Ratio of U.S. and Non-U.S. Membership and Churches, 1994-2004
The charts below show how over the past several years, the composition of the ICOC shifted from a majority of members in the United States to almost two-thirds outside of the U.S. The ratio of non-U.S. to U.S. churches is even more pronounced. By 2002, three out of four congregations were located outside of the U.S.
*2004 figures are adjusted for non-participants in the 2004 survey. The same rate of decline as was experienced by participating congregations was applied to the non-participants for purposes of comparison. Membership in non-participating congregations comprised only 7-8% of the total membership of affiliated churches in 2002, so a very small portion of the adjusted figure is an extrapolation.
