This layer displays the number of Historically Black Protestants adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Predominant Religion
This layer displays the predominant religion in each county according to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA). Adherents for each congregation were summarized according to broader categories with the category with the highest number of adherents displayed here. Categories include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Historically Black Protestant, Judaism, Orthodox, Latter Day Saints, Catholic, or Other.
Religious Diversity
This layer displays the religious diversity index in each county using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA). Adherents for each congregation were summarized according to broader categories. Categories used to calculate the index include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Historically Black Protestant, Judaism, Orthodox, Latter Day Saints, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Jehova’s Witness, and Muslim.
Religions in the United States
Layers display information about the prevalence of membership in certain religious traditions. Custom data analysis by CARES includes predominant religion and religious diversity by county.
Places of Worship, 2014
This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.
Places of Worship, 2016
This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the September 2016 IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.
Places of Worship, 2018
This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the July 2018 IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.