Places of Worship, 2014

This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.

Places of Worship, 2016

This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the September 2016 IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.

Private Schools by Religious Affiliation

This layer displays the location and religious affiliation of private schools across the US. Data are from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2011-12 Private School Universe Survey (PSS).

Places of Worship, 2018

This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the July 2018 IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.

Latter-day Saints / Mormons

This layer displays the number of Latter-Day Saints adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).

Historically Black Protestants

This layer displays the number of Historically Black Protestants adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).

Roman Catholics

This layer displays the number of Catholic adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).

Religious Diversity

This layer displays the religious diversity index in each county using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA). Adherents for each congregation were summarized according to broader categories. Categories used to calculate the index include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline … Continued

Jewish Adherents

This layer displays the number of Jewish adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).