Chapter Four - 2010 Statistics

In chapters one and two I listed the percentages of the various racial/ethnic groups for the entire church and for the jurisdictions. This chapter looks at the percentages of United Methodists that attend a congregation that is predominantly of the same ethnicity as they are . Note that for these results “predominantly” is defined as 50% or more.  Please remember that this is all based upon what congregations reported. Since most congregations don’t ask about a person’s ethnic identity, in many cases the reported figures may be an estimate made by the person filling in the statistics sheet.  So while reality is probably somewhat different, these figures should give us a pretty good ball-park figure. 

Among all U.S. Congregations

86% of African American United Methodists attended predominantly African American congregations

65.9% of Asian American United Methodists attended predominantly Asian American congregations

35.2% of Hispanic American United Methodists attended predominantly Hispanic American congregations

47% of Native American United Methodists attended predominantly Native American congregations

39.6% of Pacific Islander United Methodists attended predominantly Pacific Islander congregations

99.7% of Euro American United Methodists attend predominantly Euro American congregations

In the Northeastern Jurisdiction

84.7% of African American United Methodists attended predominantly African American congregations

72.7% of Asian American United Methodists attended predominantly Asian American congregations

43.3% of Hispanic American United Methodists attended predominantly Hispanic American congregations

35.6% of Native American United Methodists attended predominantly Native American congregations

0% of Pacific Islander United Methodists attended predominantly Pacific Islander congregations

99.5% of Euro American United Methodists attend predominantly Euro American congregations

In the Southeastern Jurisdiction

90.1% of African American United Methodists attended predominantly African American congregations

50.7% of Asian American United Methodists attended predominantly Asian American congregations

18.5% of Hispanic American United Methodists attended predominantly Hispanic American congregations

68% of Native American United Methodists attended predominantly Native American congregations

0% of Pacific Islander United Methodists attended predominantly Pacific Islander congregations

99.9% of Euro American United Methodists attend predominantly Euro American congregations

In the South Central Jurisdiction

87.2%  of African American United Methodists attended predominantly African American congregations

48.7% of Asian American United Methodists attended predominantly Asian American congregations

43.8% of Hispanic American United Methodists attended predominantly Hispanic American congregations

45% of Native American United Methodists attended predominantly Native American congregations

14% of Pacific Islander United Methodists attended predominantly Pacific Islander congregations

99.8% of Euro American United Methodists attend predominantly Euro American congregations

In the Western Jurisdiction

56.4% of African American United Methodists attended predominantly African American congregations

74.2% of Asian American United Methodists attended predominantly Asian American congregations

19.9% of Hispanic American United Methodists attended predominantly Hispanic American congregations

25.9% of Native American United Methodists attended predominantly Native American congregations

58% of Pacific Islander United Methodists attended predominantly Pacific Islander congregations

97.9% of Euro American United Methodists attend predominantly Euro American congregations

In the North Central Jurisdiction

76.1% of African American United Methodists attended predominantly African American congregations

61.3% of Asian American United Methodists attended predominantly Asian American congregations

34% of Hispanic American United Methodists attended predominantly Hispanic American congregations

35.6% of Native American United Methodists attended predominantly Native American congregations

0% of Pacific Islander United Methodists attended predominantly Pacific Islander congregations

99.9% of Euro American United Methodists attend predominantly Euro American congregations

The statistical data included herein were provided at no charge by the General Council on Finance and Administration of The United Methodist Church (GCFA) and may be obtained directly from GCFA, PO Box 340020, Nashville, TN 37203-0029. This data is proprietary and is owned by GCFA and may not be used in any commercial or exploitative way, to make a financial profit, or in a manner that defames the United Methodist denomination or its agencies or organizations. GCFA does not endorse any particular use of the data or accept responsibility for its interpretation or analysis by another.