Chapter Five - 2012 Stats - Ethnicity in Jurisdictions

This chapter looks a little more closely at ethnicity as a percentage of membership and U.S. population. As with previous issues, these figures are based on congregations with at least five members.

 A few things that I noticed were:

  • As a percentage of the jurisdiction, the highest percentage of African Americans is in the Northeastern Jurisdiction

  • As a percentage of the jurisdiction, the highest percentages of Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Multi-racial members are in the Western Jurisdiction.

  • As a percentage of the jurisdiction, the highest percentage of Native Americans is in the South Central Jurisdiction.

  • As a percentage of the jurisdiction, the highest percentage of Euro Americans is in the North Central Jurisdiction.

U.S. Population based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau

13.1% -  African American

5.1% -  Asian American

16.9%  - Hispanic American

1.2% - Native American

63% - Euro American

.2% - Pacific Islander

2.4% - Multi-racial

All Jurisdictions Combined (32440 Congregations)

5.99% -  African American

1.25% -  Asian American

1.01%  - Hispanic American

.29% - Native American

89.94% - Euro American

.18% - Pacific Islander

.68% - Multi-racial

.66% - No ethnicity reported

Western Jurisdiction (1719 Congregations)

4.64% -  African American

9.73% -  Asian American

2.24%  - Hispanic American

.35% - Native American

77.4% - Euro American

2.52% - Pacific Islander

1.91% - Multi-racial

1.21% - No ethnicity reported

South Central Jurisdiction (5633 Congregations)

5.7% - African American

.55% - Asian American

2.12% - Hispanic American

.8% - Native American

89.95% - Euro American

.08% - Pacific Islander

.76% - Multi-racial

.04% - No ethnicity reported

North Central Jurisdiction (6848 Congregations)

2.54% - African American

.85% - Asian American

.44% - Hispanic American

.11% - Native American

93.87% - Euro American

.06% - Pacific Islander

.82% - Multi-racial

1.31% - No ethnicity reported

Southeastern Jurisdiction (11339 Congregations)

7.21% - African American

.56% - Asian American

.59% - Hispanic American

.15% - Native American

90.52% - Euro American

.05% - Pacific Islander

.35% - Multi-racial

.57% - No ethnicity reported

Northeastern Jurisdiction (6901 Congregations)

7.52% - African American

1.88% - Asian American

.7% - Hispanic American

.11% - Native American

88.04% - Euro American

.09% - Pacific Islander

.82% - Multi-racial

.27% - No ethnicity reported

If you would like to take a look at how this compares to the 2010 figures, you can find that information at: http://spreadsheetstories.blogspot.com/2012/06/chapter-two.html

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