Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Lutheran Church in America
Membership
Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
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1986 | 2,157,701 |
2,896,138 |
5,832 |
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1985 | 2,161,216 |
2,898,202 |
5,817 |
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1984 | 2,168,594 |
2,910,281 |
5,815 |
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1983 | 2,176,772 |
2,925,008 |
5,815 |
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1982 | 2,176,265 |
2,925,655 |
5,815 |
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1981 | 2,173,558 |
2,921,829 |
5,801 |
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1980 | 2,176,991 |
2,923,260 |
5,800 |
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1979 | 2,177,231 |
2,921,090 |
5,788 |
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1978 | 2,183,666 |
2,942,002 |
5,776 |
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1977 | 2,191,942 |
2,967,168 |
5,770 |
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1976 | 2,187,995 |
2,974,749 |
5,771 |
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1975 | 2,183,131 |
2,986,078 |
5,760 |
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1974 | 2,166,615 |
2,986,970 |
5,733 |
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1973 | 2,169,341 |
3,017,778 |
5,767 |
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1972 | 2,165,591 |
3,034,366 |
5,788 |
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1971 | 2,175,378 |
3,069,679 |
5,797 |
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1970 | 2,187,015 |
3,106,844 |
5,812 |
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1969 | 2,193,321 |
3,135,684 |
5,844 |
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1968 | 2,189,412 |
3,279,517 |
5,852 |
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1967 | 2,183,270 |
3,157,543 |
5,868 |
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1966 | 2,167,277 |
3,147,959 |
5,860 |
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1965 | 3,142,752 |
5,857 |
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1964 | 3,131,062 |
5,218 |
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1963 | 3,227,157 |
6,199 |
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1962 | 3,080,272 |
5,834 |
Clergy
Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | 5,226 |
8,586 |
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1985 | 5,199 |
8,484 |
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1984 | 5,161 |
8,407 |
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1983 | 5,142 |
8,324 |
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1982 | 5,124 |
8,216 |
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1981 | 5,071 |
8,145 |
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1980 | 5,005 |
8,257 |
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1979 | 4,978 |
7,944 |
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1978 | 4,952 |
7,822 |
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1977 | 4,887 |
7,777 |
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1976 | 4,893 |
7,695 |
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1975 | 4,872 |
7,677 |
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1974 | 4,833 |
7,579 |
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1973 | 4,883 |
7,540 |
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1972 | 4,797 |
7,450 |
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1971 | 4,761 |
7,377 |
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1970 | 4,789 |
7,328 |
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1969 | 4,877 |
7,295 |
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1968 | 4,933 |
7,197 |
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1967 | 4,961 |
7,107 |
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1966 | 4,979 |
7,016 |
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1965 | 4,957 |
6,966 |
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1964 | 5,131 |
7,131 |
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1963 | 5,002 |
6,923 |
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1962 | 4,798 |
6,568 |
Education
Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | 5,355 |
622,627 |
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1985 | 5,686 |
650,930 |
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1984 | 5,688 |
667,089 |
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1983 | 5,678 |
667,580 |
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1982 | 5,669 |
670,578 |
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1981 | 5,457 |
670,771 |
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1980 | 5,465 |
673,621 |
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1979 | 5,597 |
680,977 |
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1978 | 5,640 |
639,306 |
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1977 | 5,640 |
638,791 |
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1976 | 5,650 |
731,113 |
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1975 | 5,630 |
668,482 |
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1974 | 5,544 |
782,558 |
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1973 | 5,299 |
807,787 |
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1972 | 5,568 |
844,195 |
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1971 | 5,596 |
889,212 |
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1970 | 5,611 |
930,686 |
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1969 | 5,662 |
935,423 |
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1968 | 5,706 |
985,725 |
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1967 | 5,672 |
1,085,304 |
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1966 | 5,707 |
1,126,249 |
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1965 | 5,736 |
128,945 |
1,045,325 |
1,174,270 |
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1964 | 5,714 |
130,419 |
1,078,934 |
1,209,353 |
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1963 | 5,873 |
152,819 |
1,104,271 |
1,257,090 |
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1962 | 5,790 |
105,541 |
999,584 |
1,105,125 |
Finance
Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | $111,871,174 |
$681,121,693 |
$569,250,519 |
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1985 | $103,534,375 |
$642,676,444 |
$539,142,069 |
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1984 | $99,833,067 |
$596,061,283 |
$496,228,216 |
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1983 | $88,909,363 |
$546,149,143 |
$457,239,780 |
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1982 | $83,217,264 |
$518,781,783 |
$435,564,519 |
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1981 | $82,862,299 |
$487,162,808 |
$404,300,509 |
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1980 | $87,439,137 |
$459,420,953 |
$371,981,816 |
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1979 | $71,325,097 |
$372,930,479 |
$301,605,382 |
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1978 | $72,426,148 |
$349,612,711 |
$277,186,563 |
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1977 | $62,076,894 |
$313,160,777 |
$251,083,883 |
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1976 | $58,761,005 |
$302,210,471 |
$243,449,466 |
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1975 | $55,646,303 |
$278,283,459 |
$222,637,156 |
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1974 | $44,531,126 |
$272,612,531 |
$228,081,405 |
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1973 | $34,627,978 |
$234,906,464 |
$200,278,486 |
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1972 | $45,587,481 |
$233,975,430 |
$188,387,949 |
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1971 | $43,599,913 |
$223,170,380 |
$179,570,467 |
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1970 | $42,118,870 |
$211,914,250 |
$169,795,380 |
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1969 | $46,902,225 |
$208,860,894 |
$161,958,669 |
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1968 | $39,981,858 |
$200,319,007 |
$160,337,149 |
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1967 | $39,981,858 |
$200,319,007 |
$160,337,149 |
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1966 | $17 |
$83 |
$65 |
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1965 | $170,012,096 |
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1964 | $157,423,391 |
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1963 | $185,166,857 |