregation by US county | -0.33 | -0.34 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Friending biasWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Friending bias tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Friending bias by US county | -0.43 | -0.33 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Homicide rateWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Homicide rate tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homicide rate by US county | +0.52 | +0.33 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Routine checkup in the past yearWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Routine checkup in the past year tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Routine checkup in the past year by US county | -0.08 | +0.31 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.12 | +0.06 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.20 | +0.24 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Congregations per 10,000 people is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | -0.13 | -0.18 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.33 | +0.05 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | +0.17 | -0.10 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,144 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Kalawao County, HI — 366
- Blaine County, NE — 116
- Grant County, NE — 115
- Harding County, NM — 107
- Sheridan County, ND — 103
Lowest
- Loving County, TX — 0
- Alpine County, CA — 0
- Manassas Park city, VA — 1.74
- Ocean County, NJ — 3.63
- Kendall County, IL — 3.64
The middle area reports 21.5. The middle half of counties falls between 13.6 and 31.6 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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