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Guizhou   贵州                                
    POPULATION           CHRISTIANS         Total  
                Evangelicals   Catholics     Christians  
    Census Census     Estimate       TOTAL     TOTAL     % of 2020
Location [1]   2000 2010 Growth   2020   TSPM House church Evangelicals CPA House church Catholics   TOTAL Population
       
Anshun Prefecture 安顺市                              
Guanling County 关岭布依族苗族自治县 280,755 301,363 20,608 7.34% 321,971   8,403 14,566 22,969 795 1,591 2,386 25,355 7.87%
Pingba District 平坝区 323,959 297,990 -25,969 -8.02% 272,021   7,100 12,306 19,406 672 1,344 2,016 21,421 7.87%
Puding County 普定县 353,803 378,452 24,649 6.97% 403,101   10,521 18,236 28,757 996 1,991 2,987 31,744 7.87%
Xixiu District 西秀区 767,307 765,399 -1,908 -0.25% 763,491   19,927 [2] 34,540 54,467 1,886 3,772 5,657 60,124 7.87%
Zhenning County 镇宁布依族苗族自治县 308,569 284,063 -24,506 -7.94% 259,557   6,774 11,742 18,517 641 1,282 1,923 20,440 7.87%
Ziyun County 紫云苗族布依族自治县 297,348 270,345 -27,003 -9.08% 243,342   6,351 11,009 17,360 601 1,202 1,803 19,163 7.87%
    2,331,741 2,297,612 -34,129 -1.46% 2,263,483   59,077 102,398 161,475 5,591 11,182 16,772 178,247 7.87%
       
Bijie Prefecture 毕节市                              
Dafang County 大方县 851,729 776,324 -75,405 -8.85% 700,919   92,521 [3] 160,367 252,888 1,731 3,463 5,194 258,082 36.82%
Hezhang County 赫章县 611,243 649,357 38,114 [4] 6.24% 687,471   56,373 [5] 97,711 154,083 1,698 3,396 5,094 159,177 23.15%
Jinsha County 金沙县 496,063 560,575 64,512 13.00% 625,087   51,257 88,844 140,101 1,544 3,088 4,632 144,733 23.15%
Nayong County 纳雍县 661,772 670,272 8,500 1.28% 678,772   55,659 96,474 152,134 1,677 3,353 5,030 157,163 23.15%
Qianxi County 黔西县 697,075 695,947 -1,128 -0.16% 694,819   56,975 98,755 155,730 1,716 3,432 5,149 160,879 23.15%
Qixingguan District 七星关区 1,128,230 1,137,383 9,153 0.81% 1,146,536   94,016 [6] 162,958 256,974 2,832 5,664 8,496 265,470 23.15%
Weining County 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 1,056,009 1,263,521 207,512 19.65% 1,471,033   120,625 [7] 209,079 329,704 3,633 7,267 10,900 340,604 23.15%
Zhijin County 织金县 825,350 784,119 -41,231 -5.00% 742,888   60,917 105,587 166,504 1,835 3,670 5,505 172,009 23.15%
    6,327,471 6,537,498 210,027 3.32% 6,747,525   588,343 1,019,775 1,608,118 16,666 33,333 49,999 1,658,117 24.57%
       
Guiyang Prefecture 贵阳市                              
Baiyun District 白云区 187,695 264,496 76,801 40.92% 341,297   2,770 4,801 7,571 1,399 2,799 4,198 11,769 3.45%
Guanshanhu District 观山湖区 167,256 167,256 0 0.00% 167,256   1,357 2,353 3,710 686 1,371 2,057 5,768 3.45%
Huaxi District 花溪区 480,164 607,051 126,887 26.43% 733,938   5,957 10,325 16,281 3,009 6,018 9,027 25,309 3.45%
Kaiyang County 开阳县 389,252 358,248 -31,004 -7.97% 327,244   2,656 4,603 7,259 1,342 2,683 4,025 11,285 3.45%
Nanming District 南明区 687,804 829,326 141,522 20.58% 970,848   7,879 13,657 21,537 3,980 7,961 11,941 33,478 3.45%
Qingzhen City 清镇市 471,305 467,790 -3,515 -0.75% 464,275   8,821 [8] 15,290 24,111 1,904 3,807 5,711 29,822 6.42%
Wudang District 乌当区 209,715 209,715 0 0.00% 209,715   1,702 2,950 4,652 860 1,720 2,579 7,232 3.45%
Xifeng County 息烽县 221,583 212,897 -8,686 -3.92% 204,211   1,657 2,873 4,530 837 1,675 2,512 7,042 3.45%
Xiuwen County 修文县 262,039 248,926 -13,113 -5.00% 235,813   1,914 3,317 5,231 967 1,934 2,900 8,132 3.45%
Yunyan District 云岩区 698,988 956,906 257,918 36.90% 1,214,824   9,860 17,089 26,949 4,981 9,962 14,942 41,891 3.45%
    3,718,449 4,322,611 546,810 14.71% 4,869,421   44,573 [9] 77,259 121,832 19,965 [10] 39,929 59,894 [11] 181,726 3.73%
       
