LOS ANGELES AND
CHICAGO METRO REGIONS COMPARED:
RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY BY NUMBER OF CONGREGATIONS
Produced by Clifton L. Holland
Director of PROLADES
9 September 2002
|
LOS ANGELES 5 COUNTY
REGION COMPARED TO CHICAGO METRO REGION:
BY NUMBER OF CONGREGATIONS, 1997 |
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|
TRADITION |
LA5CO |
% |
CHICAGO |
% |
|
EASTERN ORTHODOX |
35 |
0.3 |
100 |
1.3 |
|
ROMAN CATHOLIC |
475 |
3.8 |
711 |
9.2 |
|
PROTESTANT |
10054 |
80.9 |
6304 |
81.2 |
|
MARGINAL CHRISTIAN |
728 |
5.9 |
285 |
3.7 |
|
OTHER RELIGIONS |
630 |
5.1 |
354 |
4.6 |
|
UNCLASSIFIED |
511 |
4.1 |
6 |
|
|
TOTALS |
12433 |
100% |
7760 |
100% |
SOURCE:
PROLADES databases of local congregations by Major Traditions and
Denominational Families for the respective geographical regions; see the
Religion-In-The-Americas (RITA) website for more information at www.prolades.com