U.S. Congregational Membership Reports
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U.S. congregational membership section includes reports and maps which provide information on the number
of congregations and adherents on a national, state, and county level for a series of decade time frames
with changes for each time frame through the current period also noted. All information is available
free online.
Data Archive
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Archive section includes a extensive selection of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers,
with content categories including international surveys and data (cross-national, multiple nation, single
nation), U.S. church membership data (state-level, county-level), U.S. general population surveys, and
surveys of denominations, groups, congregations, and members and leaders. All information is available
free online.
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of revenue by major category (e.g., purchases, wages, depreciation, marketing, rent, utilities, other costs, and earnings before interest and taxes) for the most recent year and line graphs indicating trends for each category over the past five years. Sample report can be viewed free online.