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2012* Profile of All North American Megachurches

Total number of megachurches in the US & Canada – 1546 at 2000 or more in average attendance and 1661 at 1800 or higher attendance.

*Figures are based on 2012 version of the online database. Unless otherwise noted, we have included churches with 1800 or more since attendance fluctuates and these congregations may reach the 2000 attendee mark throughout the year. Additionally, these churches exhibit many of the other characteristics of those 2000+.

Regional Distribution:

REGION

PERCENT

Northeast

7.1

South

48.6

Midwest

18.4

West
24.6

Canada

1.3


9 Regional Divisions:

DIVISION

PERCENT

 

New England

1.1

Mid Atlantic

6

South Atlantic

23.6

East South Central

8.2

West South Central

16.8

East North Central

12.7

West North Central

5.7

Mountain

6.7

Pacific

17.9

Canada

1.3

 Attendance:

Average attendance of all megachurches  3943 persons 
Median attendance of all megachurches   2770 persons

SIZE GROUPING

PERCENT

 

2000 to 2999

52.3

 

3000 to 3999

17.6

 

4000 to 4999

9.7

 

5000 to 9999

14.6

 

10,000 or more

5.8

1546 churches -  total average weekly attendance = 6,100,000 people

Denominational Distribution:

AFFILIATION

PERCENT

Nondenominational

40

Southern Baptist

16

Baptist, unspecified

7

Assemblies of God

6

Christian

5

Calvary Chapel

2

United Methodist

2

Four Square

1.6

LUTH – VINE

1% each

These top 10 affiliations account for nearly 82% of all megachurches.


Total number of states and numbers

**This profile is based on the entire 2012 database of megachurches, churches 1800 in attendance and above.

California  (218)
Texas   (206)
Florida   (120)
Georgia  (91)
Tennessee   (66)
North Carolina   (59)
Ohio   (55)
Illinois   (55)
Washington   (51)
Indiana   (45)
Michigan  (41)
Arizona   (41)
Virginia   (41)
New York  (41)
Maryland (37)
Alabama   (36)
Pennsylvania   (36)
Missouri   (35)
South Carolina   (34)
Colorado   (32)
Oklahoma   (31)
Minnesota   (29)
New Jersey   (25)
Louisiana   (24)
Kentucky   (20)
Oregon   (19)
Arkansas   (17)
Wisconsin   (15)
Nevada   (14)
Mississippi   (12)
Kansas   (10)
New Mexico   (10)
Iowa   (10)
Washington, DC   (9)
Massachusetts   (8)
Hawaii   (8)
Nebraska   (7)
Connecticut   (7)
Idaho   (6)
Utah   (3)
West Virginia   (3)
Montana (3)
North Dakota  (2)
Alaska  (2)
New Hampshire (2)
South Dakota (1) Wyoming (1)

The following states do not have any megachurches on record:

Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
Delaware 



If you are interested in megachurches, you might find this 2007 book co-authored by Hartford Institute professor, Scott Thumma, interesting.

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