SIC Industry: 8661 Religious Organizations

Industry: 8661—Religious Organizations

Establishments of religious organizations operated for worship, religious training or study, government or administration of an organized religion, or for promotion of religious activities. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as educational institutions, hospitals, publishing houses, reading rooms, social services, and secondhand stores, are classified according to their primary activity. Also included in this industry are religious groups which reach the public through radio or television media. Establishments of such religious groups which produce taped religious programming for television are classified in Industry 7812, and those which produce live religious programs are classified in Industry 7922. Establishments of such groups which operate radio or television stations are classified in Communications, Major Group 48.

Churches	Religious organizations
Convents	Shrines, religious
Monasteries	Temples
Religious instruction, provided by religious organizations

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
8661	Religious Organizations	371,395
866100	Religious organizations	46,827
86610000	Religious organizations	46,827
866101	Churches, temples, and shrines	319,730
86610100	Churches, temples, and shrines	19,578
86610101	Apostolic Church	1,663
86610102	Assembly of God Church	4,549
86610103	Baptist Church	67,745
86610104	Brethren Church	365
86610105	Buddhist temple	1,250
86610106	Catholic Church	29,307
86610107	Christian and Reformed Church	1,650
86610108	Christian Reformed Church	798
86610109	Christian Science Church	545
86610110	Church of the Nazarene	3,643
86610111	Church of Christ	9,368
86610112	Church of God	3,105
86610113	Community Church	6,148
86610114	Covenant and Evangelical Church	1,264
86610115	Episcopal Church	5,941
86610116	Greek Orthodox Church	724
86610117	Inter-denominational church	399
86610118	Lutheran Church	15,000
86610119	Mennonite Church	377
86610120	Methodist Church	25,211
86610121	Miscellaneous denomination church	75,404
86610122	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church)	1,714
86610123	Non-denominational church	12,186
86610124	Pentecostal Church	5,619
86610125	Presbyterian Church	11,764
86610126	Reformed Church	373
86610127	Seventh Day Adventist Church	4,910
86610128	Shrines	58
86610129	Synagogue	4,791
86610130	Temples	3,341
86610131	Mosques	940
866102	Nonchurch religious organizations	4,838
86610200	Nonchurch religious organizations	2,660
86610201	Convent	1,130
86610202	Monastery	276
86610203	Religious instruction	772