Editing Presbyterian Church (USA) (section)

===Demographics===
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When the United Presbyterian Church in the USA merged with the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States]] there were 3,131,228 members. Statistics shows steadily decline since 1983. (The combined membership of the PCUS and United Presbyterian Church peaked in 1965 at 4.25 million communicant members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.layman.org/faq-timeline-of-how-we-got-here/|title=FAQ: Timeline of "How We Got Here" (updated 3/27/15)|work=The Layman Online|date=February 5, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=June 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621215458/http://www.layman.org/faq-timeline-of-how-we-got-here/|url-status=live}}</ref>)

According to the PC(USA) data collection, active membership is defined as a member who has been confirmed, or made similar profession of faith, has been baptized, and attends regularly.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2017|title=Clerks Corner: Categories of Membership, Defined by the Book of Order G-1.04|url=https://presbyphl.org/clerks-corner-categories-membership-defined-book-order-g-1-04/|access-date=October 30, 2021|website=Presbytery of Philadelphia |archive-date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225203139/https://presbyphl.org/clerks-corner-categories-membership-defined-book-order-g-1-04/|url-status=live}}</ref> The reported data on active members do not include "inactive members."<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2013 |title=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – Once a ruling elder, always a ruling elder |url=https://www.pcusa.org/news/2013/8/6/once-ruling-elder-always-ruling-elder/ |access-date=October 30, 2021 |website=PCUSA.org |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030205547/https://www.pcusa.org/news/2013/8/6/once-ruling-elder-always-ruling-elder/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to active members, the PC(USA) archives data on members who are baptized, but not confirmed, and who are inactive. For example, in 2005, the PC(USA) reported 2.3 million active members, 318,291 baptized, but not confirmed, members, and 466,889 inactive members; the total number of members in 2005 was 3.1 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 26, 2006|title=PC(USA) membership down, financial giving up|url=https://pres-outlook.org/2006/06/pcusa-membership-down-financial-giving-up/|access-date=October 30, 2021|website=The Presbyterian Outlook |archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030205556/https://pres-outlook.org/2006/06/pcusa-membership-down-financial-giving-up/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto auto auto auto; front-size:95%; float:right;"
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! Year !! Membership !! pct change
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| 1984 || 3,100,951 || −0.98
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| 1985 || 3,057,226 || −1.43
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| 1986 || 3,016,488 || −1.35
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| 1987 || 2,976,937 || −1.33
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| 1988 || 2,938,830 || −1.30
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| 1989 || 2,895,706 || −1.49
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| 1990 || 2,856,713 || −1.36
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| 1991 || 2,815,045 || −1.48
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| 1992 || 2,780,406 || −1.25
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| 1993 || 2,742,192 || −1.39
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| 1994 || 2,698,262 || −1.63
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| 1995 || 2,665,276 || −1.24
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| 1996 || 2,631,466 || −1.28
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| 1997 || 2,609,191 || −0.85
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| 1998 || 2,587,674 || −0.83
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| 1999 || 2,560,201 || −1.07
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| 2000 || 2,525,330 || −1.38
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| 2001 || 2,493,781 || −1.27
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| 2002 || 2,451,969 || −1.71
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| 2003 || 2,405,311 || −1.94
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| 2004 || 2,362,136 || −1.83
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| 2005 || 2,316,662 || −2.10
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| 2006 || 2,267,118 || −2.05
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| 2007 || 2,209,546 || −2.61
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| 2008 || 2,140,165 || −3.23
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| 2009 || 2,077,138 || −3.03
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| 2010 || 2,016,091 || −3.03
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| 2011 || 1,952,287 || −3.29
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| 2012 || 1,849,496 || −5.26<ref>{{cite web |author=PaulaRKincaid |url=https://layman.org/2012-statistics-show-dramatic-decrease-in-pcusa-membership-congregations/ |title=2012 statistics show dramatic decrease in PCUSA membership, congregations |date=June 4, 2013 |website=layman.org |access-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619090524/https://layman.org/2012-statistics-show-dramatic-decrease-in-pcusa-membership-congregations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2013 || 1,760,200 || −4.83<ref name=comparativestats>{{cite web | publisher = PC(USA) | title = Summaries of Statistics – Comparative Summaries | date = 2013 | url = http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/2013_comparative_summaries_.pdf | access-date = June 2, 2013 | archive-date = February 19, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160219161453/http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/2013_comparative_summaries_.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