Liupanshui Prefecture 六盘水市                              
Liuzhi District 六枝特区 541,762 495,162 -46,600 -8.60% 448,562   2,243 3,887 6,130 1,108 2,216 3,324 9,454 2.11%
Pan County 盘县 1,070,802 1,035,345 -35,457 -3.31% 999,888   15,098 26,170 41,268 2,470 4,939 7,409 48,677 4.87%
Shuicheng County 水城县 678,228 704,615 26,387 3.89% 731,002   11,111 19,259 30,370 1,806 3,611 5,417 35,787 4.90%
Zhongshan District 钟山区 453,293 616,210 162,917 35.94% 779,127   20,959 [12] 36,327 57,286 [13] 1,924 3,849 5,773 63,059 8.09%
    2,744,085 2,851,332 107,247 3.91% 2,958,579   49,411 [14] 85,644 135,055 7,308 14,615 21,923 156,978 5.31%
       
Qiandongnan Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州                              
Cengong County 岑巩县 187,734 162,444 -25,290 -13.47% 137,154   1,564 2,710 4,274 339 678 1,016 5,290 3.86%
Congjiang County 从江县 301,513 290,960 -10,553 -3.50% 280,407   3,197 5,541 8,737 693 1,385 2,078 10,815 3.86%
Danzhai County 丹寨县 135,400 122,430 -12,970 -9.58% 109,460   1,248 2,163 3,411 270 541 811 4,222 3.86%
Huangping County 黄平县 292,121 263,363 -28,758 -9.84% 234,605   2,674 4,636 7,310 579 1,159 1,738 9,049 3.86%
Jianhe County 剑河县 189,085 180,624 -8,461 -4.47% 172,163   1,963 3,402 5,365 425 850 1,276 6,640 3.86%
Jinping County 锦屏县 190,429 154,869 -35,560 -18.67% 119,309   1,360 2,358 3,718 295 589 884 4,602 3.86%
Kaili City 凯里市 433,236 479,011 45,775 10.57% 524,786   7,347 [15] 12,735 20,082 1,296 2,592 3,889 23,970 4.57%
Leishan County 雷山县 132,004 117,190 -14,814 -11.22% 102,376   1,167 2,023 3,190 253 506 759 3,949 3.86%
Liping County 黎平县 458,533 391,047 -67,486 -14.72% 323,561   3,689 6,393 10,082 799 1,598 2,398 12,480 3.86%
Majiang County 麻江县 203,481 167,641 -35,840 -17.61% 131,801   1,503 2,604 4,107 326 651 977 5,084 3.86%
Rongjiang County 榕江县 300,369 286,322 -14,047 -4.68% 272,275   3,104 5,380 8,484 673 1,345 2,018 10,502 3.86%
Sansui County 三穗县 170,167 155,735 -14,432 -8.48% 141,303   1,611 2,792 4,403 349 698 1,047 5,450 3.86%
Shibing County 施秉县 137,171 130,464 -6,707 -4.89% 123,757   1,411 2,445 3,856 306 611 917 4,773 3.86%
Taijiang County 台江县 142,386 112,319 -30,067 -21.12% 82,252   938 1,625 2,563 203 406 609 3,172 3.86%
Tianzhu County 天柱县 348,302 263,850 -84,452 -24.25% 179,398   2,045 3,545 5,590 443 886 1,329 6,919 3.86%
Zhenyuan County 镇远县 222,766 203,622 -19,144 -8.59% 184,478   2,103 3,645 5,748 456 911 1,367 7,115 3.86%
    3,844,697 3,481,891 -362,806 -9.44% 3,119,085   36,922 63,997 100,919 7,704 15,408 23,112 124,031 3.98%
       
