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Alameda County's Ten Largest Faith Groups in 2000

Religious Group Number of temples,mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Roman Catholic 69 306,437 21.2 60.7
Jewish 8 32,500 2.3 6.4
Muslim 17 22,760 1.6 4.5
So Baptist Convention 78 22,524 1.6 4.5
Mormon 40 16,697 1.2 3.3
Presbyterian USA 32 10,017 0.7 2
United Methodist 31 9,535 0.7 1.9
Assembly of God 38 8,444 0.6 1.7
ECLA 25 7,734 0.5 1.5
American Baptist 30 8 0.5 1.5

Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN

Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Alameda County: 2000

Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population % of total adherents
Baha'I 12 863 0.1 0.2
Hindu 14 *NA *NA *NA
Muslim 17 22,760 1.6 4.5
Sikh 4 *NA *NA *NA
Buddhist 47 *NA *NA *NA
Jewish 8 32,500 2.3 6.4

Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000, Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, TN
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