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 |
| 86610000 | Religious organizations | 46,569 |
| 86610100 | Churches, temples, and shrines | 17,443 |
| 86610101 | Apostolic Church | 1,537 |
| 86610102 | Assembly of God Church | 4,327 |
| 86610103 | Baptist Church | 68,612 |
| 86610104 | Brethren Church | 315 |
| 86610105 | Buddhist temple | 1,283 |
| 86610106 | Catholic Church | 28,935 |
| 86610107 | Christian and Reformed Church | 1,463 |
| 86610108 | Christian Reformed Church | 706 |
| 86610109 | Christian Science Church | 517 |
| 86610110 | Church of the Nazarene | 2,282 |
| 86610111 | Church of Christ | 9,370 |
| 86610112 | Church of God | 2,921 |
| 86610113 | Community Church | 5,750 |
| 86610114 | Covenant and Evangelical Church | 1,115 |
| 86610115 | Episcopal Church | 6,023 |
| 86610116 | Greek Orthodox Church | 713 |
| 86610117 | Inter-denominational church | 352 |
| 86610118 | Lutheran Church | 15,277 |
| 86610119 | Mennonite Church | 339 |
| 86610120 | Methodist Church | 24,207 |
| 86610121 | Miscellaneous denomination church | 82,624 |
| 86610122 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) | 1,361 |
| 86610123 | Non-denominational church | 11,843 |
| 86610124 | Pentecostal Church | 5,394 |
| 86610125 | Presbyterian Church | 11,530 |
| 86610126 | Reformed Church | 328 |
| 86610127 | Seventh Day Adventist Church | 4,997 |
| 86610128 | Shrines | 52 |
| 86610129 | Synagogue | 4,926 |
| 86610130 | Temples | 3,286 |
| 86610131 | Mosques | 897 |
| 86610200 | Nonchurch religious organizations | 2,573 |
| 86610201 | Convent | 1,124 |
| 86610202 | Monastery | 262 |
| 86610203 | Religious instruction | 749 |
