Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Alabama | - | 2.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Episcopalian/Anglican "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Anglican' and 'Episcopalian'] |
| Anglican | Alberta | 175,600 | 6.90% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Source: Canadian Census]; pg. 6. | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 1,232,000 people, was Protestant, including... 175,600 Anglicans, 137,000 Lutherans, 63,600 Baptists... " |
| Anglican | Alberta | 173,200 | 6.88% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Anglican | Anguilla | 4,314 | 40.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%; Total population: 10,785. |
| Anglican | Anguilla | 4,459 | 40.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%; Total population: 11,147 (July 1998 est). |
| Anglican | Antigua and Barbuda | 60,000 | 75.00% | - | - | 1985 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Total pop. (1985) 80,000. Anglican (75 percent); remainder other Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Rastafarian. |
| Anglican | Antigua and Barbuda | 21,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Antigua and Barbuda | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Anglican (predominant), other Protestant sects, some Roman Catholic; Total population: 64,006 (July 1998 est.). |
| Anglican | Antigua and Barbuda | 33,750 | 45.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 44-45. | "Location: Antigua and Barbuda; Population: 75,000 "; "The Anglican Church has the largest membership of any religion in Antigua and Barbuda, claiming about 45% of the population. " |
| Anglican | Arizona | - | 1.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Episcopalian/Anglican "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Anglican' and 'Episcopalian'] |
| Anglican | Arkansas | - | 0.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Episcopalian/Anglican "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Anglican' and 'Episcopalian']; Actual % between 0 and 0.5%, so sell was left blank. |
| Anglican | Asia | 707,000 | 0.02% | - | - | 1995 | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1996 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 646. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1995 " |
| Anglican | Asia | 650,000 | 0.02% | - | - | 1996 | The World Almanac & Book of Facts 1998 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1997 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 654. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1996 " |
| Anglican | Asia | 856,000 | 0.02% | - | - | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Source: 1999 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 695. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1998 " |
| Anglican | Australia | - | 39.00% | - | - | 1947 | *LINK* Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS). "Australia: Statistics Show Australians Religious Affiliation " in ACNS #1315, 3 Sept. 1997 [97.8.5.2] (viewed online 24 June 1999). | "Since 1947 there has been great change in the religious composition of Australian society due to immigration and to conversion. Then, Anglicans were the biggest group - with 39%... " |
| Anglican | Australia | - | 29.90% | - | - | 1983 | *LINK* McNair Anderson Associates. web page: "Australian Gallup Poll, June, 1983 ". Social Science Data Archives, Australian National University | "sampled population consists of persons aged 16 years and over from all federal electorates throughout Australia, excluding the Northern Territory... This poll is based on 2128 interviews conducted over the first two weekends of June 1983. "; Question: "WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME YOUR RELIGION? " |
| Anglican | Australia | 3,723,400 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Anglican | Australia | 5,760,000 | 36.00% | - | - | 1987 | Stark, Al. Australia: A Lucky Land (series: Discovering Our Heritage). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Dillon Press (1987); pg. 10-11. | "...population... just over 16 million... Formally 36% of the population is Anglican... Other Protestant groups make up about 25% of the population... " |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,018,800 | 23.80% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | - |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,018,770 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,360,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Australia | 3,924,000 | 21.80% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS). "Australia: Statistics Show Australians Religious Affiliation " in ACNS #1315, 3 Sept. 1997 [97.8.5.2] (viewed online 24 June 1999). | "According to figures recently released by the Australian government's Bureau of Statistics... of Australia's nearly 18 million people... statistics... from the nation's latest census in 1996 [which] includes the question: 'What is your religion?'... Since 1947 there has been great change in the religious composition of Australian society due to immigration and to conversion. Then, Anglicans were the biggest group - with 39%... Roman Catholics (20.7% in 1947) are now the biggest group at 26.8%, with Anglicans next at 21.8%. " |
| Anglican | Australia | 3,903,300 | 22.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | - |
| Anglican | Australia | 3,903,324 | 21.82% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. "In the 1996 Census, respondents were asked to mark one of the seven specified religions (Catholic, Anglican, Uniting Church, Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, Baptist, or Lutheran) or to specify a particular religion. Persons with no religion were asked to mark the no religion box. " |
| Anglican | Australia | 3,903,324 | 21.81% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1996 adherents " [based on 12,582,764 adherents of Christianity equaling 70.3% of total pop., total population = 17,898,669] |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,812,533 | 26.10% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%; Total population: 18,438,824. |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,680,000 | 26.00% | - | - | 1997 | Meisel, Jacqueline Drobis. Australia: The Land Down Under (series: Exploring Cultures of the World). New York: Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish (1997); pg. 60. | "Population: 18 million... Religion... Protestant (Church of England), 26%; Roman Catholic, 26%; other Christian faiths, 24%... " |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,000,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web page (viewed 1998): Radio National Transcripts: The Religion Report: "Religious Life in Australia " (Wednesday, 23 July, 1997.) [Discussion of results of 1997 Australian nationwide census, bases on self-identification.] | "Garry Bouma: All the census will tell you is the answer to What is your religion? That is, your religious identification. It says nothing about practice. I mean if all those Anglicans, those just under 4-million people who said they were Anglicans, showed up in churches, we wouldn't have pews for them. " |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,858,016 | 26.10% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 18,613,087 (July 1998 est.)... Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3% " |