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| 2014 || 1,667,767 || −5.54<ref name="layman.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.layman.org/pcusa-continues-membership-decline-92433-members-gone-in-2014/|title=PCUSA continues membership decline – 92,433 members gone in 2014|work=The Layman Online|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611170319/http://www.layman.org/pcusa-continues-membership-decline-92433-members-gone-in-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2015 || 1,572,660 || −5.70<ref name="Layman.org-2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.layman.org/pcusa-2015-membership-loss-95107/|title=PCUSA 2015 Membership Loss: 95,107 – The Layman|date=May 18, 2016|website=Layman.org|access-date=October 21, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303151929/https://layman.org/pcusa-2015-membership-loss-95107/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2016 || 1,482,767 || −5.71
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| 2017 || 1,415,053 || −4.56
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| 2018 || 1,352,678 || −4.41<ref name=STAT2018>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/statistics/2018_comparative_summaries_of_statistics.pdf|title=Statistics PCUSA 2018|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109212756/https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/statistics/2018_comparative_summaries_of_statistics.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2019 || 1,302,043 || −3.74<ref name=STAT2019>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcusa.org/news/2020/5/28/pcusa-statistics-show-leveling-membership-decline/|title=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – PC(USA) statistics show a leveling off in membership decline|date=May 28, 2020|website=pcusa.org|access-date=June 6, 2020|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606054205/https://www.pcusa.org/news/2020/5/28/pcusa-statistics-show-leveling-membership-decline/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2020 || 1,245,354 || −4.35<ref name=STAT2020>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/2020_comparative_stats.pdf|title=Statistics – Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – PC(USA) s- 2020|date=April 24, 2021|website=pcusa.org|access-date=April 24, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423223838/https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/2020_comparative_stats.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2021 || 1,193,770 || −4.14<ref name=STAT2021>{{Cite web|url=https://pres-outlook.org/2022/04/pcusa-releases-2021-statistical-report-showing-a-denomination-of-small-churches-and-aging-membership/|title=PC(USA) releases 2021 statistical report, showing a denomination of small churches and aging membership|work=The Presbyterian Outlook|access-date=April 21, 2022|first=Leslie|last=Scanlon|date=April 21, 2022|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421163316/https://pres-outlook.org/2022/04/pcusa-releases-2021-statistical-report-showing-a-denomination-of-small-churches-and-aging-membership/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2022 || 1,140,665 || −4.45<ref name=STAT2022>{{Cite web|author-last1=Jones|author-first1=Rick|url=https://www.pcusa.org/news/2023/5/1/pcusa-church-membership-still-in-decline/|title=PC(USA) church membership still in decline|date=May 1, 2023|website=pcusa.org|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501221300/https://www.pcusa.org/news/2023/5/1/pcusa-church-membership-still-in-decline/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2023 || 1,094,733 || −4.03<ref name=STAT2023>{{cite web|url=https://pcusa.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/IV-B%20Comparative%20Summaries%20of%20Statistics.pdf |title=Statistics of the Presbyterian Church (USA) for the year 2023|accessdate = December 9, 2024}}</ref>
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The PC (USA) has had the sharpest decline in their active membership among the Protestant denominations in U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anglicanwatch.com/how-bad-is-denominational-decline-its-a-bloodbath/|title=How bad is denominational decline? It's a bloodbath|date=June 28, 2023|website=Anglican Watch|access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref> The denomination lost more than a million active members between 2005 and 2019. As of 2023, the denomination reports having 1,094,733 active members and about 8,572 local congregations.<ref name=STAT2023/> The proposed 2025 and 2026 budgets are based on a projected 4.5% annual membership decline,<ref name=Budget>{{citation |url=https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/coga/may_2024/info1_2025-26_unifyingbudget_finaldraft_04302024.pdf |title=On the Path to Unification: 2025–26 Unifying Budget |section=Appendix B |page=23 |publisher=Presbyterian Church (USA) |access-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514010046/https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/coga/may_2024/info1_2025-26_unifyingbudget_finaldraft_04302024.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> which projects membership of 1,089,335 (2023), 1,040,315 (2024) and 993,501 (2025). The proposed 2025 per-capita revenue of $10,133,710 at $10.20 per member is unusual, being based on projected 2025 membership, rather than the traditional 2-year lag which would apply 2023 membership. The per-capita rate is set by the General Assembly based on actual reported membership, so it is also unusual that 2023 membership was not reported in time for the 2024 General Assembly meeting.<ref>{{citation |url=https://oga.pcusa.org/section/ecclesial-and-ecumenical-ministries/per-capita/frequently-asked-questions/ |title=Frequently Asked Questions |section=How is the General Assembly Per Capita Rate Set? |publisher=PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly |access-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228175425/https://oga.pcusa.org/section/ecclesial-and-ecumenical-ministries/per-capita/frequently-asked-questions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of August 2024, temporary staff is working rolls and statistics due to an extended medical leave.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mailchi.mp/pcusa/staff-news-congregational-records | title=Staff News, Congregational Records + }}</ref>