Qiannan Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州                              
Changshun County 长顺县 226,235 191,129 -35,106 -15.52% 156,023   1,779 3,083 4,862 385 771 1,156 6,018 3.86%
Dushan County 独山县 317,910 265,212 -52,698 -16.58% 212,514   2,423 4,199 6,622 525 1,050 1,575 8,197 3.86%
Duyun City 都匀市 463,426 443,721 -19,705 -4.25% 424,016   8,480 [16] 14,699 23,179 1,047 2,095 3,142 26,321 6.21%
Fuquan City 福泉市 292,720 283,904 -8,816 -3.01% 275,088   6,602 [17] 11,443 18,046 679 1,359 2,038 20,084 7.30%
Guiding County 贵定县 267,809 231,118 -36,691 -13.70% 194,427   2,216 3,842 6,058 480 960 1,441 7,499 3.86%
Huishui County 惠水县 388,896 342,647 -46,249 -11.89% 296,398   3,379 5,857 9,236 732 1,464 2,196 11,432 3.86%
Libo County 荔波县 171,366 144,865 -26,501 -15.46% 118,364   1,349 2,339 3,688 292 585 877 4,565 3.86%
Longli County 龙里县 192,436 180,865 -11,571 -6.01% 169,294   1,930 3,345 5,275 418 836 1,254 6,530 3.86%
Luodian County 罗甸县 293,994 257,236 -36,758 -12.50% 220,478   2,513 4,357 6,870 545 1,089 1,634 8,504 3.86%
Pingtang County 平塘县 267,368 228,560 -38,808 -14.51% 189,752   2,163 3,749 5,913 469 937 1,406 7,319 3.86%
Sandu County 三都水族自治县 297,442 283,139 -14,303 -4.81% 268,836   3,065 5,312 8,377 664 1,328 1,992 10,369 3.86%
Weng'an County 瓮安县 390,245 380,318 -9,927 -2.54% 370,391   4,222 7,319 11,541 915 1,830 2,745 14,286 3.86%
    3,569,847 3,232,714 -337,133 -9.44% 2,895,581   40,122 69,544 109,666 7,152 14,304 21,456 131,122 4.53%
       
Qianxinan Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州                              
Anlong County 安龙县 399,384 356,255 -43,129 -10.80% 313,126   3,570 6,187 9,757 773 1,547 2,320 [18] 12,077 3.86%
Ceheng County 册亨县 215,030 190,413 -24,617 -11.45% 165,796   1,890 3,276 5,166 410 819 1,229 6,395 3.86%
Pu'an County 普安县 259,881 254,247 -5,634 -2.17% 248,613   2,834 4,912 7,747 614 1,228 1,842 9,589 3.86%
Qinglong County 晴隆县 258,031 246,809 -11,222 -4.35% 235,587   2,686 4,655 7,341 582 1,164 1,746 9,087 3.86%
Wangmo County 望谟县 273,113 251,966 -21,147 -7.74% 230,819   2,631 4,561 7,192 570 1,140 1,710 8,903 3.86%
Xingren County 兴仁县 425,091 417,919 -7,172 -1.69% 410,747   4,683 8,116 12,799 1,015 2,029 3,044 15,842 3.86%
Xingyi City 兴义市 719,605 783,120 63,515 8.83% 846,635   10,160 [19] 17,610 27,769 2,091 4,182 6,274 34,043 4.02%
Zhenfeng County 贞丰县 314,785 303,883 -10,902 -3.46% 292,981   3,340 5,789 9,129 724 1,447 2,171 11,300 3.86%
    2,864,920 2,804,612 -60,308 -2.11% 2,744,304   31,793 55,107 86,900 6,778 13,557 20,335 107,235 3.91%
       
