Comparative Statistics 1998
Research Services
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Table 5
PCUSA Congregations with One-Fifth or More Minority Racil/Ethnic Membership by Synod -- 1998

Asian African American Hispanic Native American Other

Total
Total Number
of Churches
in Synod


Synod
20%-
49%
50%-
89%

90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%

90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%

90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%

90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%

90%+
 Alaska-Northwest

Boriquen en Puerto Rico

Covenant

Lakes and Prairies



Lincoln Trails

Living Waters

Mid-America

Mid-Atlantic



Northeast

Pacific

Rocky Mountains

South Atlantic



So. Calif. & Hawaii

Southwest

Sun

Trinity

1

0

0

1



0

0

0

0



4

6

0

0



6

0

2

0

5

0

2

1



0

1

0

5



2

4

2

4



4

0

1

1

9

0

7

2



26

5

4

18



36

26

3

16



21

2

11

4

0

0

10

1



4

0

2

15



27

1

0

7



1

0

1

4

1

0

5

1



0

3

3

3



13

4

0

6



3

0

1

5

0

0

14

2



9

38

6

108



38

1

1

84



9

1

13

14

1

0

1

1



0

0

0

0



3

1

3

3



4

8

8

1

0

0

0

0



0

0

0

0



2

1

1

3



0

5

2

1

0

58

0

0



3

0

0

1



12

0

0

7



7

5

21

0

3

0

0

1



0

0

0

0



2

0

0

1



0

1

1

0

8

0

0

0



0

0

0

0



1

2

0

0



0

3

2

0

10

0

0

4



0

0

0

1



3

7

0

1



0

9

10

2

0

0

0

0



0

1

0

2



3

0

0

1



0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0



0

0

0

0



3

1

0

1



0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0



0

0

0

0



1

0

0

1



1

0

0

0

38

58

39

14



42

48

15

153



150

54

10

135



56

34

74

32

273

72

815

961



706

795

509

1,488



1,182

463

237

994



317

166

944

1,338

Churchwide Totals 20 32 190 73 48 338 34 15 114 9 16 47 8 5 3 952 11,260
 

Note: Data are based on reports from 89.3% of congregations.  



Go to: Comparative Statistics 1998 Table 6
Fifteen Largest PCUSA Congregations Based on Membership Size -- 1998

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