| Anglican | Australia | 4,680,000 | 26.00% | - | - | 1999 | Dolce, Laura. Australia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999); pg. 63, 72. | Pg. 63: "...Australia's more than 18 million citizens... "; Pg. 72: "At one time the majority of Australians were members of the Church of England, or Anglicans. Today Catholics make up an equal part of churchgoers. Close to 26% of Australians are Catholic. Roughly the same number (26%) are Anglicans. " |
| Anglican | Australia: New South Wales | 1,519,806 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Anglican | Australia: New South Wales | 1,567,328 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Anglican | Australia: New South Wales | 1,521,675 | 25.29% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 56,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 55,188 | 20.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 55,967 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%... " |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 54,400 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 71-72. | "Location: Bahamas; Population: 272,000 "; "Most Bahamians are Christian: Baptists account for about 33% of the population, while Roman Catholics and Anglicans account for about 20% each. " |
| Anglican | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Moore, James E. Pelican Guide to the Bahamas. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. (1999); pg. 52. | "While the Anglican Church is the official church of state, there are no religious restrictions of any kind. " |
| Anglican | Barbados | 79,205 | 31.00% | - | - | 1987 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Total pop. (1987) 255,500. Although Anglicans were still the dominant religious group in the early 1980s, they constituted only 31 percent of the population. |
| Anglican | Barbados | 87,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Barbados | 103,502 | 40.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980); Total population: 258,756 (1997 estimate). |
| Anglican | Barbados | 103,610 | 40.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 259,025 (July 1998 est.)... Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980)... " |
| Anglican | Barbados | 104,400 | 40.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* tourism page: "Barbados: Isle of Dreams " | Religion: Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, Other 9%; Population: 261,000. |
| Anglican | Barbados | - | - | 60 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* tourism page: "Fun Barbados " | Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. " |
| Anglican | Belize | 24,000 | 12.00% | - | - | 1993 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 80. | "Location: Belize; Population: Over 200,000 "; "In 1993... 30% belonged to various Protestant denominations, including the Anglicans (12%) and Methodists (6%). " |
| Anglican | Belize | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Belize | 26,960 | 12.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist 6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980); Total population: 224,663. |
| Anglican | Belize | 27,619 | 12.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 230,160 (July 1998 est.)... Anglican 12%... " |
| Anglican | Belize | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total Population: 146,000. Roman Catholics 55%. Protestants 40%. Community 38,000. Denominations 9. Major groups: Anglicans 15,000; Methodists 14,000; Nazarenes 3,000; Pentecostals (3) 3,000 adherents. Evangelicals 6%. |
| Anglican | Bermuda | 23,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Bermuda | 17,519 | 28.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Anglican 28%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal (Zion) 12%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Methodist 5%, other 34% (1991); Total population: 62,569 (1997 est.). |
| Anglican | Bermuda | 17,363 | 28.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 62,009 (July 1998 est.)... Anglican 28%... (1991) " |
| Anglican | British Columbia | 331,500 | 10.10% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Orig. source: Canadian Census]; pg. 24. | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including... 331,000 Anglicans, 108,300 Lutherans, 83,500 Baptists... " |
| Anglican | British Columbia | 328,600 | 10.12% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Anglican | Brunei | 1,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total Population: 160,000. Protestants 1.3%. Community 2,000 -- Anglicans 1,000; others (5 groups) 1,000. Evangelicals 0.6%. |
| Anglican | California | - | 1.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Episcopalian/Anglican "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Anglican' and 'Episcopalian'] |
| Anglican | Canada | 2,436,375 | 10.10% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. |
| Anglican | Canada | 848,256 | - | 1,767 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Anglican Church of Canada. " |
| Anglican | Canada | 2,188,100 | 8.11% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. |
| Anglican | Canada | 2,188,100 | 8.11% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Anglican | Canada | 2,390,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Canada | 780,897 | - | 1,740 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997). [Orig. sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 653. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. Listed as "Anglican Church of Canada ". |
| Anglican | Canada | 2,426,987 | 8.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 45%, United Church 12%, Anglican 8%, other 35% (1991); Total population: 30,337,334 (1997 est.). |
| Anglican | Colorado | - | 3.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Episcopalian/Anglican "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Anglican' and 'Episcopalian'] |
| Anglican | Connecticut | - | - | 14 units |
- | 1742 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 225. | "By 1742 there were fourteen churches and seven clergymen in the colony; by 1760, thirty churches and fourteen ministers. By 1775 there were twenty ministers and perhaps twice as many parishes or missions... " |
