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Jilin   吉林                                
    POPULATION           CHRISTIANS         Total  
                Evangelicals   Catholics       Christians  
    Census Census     Estimate       TOTAL     TOTAL     % of 2020
Location   2000 2010 Growth   2020   TSPM House church Evangelicals CPA House church Catholics   TOTAL Population
       
Baicheng Prefecture 白城市                              
Da'an City 大安市 430,512 431,017 505 0.12% 431,522   18,555 [1] 40,822 59,377 1,165 1,398 2,563 61,941 14.35%
Taobei District 洮北区 484,979 517,434 32,455 6.69% 549,889   19,796 43,551 63,347 1,485 1,782 3,266 66,614 12.11%
Taonan City 洮南市 441,096 432,122 -8,974 -2.03% 423,148   16,080 [2] 35,375 51,455 1,142 1,371 2,513 53,968 12.75%
Tongyu County 通榆县 348,344 353,482 5,138 1.47% 358,620   12,910 28,403 41,313 968 1,162 2,130 43,443 12.11%
Zhenlai County 镇赉县 320,960 298,301 -22,659 -7.06% 275,642   9,923 21,831 31,754 744 893 1,637 33,391 12.11%
    2,025,891 2,032,356 6,465 0.32% 2,038,821   77,265 [3] 169,982 247,246 5,505 6,606 12,111 259,357 12.72%
       
Baishan Prefecture 白山市                              
Changbai County 长白朝鲜族自治县 84,667 72,550 -12,117 -14.31% 60,433   1,692 2,538 4,230 163 196 359 4,589 7.59%
Fusong County 抚松县 306,736 297,960 -8,776 -2.86% 289,184   8,097 12,146 20,243 781 937 1,718 21,961 7.59%
Hunjiang District 浑江区 335,400 364,723 29,323 8.74% 394,046   11,033 16,550 27,583 1,064 1,277 2,341 29,924 7.59%
Jiangyuan District 江源区 259,538 254,293 -5,245 -2.02% 249,048   6,973 10,460 17,433 672 807 1,479 18,913 7.59%
Jingyu County 靖宇县 141,120 131,631 -9,489 -6.72% 122,142   3,420 5,130 8,550 330 396 726 9,275 7.59%
Linjiang City 临江市 184,901 174,970 -9,931 -5.37% 165,039   5,446 [4] 8,169 13,616 446 535 980 14,596 8.84%
    1,312,362 1,296,127 -16,235 -1.24% 1,279,892   36,662 [5] 54,993 91,655 3,456 4,147 7,603 99,258 7.76%
       
Changchun Prefecture 长春市                              
Chaoyang District 朝阳区 714,437 827,189 112,752 15.78% 939,941   39,478 86,851 126,328 2,538 3,045 5,583 131,911 14.03%
Dehui City 德惠市 878,349 748,369 -129,980 -14.80% 618,389   35,867 [6] 78,906 114,773 1,670 2,004 3,673 118,446 19.15%
Erdao District 二道区 478,002 619,940 141,938 29.69% 761,878   31,999 70,398 102,396 2,057 2,468 4,526 106,922 14.03%
Jiutai District 九台区 799,729 611,670 -188,059 -23.52% 423,611   24,569 [7] 54,053 78,622 1,144 1,372 2,516 81,138 19.15%
Kuancheng District 宽城区 479,349 680,631 201,282 41.99% 881,913   37,040 81,489 118,529 2,381 2,857 5,239 123,768 14.03%
Luyuan District 绿园区 617,153 810,551 193,398 31.34% 1,003,949   42,166 92,765 134,931 2,711 3,253 5,963 140,894 14.03%
Nanguan District 南关区 576,658 876,959 300,301 52.08% 1,177,260   49,445 108,779 158,224 3,179 3,814 6,993 165,217 14.03%
Nong'an County 农安县 1,076,134 960,759 -115,375 -10.72% 845,384   35,506 78,113 113,620 2,283 2,739 5,022 118,641 14.03%
Shuangyang District 双阳区 359,958 377,803 17,845 4.96% 395,648   16,617 36,558 53,175 1,068 1,282 2,350 55,525 14.03%
Yushu City 榆树市 1,155,670 1,160,568 4,898 0.42% 1,165,466   64,101 [8] 141,021 205,122 14,335 15,769 30,104 235,226 20.18%
    7,135,439 7,674,439 539,000 7.55% 8,213,439   376,787 [9] 828,932 1,205,720 33,365 38,604 71,969 1,277,689 15.56%
       
