How Many Churches Are in California?

The churches of California

The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and many more.

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Where they are in California

Every city in California where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.

• San Diego360 churches
• Los Angeles353 churches
• San Francisco349 churches
• Berkeley12 churches
• Oakland7 churches
• La Mesa5 churches
• Richmond5 churches
• Alhambra4 churches
• Pacifica4 churches
• Temple City3 churches
• La Jolla2 churches
• National City2 churches
• Lemon Grove2 churches
• Bonita1 church
• Downey1 church
• San Marino1 church
• Glendale1 church
• South San Francisco1 church
• Sausalito1 church
• Albany1 church

By tradition

Of the 1,115 churches mapped in California, 637 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.

• Baptist228
• Methodist74
• Lutheran73
• Catholic69
• Presbyterian48
• Pentecostal24
• Episcopal19
• Roman Catholic13
• Latter-day Saints10
• Seventh-day Adventist10
• Anglican8
• Christ Scientist7
• Assemblies Of God7
• Jehovah's Witnesses6
• Protestant6
• Evangelical5
• Nazarene4
• Orthodox4

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