Diversity and Demographics
Annual Growth (Updated 8/31/23)
Year | Active Clergy | Former Clergy | |
2011 | 18 | 83 | |
2012 | 42 | 183 | |
2013 | 37 | 97 | |
2014 | 29 | 78 | |
2015 | 29 | 78 | |
2016 | 21 | 53 | |
2017 | 16 | 65 | |
2018 | 31 | 59 | |
2019 | 33 | 59 | |
2020 | 24 | 60 | |
2021 2022 2023 CURRENT TOTAL | 23 21 14 332 | 46 34 28 931 |
Gender Composition (Updated 8/31/2023)
Participants | Percentage (%) | |
Male | 1073 | 84.9% |
Female | 182 | 14.4% |
Nonconforming | 8 | 0.006% |
Total | 1263 | 100% |
Countries of Residence (Updated 8/31/2023)
- Australia – 20
- Belgium – 1
- Belize – 1
- Brazil – 3
- Canada – 87
- China – 3
- Colombia – 1
- Costa Rica – 1
- Croatia – 1
- Denmark – 1
- Dominican Republic – 1
- Egypt – 1
- Finland – 1
- France – 1
- Kenya – 1
- Germany – 7
- Ghana – 1
- India – 3
- Iran – 1
- Ireland – 2
- Israel – 2
- Italy -1
- Japan -1
- Kenya -1
- Latvia -1
- Lithuania -1
- Malaysia – 1
- Mexico – 2
- Namibia – 1
- Netherlands – 3
- New Zealand – 2
- Nigeria – 5
- Norway – 3
- Pakistan – 1
- Panama – 1
- Paraguay – 1
- Peru – 1
- Philippines – 3
- Portugal -1
- Qatar – 1
- Romania – 1
- Russia – 2
- Rwanda -1
- Saudi Arabia – 1
- South Africa – 13
- South Korea – 1
- Southeast Asia – 1
- Spain – 4
- Sweden – 3
- Switzerland – 1
- Thailand – 5
- Turkey – 2
- Uganda – 1
- Ukraine – 1
- United Kingdom – 37
- United States – 935
- Vietnam – 1
U.S. Residency (Updated 8/31/2023)
- Alabama – 16
- Alaska – 2
- Arizona – 24
- Arkansas – 17
- California – 107
- Colorado – 28
- Connecticut – 6
- Delaware – 5
- DC – 1
- Florida – 48
- Georgia – 18
- Hawaii – 3
- Idaho – 1
- Illinois – 37
- Indiana – 16
- Iowa – 7
- Kansas – 9
- Kentucky – 13
- Louisiana – 13
- Maine – 6
- Maryland – 12
- Massachusetts – 10
- Michigan – 23
- Minnesota – 18
- Mississippi – 11
- Missouri – 22
- Montana – 2
- Nebraska – 6
- Nevada – 1
- New Hampshire – 5
- New Jersey – 10
- New Mexico – 5
- New York – 34
- North Carolina – 50
- North Dakota – 0
- Ohio – 38
- Oklahoma – 11
- Oregon – 17
- Pennsylvania – 31
- Puerto Rico – 2
- Rhode Island – 4
- South Carolina – 13
- South Dakota – 2
- Tennessee – 39
- Texas – 68
- Utah – 4
- Vermont – 3
- Virginia – 23
- Washington – 32
- West Virginia – 2
- Wisconsin – 20
- Wyoming – 0
Canadian Residency (Updated 8/31/23)
- Alberta – 20
- British Columbia – 20
- Manitoba – 4
- Newfoundland – 2
- Nova Scotia – 1
- Ontario – 21
- Quebec – 1
- Saskatchewan – 3
Clergy Project Big Ten Denominational Dis-Affiliation
- Baptist – 204
- Pentecostal – 145
- Catholic – 94
- Methodist – 86
- Anglican/Episcopal – 75
- Presbyterian – 70
- Lutheran – 54
- Church of Christ – 54
- Nondenominational – 51
- Evangelical – 51