CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Scope of the report 3 Schedule for local church organizations 4 Small sects 7 Methods of collecting data 7 Conduct of the work 8 Plan of the report 8 Classification of religious bodies 9 List of denominations for 1936 11 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS Summary 17 Churches and their members 17 Number of members 19 Members under 13 years of age 20 Members per church 22 Sex ratios 23 Church finance 24 Total value of edifices 24 Edifice value per church 24 Debt on church edifices 26 Total church expenditures 27 Local expenses versus benevolences 29 Value of parsonages 29 Denominational church schools 31 Distribution of churches 34 State membership by sex and age 35 Sunday schools by States 37 Church edifices by States 39 Church expenditures by States 40 Urban versus rural figures 40 Individual denominations by States 43 Growth or decline of churches since 1906 48 Membership growth 50 Development of Sunday schools 52 Changes in church expenditures 54 Increase in edifice value 55 Increase and decrease by States 57 Changes in Sunday school enrollment by States 62 Changes in church finances by States 63 Denominational expansion by States 63 Church totals for large cities 64 Denominational data for cities 66 Church membership increase 72 The Negro church 73 Value of Negro church edifices 75 Negro church expenditures 76 Negro parsonages 76 Negro Sunday schools 77 Distribution of Negro churches 77 Negro church finances by States 79 Statistics of Negro denominations by States 82 Growth of Negro churches 84 Growth in Negro church finances 84 Conclusion 85 SUMMARY TABLES 1. Rank of States according to number of churches and church menabers, 1936 35 2. Rank of States according to Sunday schools and Sunday school scholars, 1936. 37 3. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of churches, in each State, 1936. 44 4. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of church members, in each State, 1936 46 5. Number of church members, in the principal denominations, 1926-36 51 6. Number of churches, by divisions and States, 1906-36 58 7. Number of church members, by divisions and States, 1906-36 60 8. Average number of members per church, exclusive of Jewish Congregations, by geographic divisions, 1916-36 62 9. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of churches, in the 50 largest cities, 1936 67 10. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of church members, in the 50 largest cities, 1936 70 11. Number of church members in the 50 largest cities, 1926-36 72 12. Leading denominations among the Negro churches, according to number of churches and church members, respectively, by States, 1936 83 DETAILED TABLES 13. Number of churches and membership classified by sex and age, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 86 14. Value of church edifices and debt, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 98 15. Church expenditures during year, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 116 16. Value of parsonages for all churches, and statistics of Sunday schools distinguislied as urban and rural, by denominations, 1936 146 17. Number of churches, membership classified by sex and age, and Sunday schools, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 156 18. Value of churches and parsonages, amount of church debt, and expenditures, by divisions and States, 1936 160 19. Church membership classified by sex and age, for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 164 20. Value of church edifices and debt, for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 166 21. Church expenditures and Sunday schools, for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 168 22. Statistics of churches for selected denominations in each State, 1936 170 23. Number of churches, membership, and Sunday schools, by denominations, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1900 314 24. Number of churches, by denominations, 1900-36 341 25. Number of church members, by denominations, 1900-36 346 26. Expenditures, 1930 and 1920, and value of church edifices, 1936, 1926, and 1916, by denominations 350 27. Number of churches, membership, and Sundav schools, bv divisions and States, 1930, 1920, 1916, and 1906 366 28. Expenditures, 1980, 1920, and 1910, and value of church edifices, 1930, 1920, 1910, and 1900, by divisions and States 370 29. Number of members in selected denominations, by divisions and States, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1900 374 30. Statistics of churches for cities having 25,000 inhabitants or more in 1930: 1930 424 31. Number of churches, membership by age, and Sunday schools, by denominations, in each city having 25,000 inhabitants or more in 1930: 1936. 440 32. Members in selected denominations, by counties, 1936_- 719 NEGRO CHURCHES 33. Negro churches — Number of churches, and membership classified by sex, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 850 34. Negro churches — Value of church edifices and debt, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 854 35. Negro churches — Church expenditures during year, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 858 36. Negro churches — Value of parsonages, and statistics of Sunday schools distinguished as urban and rural, by denominations, 1936 860 37. Negro churches — Number of churches and membership, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, membership classified by sex, and Sunday schools, by divisions and States, 1936 864 38. Negro churches — Value of church edifices, church debt, and expenditures, by divisions and States, 1936- - 866 39. Negro churches — Number of churches, membership, number and value of church edifices, and debt, for each State, by denominations, 1936. 870 40. Negro churches — Number of churches, membership, and Sunday schools, by denominations, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1906 900 41. Negro churches — Expenditures, 1936, 1926, and 1916, and value of church edifices, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1906, by denominations 908 DIAGRAMS 1. Nineteen leading denominations according to number of churches, 1936 18 2. Nineteen leading denominations according to number of church members, 1936 19 3. Percent of members over and under 13 years of age, in denominations reporting over 50,000 members, 1936 21 4. Average members per church of urban and rural churches, by principal denominations, 1936 22 5. Number of male per 100 female members, by principal denominations, 1936 23 6. Nineteen leading denominations according to value of church edifices, 1936 25 7. Average value of edifices of urban and rural churches, by principal denominations, 1936 26 8. Nineteen leading denominations according to total church expenditures, 1936 28 9. Average expenditures of urban and rural churches, by principal denominations, 1936 29 10. Nineteen leading denominations according to value of parsonages, 1936 30 11. Nineteen leading denominations according to number of Sunday school scholars, 1936 32 12. Urban and rural churches, by States, 1936 33 13. Urban and rural membership, by States, 1936 — 36 14. Urban and rural Sunday school scholars, by States, 1936 38 15. Average value of urban and rural churches, by States, 1936 41 16. Average expenditures per church of urban and rural churches, by States, 1936 42 17. Number of churches in the principal denominations, with adjustment for organic changes, 1936, 1926, and 1916 49 18. Number of church members of principal denominations, 1936 and 1926 62 19. Number of Sunday school scholars, by principal denominations, with adjustment for organic changes, 1936, 1926, and 1916 63 20. Average expenditures per church in principal denominations, 1936 and 1926 65 21. Average value of church edifices, by principal denominations, with adjustment for organic changes, 1936, 1926, and 1916 66 22. Average expenditures per church, for 25 cities of 200,000 or more inhabitants 1936 65 23. Negro churches — Distribution by principal denominations, 1936 73 24. Negro churches — Distribution of membership by principal denominations, 1936 74 MAPS Negro churches — Distribution by States, 1936. 78 Negro churches — Distribution of membership by States, 1936. 81 Index 917 Digitized by Google.
At head of title: United States Dept. of Commerce. Jesse H. Jones, secretary. Bureau of the Census. J. C. Capt., director (vol.II, Vergil D. Reed, acting director)
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