Tongren Prefecture 铜仁市                              
Bijiang District 碧江区 308,583 361,670 53,087 17.20% 414,757   5,558 [20] 9,633 15,191 1,024 2,049 3,073 18,264 4.40%
Dejiang County 德江县 388,639 367,920 -20,719 -5.33% 347,201   4,652 8,064 12,717 858 1,715 2,573 15,289 4.40%
Jiangkou County 江口县 189,288 172,761 -16,527 -8.73% 156,234   2,094 3,629 5,722 386 772 1,158 6,880 4.40%
Shiqian County 石阡县 334,508 304,387 -30,121 -9.00% 274,266   3,675 6,370 10,045 677 1,355 2,032 [21] 12,078 4.40%
Sinan County 思南县 543,389 499,336 -44,053 -8.11% 455,283   6,101 10,575 16,675 1,125 2,249 3,374 20,049 4.40%
Songtao County 松桃苗族自治县 547,488 486,748 -60,740 -11.09% 426,008   5,709 9,895 15,603 1,052 2,104 3,157 18,760 4.40%
Wanshan District 万山区 54,674 47,818 -6,856 -12.54% 40,962   549 951 1,500 101 202 304 1,804 4.40%
Yanhe County 沿河土家族自治县 474,331 449,819 -24,512 -5.17% 425,307   5,699 9,878 15,577 1,051 2,101 3,152 18,729 4.40%
Yinjiang County 印江土家族苗族自治县 335,263 284,220 -51,043 -15.22% 233,177   3,125 5,416 8,540 576 1,152 1,728 10,268 4.40%
Yuping County 玉屏侗族自治县 126,462 118,525 -7,937 -6.28% 110,588   1,482 2,569 4,050 273 546 819 4,870 4.40%
    3,302,625 3,093,204 -209,421 -6.34% 2,883,783   38,643 66,979 105,622 7,123 14,246 21,369 126,991 4.40%
       
Zunyi Prefecture 遵义市                              
Bozhou District 播州区 1,243,193 942,904 -300,289 -24.15% 642,615   5,655 [22] 9,802 15,457 [23] 1,587 3,175 4,762 20,219 3.15%
Chishui City 赤水市 251,780 237,052 -14,728 -5.85% 222,324   4,891 [24] 8,478 13,369 549 1,098 1,647 15,016 6.75%
Daozhen County 道真仡佬族苗族自治县 286,715 244,159 -42,556 -14.84% 201,603   1,774 3,075 4,849 498 996 1,494 6,343 3.15%
Fenggang County 凤冈县 370,253 313,128 -57,125 -15.43% 256,003   2,253 3,905 6,158 632 1,265 1,897 8,055 3.15%
Honghuagang Distict 红花岗区 656,592 656,592 0 0.00% 656,592   5,778 10,015 15,793 1,622 3,244 4,865 20,658 3.15%
Huichuan District 汇川区 438,279 438,279 0 0.00% 438,279   3,857 6,685 10,542 1,083 2,165 3,248 13,790 3.15%
Meitan County 湄潭县 411,613 377,358 -34,255 -8.32% 343,103   3,019 5,233 8,253 847 1,695 2,542 10,795 3.15%
Renhuai City 仁怀市 520,759 546,477 25,718 4.94% 572,195   11,444 [25] 19,836 31,280 1,413 2,827 4,240 35,520 6.21%
Suiyang County 绥阳县 457,104 380,083 -77,021 -16.85% 303,062   2,667 4,623 7,290 749 1,497 2,246 9,535 3.15%
Tongzi County 桐梓县 575,580 521,840 -53,740 -9.34% 468,100   4,119 7,140 11,259 1,156 2,312 3,469 14,728 3.15%
Wuchuan County 务川仡佬族苗族自治县 386,164 321,657 -64,507 -16.70% 257,150   2,263 3,922 6,185 635 1,270 1,905 8,091 3.15%
Xishui County 习水县 591,208 523,180 -68,028 -11.51% 455,152   4,005 6,942 10,948 1,124 2,248 3,373 14,320 3.15%
Yuqing County 余庆县 252,965 234,739 -18,226 -7.20% 216,513   1,905 3,302 5,208 535 1,070 1,604 6,812 3.15%
Zheng'an County 正安县 504,832 389,634 -115,198 -22.82% 274,436   2,415 4,186 6,601 678 1,356 2,034 8,635 3.15%
    6,543,860 6,127,082 -819,955 -12.53% 5,307,127   56,046 97,144 153,190 13,109 26,217 39,326 192,516 3.63%
       
