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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonreligious | Netherlands | - | 50.00% | - | - | 1997 | Breuilly, Elizabeth, et al. Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals. Facts on File Inc.: New York, NY (1997). Pg. 154. | "the impact of Communist ideology has been o increase secularism, while in Western Europe, affluence and freedome of expression have had a similar effect. In the Netherlands, for example, over 50% of the population claims to have no religios affiliation. " |
| Nonreligious | Netherlands | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 15,312,000 |
| other | Netherlands | 700,000 | - | - | - | 1971 | Hoffmann, Ann. The Dutch: How They Live and Work. New York: Praeger Publishers (1973), pg. 44. | "More than 700,000 people living in Holland belong to sects or religious groups other than the Roman Catholic or Dutch Reformed Church. " |
| other | Netherlands | - | 8.00% | - | - | 1971 | Hoffmann, Ann. The Dutch: How They Live and Work. New York: Praeger Publishers (1973), pg. 44. | "Preliminary figures for 1971 show that 39.5% of the population are Roman Catholic, 30% Protestant (23% Dutch Reformed & 7% belonging to Calvinist or other Protestant Churches). 22.5% profess no religious belief, and 8% belong to other denominations. " |
| other | Netherlands | 650,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed Church (NHK), Reformed Churches, Islam, Nonreligious |
| other | Netherlands | 155,000 | 1.00% | - | - | 1999 | Seth, Ronald. Netherlands (series: Major World Nations). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "Population: 15,500,000... Religions: Unaffiliated, 36%; Roman Catholic, 34%; Dutch Reformed church, 18%; Reformed churches, 8%; Muslim, 3%; other, 1% " |
| P'nai Or Religious Fellowship | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon, Jerome Clark & Aidan A. Kelly. New Age Almanac; New York: Visible Ink Press (1991), pg. 353-354. | "Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, New Age rabbi and founder of P'nai Or (formerly B'nai Or) Religious Fellowship... P'nai Or Religious Fellowship has approximately seven affiliated centers in the United States and one each in Switzerland and the Netherlands. " |
| poll - believe in God | Netherlands | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1947 | Morrison, Alexander B. "Life: The Gift Each Is Given " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 15. [Orig. source: Sheena Ashford and Noel Timms, What Europe Thinks [1992], pg. 42] | "In one 1990 survey, 61% of respondents in the Netherlands professed a belief in God, compared with 80% in 1947. " |
| poll - believe in God | Netherlands | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1948 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988), pg. 17, 323. [Orig. source: Kean, Charles D. "God, Gods, and Dr. George Gallup " in Christianity and Society (1948, vol. 13, pg. 17-19).] | Pg. 17: "Shortly after the war, Gallup polls revealed that 94% of the public believed in God, a substantially larger share than in England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark or France. "; pg. 323: "the other figures were: England, 83%; Holland, 80%; Sweden, 80%; Denmark, 80%; and France, 66% " |
| poll - believe in God | Netherlands | - | 61.00% | - | - | 1990 | Morrison, Alexander B. "Life: The Gift Each Is Given " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 15. [Orig. source: Sheena Ashford and Noel Timms, What Europe Thinks [1992], pg. 42] | "In one 1990 survey, 61% of respondents in the Netherlands professed a belief in God, compared with 80% in 1947. " |
| poll - say religion important to them | Netherlands | - | 25.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Stack, Peggy Fletcher (compiler). "Worldview?" subtitle: "Religion Important in U.S. " in Salt Lake Tribune, June 5, 1999 (viewed online 11 June 1999). [Orig. source: Associated Press] | "A recent consumer marketing survey showed that 54% of Americans said 'religion plays an important part in my life,'... conducted by the Brand Futures Group of Young and Rubicam. Far more Americans rated religion as important than did other national populations surveyed: The Netherlands, 25%; United Kingdom, 19%; France and Germany, 14%. " |
| Protestant | Netherlands | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1971 | Hoffmann, Ann. The Dutch: How They Live and Work. New York: Praeger Publishers (1973), pg. 44. | "Preliminary figures for 1971 show that 39.5% of the population are Roman Catholic, 30% Protestant (23% Dutch Reformed & 7% belonging to Calvinist or other Protestant Churches). 22.5% profess no religious belief, and 8% belong to other denominations. " |
| Protestant | Netherlands | - | 27.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations " |
| Protestant | Netherlands | 3,912,432 | 25.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 15,649,729 (1997 est.). Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991) |
| Protestant | Netherlands | - | 33.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "While only about one-third of all Netherlanders are Protestants, Protestantism is the majority religion in Friesland. " |
| Protestant | Netherlands | 4,500,000 | 30.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 274. | "Location: The Netherlands; Population: 15 million "; "An estimated 37% of the Dutch people are Roman Catholics, while 30% belong to six major Protestant groups, of which the largest is the Dutch Reformed Church... Traditionally, the northern and eastern parts of the country have been Protestant, while the south has been Catholic. " |
| Protestant | Netherlands | - | 28.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 15,312,000 |
| Protestant - other | Netherlands | - | 7.00% | - | - | 1971 | Hoffmann, Ann. The Dutch: How They Live and Work. New York: Praeger Publishers (1973), pg. 44. | "Preliminary figures for 1971 show that 39.5% of the population are Roman Catholic, 30% Protestant (23% Dutch Reformed & 7% belonging to Calvinist or other Protestant Churches). 22.5% profess no religious belief, and 8% belong to other denominations. " |
| Rajneesh Foundation/Osho | Netherlands | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; "This movement was 'officially' disbanded... after these statistics were compiled " but many followers still consider themselves disciples.; Total: 15,000; Full-time: 500. |