The average local Presbyterian Church has 128 members (the mean in 2023).<ref name=comparativestats /> About 22% of the total congregations report between 1 and 25 members. Another 22% report between 26 and 50 members. Another 24% report between 51 and 100 members. The average worship attendance of a local Presbyterian congregation (2023) is 52 (41% of members). The largest congregation in the PC(USA) is [[Peachtree Presbyterian Church]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], with a reported membership of 7,535 (2023) and attendance of 1,371. [[Bel Air Presbyterian Church]] reports the highest attendance, 5,074, with membership of 1,636. It was reported that about 33.5% of the Presbyterian members nationwide are over 71 years old (2023). Membership, attendance, and demographics may be skewed because about 20% of local churches representing an estimated 10% of members (generally smaller churches) did not report statistics in 2022.

Most PC(USA) members are white (88% in 2023). Other racial and ethnic members include African-Americans (4.6%), Asians (3.7%), Hispanics (1.7%), and others (2%). Despite declines in the total membership of the PC(USA), the percentage of racial-ethnic minority members has stayed about the same since 1995. The ratio of female members (about 60%) to male members (40%) has also remained stable since the mid-1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2006/06300.htm |title=PC(USA) membership declines, financial giving up |year=2006 |publisher=Presbyterian News Service |access-date=February 23, 2007 |archive-date=February 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220021012/https://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2006/06300.htm |url-status=dead |author-first1=Jerry L.|author-last1=Van Marter}}</ref>

Summary membership statistics for 2023 are based on only 65% of churches reporting; for non-reporting churches, the last-reported membership figure is used.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 MINUTES PART II-B STATISTICS |url=https://www.pcusa.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/2023_minutes_part_iib_stats.pdf}}Section II. A. KEY TO SYMBOLS </ref> Reported membership based on gender: 904,780; based on age: 892,107.<ref>{{cite web |title=COMPARATIVE SUMMARIES OF STATISTICS |url=https://www.presbyterianmission.org/wp-content/uploads/IV-B-Comparative-Summaries-of-Statistics.pdf |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=presbyterianmission.org}}</ref> The gender membership demographics show an anomalous 5% increase in men from 348,231 in 2022 to 365,632 in 2023, despite total membership decreasing by 4%. This supposed increase in men was initially reported as a notable area of growth and a reason for hope,<ref>{{cite web |title=While overall PC(USA) membership continues to decline, new worshiping communities maintain their growth |url=https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/while-overall-pcusa-membership-continues-to-decline-new-worshiping-communities-maintain-their-growth/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204162443/https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/while-overall-pcusa-membership-continues-to-decline-new-worshiping-communities-maintain-their-growth/ |archive-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref> but that claim has since been removed.{{Clarification inline|reason=Removed from what?|date=April 2025}} The church-trends database{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} and the corrected 2023 GA Minutes, show 384,231 male members in 2022, differing by transposing two digits, which is in line with the 4% total membership decrease from 2022 to 2023.