Totals   35,247,695 34,748,556 -499,139 -1.42% 34,249,417   944,930 [26] 1,637,847 [27] 2,582,778 [28] 91,396 182,791 274,187 [29]   2,856,965 8.34%
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[1]
Note: Significant changes were made to the administrative regions of Guizhou between the 2000 and 2010 census. Borders were redrawn, counties and cities incorporated into new districts, and others were disolved altogether. As a result several new districts were counted in 2010 which didn't exist in 2000. The 2000 population figure for those districts have been listed at their 2010 levels.
[2]
20,000 TSPM believers in Anshun City: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.213. In 34 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Anshun City was incorporated into the new Xixiu District in 2000.
[3]
70,000: Amity News Service (January-February 2001).
[4]
The administrative borders of Hezhang were redrawn before the 2010 census to include several neighboring areas.
[5]
26,000: Global Chinese Ministries (April 2003). There were 4,000 Christians in Hezhang in 1951.
[6]
18,000 believers in 60 churches in Bijie City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. An earlier source listed just "400 in city, 800 in suburbs": Bridge (September 1994). There were more than 70,000 believers in Bijie Prefecture in 1987: Bridge (July-August 1987). This figure grew to 150,000 in 1991: Tianfeng (March 1991); and 170,000 in 1995: Amity News Service (June 1995). More than 2,000 Communist Party members in Bijie were known to be Christians in 1995, up from 150 in 1991: Advance (October 1995).
[7]
70,000: Amity News Service (September 1998). The article erroneously said Weining was in Jiangsu Province, but there is no Weining in Jiangsu. Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.213, listed 20,000 believers in Weining, including 9,000 Miao and 7,000 Yi believers.
[8]
6,700 believers in 22 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[9]
Guiyang City had 18,300 TSPM members in 61 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002; Tianfeng said there were 15,000 TSPM believers in Guiyang in 2008: Tianfeng (January 2008).
[10]
10,000 registered Catholics in Guiyang City: UCAN (6 March 2003). UCA Dispatch (27 October 1995), gave a figure of 8,000. An earlier source listed just 1,300 Catholics in Guiyang: Bridge (July-August 1987). Guiyang City is part of the large Guiyang Diocese. Estimates for the number of Catholics in Guiyang Diocese range from 30,000: UCA News (23 April 1999) to 70,000: ZGTZY (January 1995).
[11]
In 1950 there were 24,713 Catholics in Guiyang Diocese, in 30 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[12]
12,700 believers in 42 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[13]
39,000 Christians in Liupanshui:   Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities , vol.1 (1999), p.56.
[14]
2,800 believers in 24 churches and meeting points: Amity News Service (January 1993). Tianfeng (February 1988) listed 30,000 TSPM Christians in Liupanshui without giving specific figures for each county. A later source listed a lower figure of "more than 23,000" in Liupanshui: Bridge (September 1994).
[15]
5,300 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[16]
5,800 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[17]
4,200 believers in 14 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[18]
In 1950 there were 11,403 Catholics in Anlong Diocese, in 18 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[19]
6,400 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[20]
4,300 believers in 14 churches in Tongren City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Tongren was later incorporated into Bijiang District.
[21]
In 1950 there were 5,697 Catholics in Shiqian Diocese, in 20 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[22]
There were 6,400 believers in 21 churches of Zunyi City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Zunyi City was later divided into the three districts of Bozhou, Honghuagang, and Huichuan.
[23]
13,000 Christians in Zunyi City: Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities , vol.2 (2003), p.110.
[24]
3,900 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[25]
8,300 believers in 28 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[26]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.234, listed a percentage which amounts to 696,500 TSPM believers in Guizhou.  
[27]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.234, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,896,100 house church believers in Guizhou.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.171, listed a percentage which amounts to 814,000 house church believers in Guizhou.
[28]
Evangelicals in Guizhou
            70 (1893 - China Mission Handbook , 1896, p.145)
          123 (1904 - China's Millions , November 1905)
     20,873 (1919 - Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.183 - only 9,446 communicants p.181)
     10,000 (1949 - Bridge , July-August 1987)*
   100,000 (1987 - Bridge , July-August 1987)*
   350,000 (1993 - Lambert, Resurrection of the Chinese Church , p.142)*
   170,000 (1995 - Amity News Service, March 1995)*
   300,000 (1997 - Amity News Service)*
   400,000 (1997 - Lambert, personal communication)*
   360,000 (1998 - Amity News Service, March 1998)*
   500,000 (1999 - Intercessors for China, Prayer calendar)
1,221,000 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.171)
   393,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
2,592,600 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.234)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[29]
Catholics in Guizhou
       100 (1765 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
       210 (1771 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)  
    5,000 (1866 - China's Millions , October 1875)
  10,000 (1870 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
  13,000 (1873 - Chinese Recorde r, May 1880)
  16,900 (1890 in 73 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
  25,368 (1907 in 106 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
  35,286 (1921 in 132 churches: Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.181)
100,000 (1949 - Bridge , July-August 1987)
  41,813 (1950 - Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
222,000 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.171)
  90,000 (2003 in 63 churches: UCAN, 6 March 2003)*
309,600 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.234)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. CPA figures typically only count adult baptized members.