Glenmary Research Center, 2000 Database

Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA)

Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (PMSA)

NOTE: The Glenmary Research Center Database lists 7,079 congregations of all religious groups for the Los Angeles 5 country region (CMSA) in 2000, whereas the PROLADES Database documents the existance of 12,460 congregations for the same geographical region in 1997.  Therefore, the Glenmary data should be considered partial and incomplete based on this comparision.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DATA COMPARISON:

The Glenmary Database lists 122 denominations and 4,044 congregations for Los Angeles County in 2000, whereas the PROLADES-GLAMA Database lists 371 denominations and 8,896 congregations for Los Angeles County in 1997.  See the following summary report for details: LACO Denominational List, 1997.