| Rajneesh Foundation/Osho - full-time | Netherlands | 500 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; "This movement was 'officially' disbanded... after these statistics were compiled " but many followers still consider themselves disciples.; Total: 15,000; Full-time: 500. |
| Ramakrishna Order | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted from "Ramakrishna Order Centers in the West " list |
| Reformed | Netherlands | 1,250,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; Listed in table as "Reformed Churches " |
| Reformed | Netherlands | 1,240,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1999 | Seth, Ronald. Netherlands (series: Major World Nations). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "Population: 15,500,000... Religions: Unaffiliated, 36%; Roman Catholic, 34%; Dutch Reformed church, 18%; Reformed churches, 8%; Muslim, 3%; other, 1% " |
| Reformed - non-Dutch | Netherlands | - | 8.00% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 206-207. | Chart |
| Revival Fellowship | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory of assemblies (or contacts?). This is the number of listings in a particular country, but I'm not sure it can be taken as a count of congregations. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Netherlands | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Scientology | Netherlands | 8,000 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; Total: 8,000; Full-time: 350. |
| Scientology | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web page (OPPOSING VIEW): "Scientology Worldwide " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999); "Last Update on 10th Feb. 1999 " | Number here ( "# congregations ") represent total of all orgs: Dianetic Centers, Celebrity Centers, missions, etc.; "CoS web sites have lists of Missions (1998) & Orgs (1996) from which the Table below is derived. Original concept and research by 'Inducto'. " |
| Scientology - full-time | Netherlands | 350 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; Total: 8,000; Full-time: 350. |
| Sikhism | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 30-31. | Map: Number of Sikh gurdwaras ( "a gurdwara is both a place of worship and community centre ") |
| South Moluccans | Netherlands | 50,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site; web page: "Republic of South Moloccus " (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). | "There are currently 50,000 Moluccans living in the Netherlands. " |
| Tenrikyo | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 1 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo 1998 ". Church-supplied data. 1 mission stations |
| Tenrikyo - graduated from Shuyoka | Netherlands | 1 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who... graduated from Shuyoka... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Tenrikyo - new Besseki Pledge | Netherlands | 5 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who took the Besseki Pledge... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Tenrikyo - received the Sazuke | Netherlands | 0 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who... received the Sazuke... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Transcendental Meditation | Netherlands | 50,000 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; Location: "Holland " |
| Transcendental Meditation - teachers | Netherlands | 200 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; Location: "Holland "; Total: 50,000; full-time: 200 |
| unaffiliated | Netherlands | 5,633,902 | 36.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 15,649,729 (1997 est.). Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991) |
| unaffiliated | Netherlands | 5,580,000 | 36.00% | - | - | 1999 | Seth, Ronald. Netherlands (series: Major World Nations). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "Population: 15,500,000... Religions: Unaffiliated, 36%; Roman Catholic, 34%; Dutch Reformed church, 18%; Reformed churches, 8%; Muslim, 3%; other, 1% " |
| Unification Church | Netherlands | 150 | - | - | - | 1987 | Clarke, Peter B. The New Evangelists: Recruitment, Method and Aims of New Religious Movements, London: Ethnographics (1987); pg. 10-14. | Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data " |
| Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands | Netherlands | 12,253 | - | 88 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals " |
| Unity Church | Netherlands | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| miscellaneous regional info | Netherlands | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 274. | "Location: The Netherlands; Population: 15 million "; "An estimated 37% of the Dutch people are Roman Catholics, while 30% belong to six major Protestant groups, of which the largest is the Dutch Reformed Church. There are smaller populations of Muslims, Hindus, and Jews. Traditionally, the northern and eastern parts of the country have been Protestant, while the south has been Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Netherlands Antilles | - | 82.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD `79); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 237,000. Roman Catholics 82%. Protestants 8%. Community 9,000. Denominations 3. Largest: Evangelical Churches (TEAM) 1,000 members (Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba). Baptists (St. Eustatius and St. Maarten). Evangelicals 1.5%. |
| Catholic | Netherlands Antilles | - | 84.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Netherlands Antilles | 152,000 | 76.00% | 29 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Netherlands Antilles | 154,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Christianity | Netherlands Antilles | - | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 211,093. Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Evangelical | Netherlands Antilles | - | 1.50% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD `79); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 237,000. Roman Catholics 82%. Protestants 8%. Community 9,000. Denominations 3. Largest: Evangelical Churches (TEAM) 1,000 members (Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba). Baptists (St. Eustatius and St. Maarten). Evangelicals 1.5%. |
| Evangelical Churches (TEAM) | Netherlands Antilles | 1,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD `79); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 237,000. Roman Catholics 82%. Protestants 8%. Community 9,000. Denominations 3. Largest: Evangelical Churches (TEAM) 1,000 members (Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba). Baptists (St. Eustatius and St. Maarten). Evangelicals 1.5%. |
