Religious organizations and churches
There are 367,998 religious organizations in the United States. Combined, these religious organizations employ 429,693 people, earn more than $41 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $121 billion.
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Subcategories within religious organizations and churches:
- Organizations supporting a religious nonprofit (2,621)
- Organizations supporting multiple religious nonprofits (2,779)
- Christian organizations (174,339)
- Catholic organizations (4,862)
- Jewish organizations (12,883)
- Islamic organizations (4,356)
- Buddhist organizations (4,490)
- Hindu organizations (461)
- Religious media organizations (4,447)
Types of religious organizations
| Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
174,349 | $22,272,902,005 | |
12,883 | $8,964,944,501 | |
4,862 | $2,494,073,522 | |
4,490 | $591,861,170 | |
4,447 | $1,693,393,803 | |
4,356 | $949,895,987 | |
2,959 | $59,921,969 | |
2,779 | $1,312,158,260 | |
2,621 | $1,819,700,557 | |
1,303 | $234,378,985 |
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Job trends for Religious organizations
| Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| 0 | 16,124 |
| 1-10 | 8,143 |
| 11-25 | 1,770 |
| 26-100 | 1,061 |
| 101 to 1,000 | 343 |
| 1,000+ | 22 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Religious organizations is driven by large organizations like Shen Yun Foundation, Un Corazon Comunidad Olivo El Paso, The United Sikh Council of Greater Cleveland, Young Life, and Barnabas Association Mexico.
- The largest employers tend to be christian organizations, religious media organizations, religious organizations, jewish organizations, and catholic organizations.
Sizes of religious organizations
| Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| < $250k | 31,249 |
| $250k to $1M | 8,707 |
| $1M to $5M | 3,321 |
| $5M to $25M | 833 |
| $25M to $100M | 153 |
| $100M+ |