| Islam | Netherlands Antilles | 400 | 0.10% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Judaism | Netherlands Antilles | 400 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Nonreligious | Netherlands Antilles | - | 3.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| other | Netherlands Antilles | 54,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic |
| Protestant | Netherlands Antilles | 9,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD `79); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 237,000. Roman Catholics 82%. Protestants 8%. Community 9,000. Denominations 3. Largest: Evangelical Churches (TEAM) 1,000 members (Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba). Baptists (St. Eustatius and St. Maarten). Evangelicals 1.5%. |
| Protestant | Netherlands Antilles | - | 10.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations " |
| Christianity | Netherlands: Friesland | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "Location [of Frisians]: The Netherlands (province of Friesland); Germany; Denmark; North America; [Total] Population [of world's Frisians]: 600,000 "; "While only about one-third of all Netherlanders are Protestants, Protestantism is the majority religion in Friesland. About 85% of its residents belong to one of two Calvinist churches, the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) or the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk), and 5% are Mennonites. Some Frisians still retain certain pre-Christian beliefs (called byleauwe) dating back to the period before the introduction of Christianity to Friesland by the Franks in the 8th and 9th centuries. " |
| Gereformeerde Kerk | Netherlands: Friesland | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "Location [of Frisians]: The Netherlands (province of Friesland); Germany; Denmark; North America; [Total] Population [of world's Frisians]: 600,000 "; "While only about one-third of all Netherlanders are Protestants, Protestantism is the majority religion in Friesland. About 85% of its residents belong to one of two Calvinist churches, the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) or the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk)... " |
| Mennonite | Netherlands: Friesland | - | 5.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "About 85% of its residents belong to one of two Calvinist churches, the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) or the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk), and 5% are Mennonites. " |
| Nederlands Hervormde Kerk | Netherlands: Friesland | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "Location [of Frisians]: The Netherlands (province of Friesland); Germany; Denmark; North America; [Total] Population [of world's Frisians]: 600,000 "; "While only about one-third of all Netherlanders are Protestants, Protestantism is the majority religion in Friesland. About 85% of its residents belong to one of two Calvinist churches, the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) or the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk)... " |
| Reformed | Netherlands: Friesland | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "Location [of Frisians]: The Netherlands (province of Friesland); Germany; Denmark; North America; [Total] Population [of world's Frisians]: 600,000 "; "While only about one-third of all Netherlanders are Protestants, Protestantism is the majority religion in Friesland. About 85% of its residents belong to one of two Calvinist churches, the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) or the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk), and 5% are Mennonites. " |
| Reformed | Netherlands: Friesland | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 164-165. | "Location [of Frisians]: The Netherlands (province of Friesland); Germany; Denmark; North America; [Total] Population [of world's Frisians]: 600,000 "; "While only about one-third of all Netherlanders are Protestants, Protestantism is the majority religion in Friesland. About 85% of its residents belong to one of two Calvinist churches, the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) or the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk)... " |
| Agnostic | Nevada | - | 1.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. | Nevada | 6,698 | 0.56% | 21 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 5,374. |
| Aryan Warriors | Nevada | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Landau, Elaine. The White Power Movement: America's Racist Hate Groups. Brookfield, CT: Milbrook Press (1993), pg. 58. | "The Aryan Brotherhood, a white-supremacist prison organization, has strong ties to the Aryan Nations... A similar gang, known as the Aryan Warriors, has been active within the Nevada prison system. " |
| Assemblies of God | Nevada | 7,085 | 0.59% | 36 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,920. [Listed as 'Assemblies of God.'] |
| Assemblies of God | Nevada | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Assyrian Church of the East | Nevada | 72 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 12. [Listed as 'Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of The East.'] |
| Baptist | Nevada | - | 7.50% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Baptist - black denominations | Nevada | 20,454 | 1.70% | - | - | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 16,423. [Listed as 'Black Baptists Estimate.'] |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America | Nevada | 101 | 0.01% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 81. |
| Buddhism | Nevada | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Calvary Chapel | Nevada | - | - | 8 units |
- | 2000 | *LINK* official Calvary Chapel website (Jan. 2000) | directory |
| Catholic | Nevada | 159,000 | 17.00% | - | - | 1989 | Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990), pg. 112-114. [Original sources: Official Catholic Directory, based on parish-level reporting, & U.S. 1989 Statistical Abstract] | Table: "Catholic Population by State "; [Greeley (author) has conduced a somewhat detailed analysis, adding some adjustments to account for statistically observed undercount, plus some other factors.] |
| Catholic | Nevada | 156,956 | 13.06% | 53 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Catholic Church.'] |