Jilin Prefecture 吉林市                              
Changyi District 昌邑区 666,927 658,960 -7,967 -1.19% 650,993   24,738 54,423 79,161 1,758 2,109 3,867 83,028 12.75%
Chuanying District 船营区 479,371 491,989 12,618 2.63% 504,607   19,175 42,185 61,360 1,362 1,635 2,997 64,358 12.75%
Fengman District 丰满区 278,112 296,822 18,710 6.73% 315,532   11,990 26,378 38,369 852 1,022 1,874 40,243 12.75%
Huadian City 桦甸市 444,415 444,843 428 0.10% 445,271   14,694 [10] 32,327 47,021 1,202 1,443 2,645 49,666 11.15%
Jiaohe City 蛟河市 474,109 447,226 -26,883 -5.67% 420,343   13,871 [11] 30,517 44,388 1,135 1,362 2,497 46,885 11.15%
Longtan District 龙潭区 528,724 527,350 -1,374 -0.26% 525,976   19,987 43,972 63,959 1,420 1,704 3,124 67,083 12.75%
Panshi City 磐石市 530,470 505,779 -24,691 -4.65% 481,088   20,206 [12] 44,453 64,658 1,299 1,559 2,858 67,516 14.03%
Shulan City 舒兰市 660,065 645,702 -14,363 -2.18% 631,339   22,728 [13] 50,002 72,730 1,705 2,046 3,750 76,480 12.11%
Yongji County 永吉县 423,301 394,486 -28,815 -6.81% 365,671   13,895 30,570 44,466 987 1,185 2,172 46,638 12.75%
    4,485,494 4,413,157 -72,337 -1.61% 4,340,820   161,285 [14] 354,826 516,111 11,720 14,064 25,784 541,896 12.48%
       
Liaoyuan Prefecture 辽源市                              
Dongfeng County 东丰县 408,679 355,078 -53,601 -13.12% 301,477   9,949 21,887 31,836 814 977 1,791 33,627 11.15%
Dongliao County 东辽县 396,121 348,905 -47,216 -11.92% 301,689   9,956 21,903 31,858 815 977 1,792 33,650 11.15%
Longshan District 龙山区 283,045 294,278 11,233 3.97% 305,511   10,082 22,180 32,262 825 990 1,815 34,077 11.15%
Xi'an District 西安区 179,188 177,978 -1,210 -0.68% 176,768   5,833 12,833 18,667 477 573 1,050 19,717 11.15%
    1,267,033 1,176,239 -90,794 -7.17% 1,085,445   35,820 [15] 78,803 114,623 2,931 3,517 6,448 121,071 11.15%
       
Siping Prefecture 四平市                              
Gongzhuling City 公主岭市 1,041,735 1,092,936 51,201 4.91% 1,144,137   28,603 [16] 62,928 91,531 3,089 3,707 6,796 98,327 8.59%
Lishu County 梨树县 871,117 782,630 -88,487 -10.16% 694,143   18,048 39,705 57,753 1,874 2,249 4,123 61,876 8.91%
Shuangliao City 双辽市 404,499 420,720 16,221 4.01% 436,941   12,234 [17] 26,916 39,150 1,180 1,416 2,595 41,745 9.55%
Tiedong District 铁东区 264,157 334,884 70,727 26.77% 405,611   10,546 23,201 33,747 1,095 1,314 2,409 36,156 8.91%
Tiexi District 铁西区 228,684 278,741 50,057 21.89% 328,798   8,549 18,807 27,356 888 1,065 1,953 29,309 8.91%
Yitong County 伊通满族自治县 482,134 475,245 -6,889 -1.43% 468,356   12,177 26,790 38,967 1,265 1,517 2,782 41,749 8.91%
    3,292,326 3,385,156 92,830 2.82% 3,477,986   90,157 [18] 198,346 288,504 9,391 11,269 20,659 309,163 8.89%
       
Songyuan Prefecture 松原市                              
Changling County 长岭县 625,830 639,205 13,375 2.14% 652,580   14,357 31,585 45,942 1,762 2,114 3,876 49,818 7.63%
Fuyu City 扶余市 733,746 718,987 -14,759 -2.01% 704,228   14,085 30,986 45,071 1,901 2,282 4,183 49,254 6.99%
Ningjiang District 宁江区 538,469 612,816 74,347 13.81% 687,163   13,743 30,235 43,978 1,855 2,226 4,082 48,060 6.99%
Qian'an County 乾安县 300,745 301,438 693 0.23% 302,131   6,647 14,623 21,270 816 979 1,795 23,065 7.63%
Qianguo'er County 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县 567,246 607,640 40,394 7.12% 648,034   14,257 31,365 45,622 1,750 2,100 3,849 49,471 7.63%
    2,766,036 2,880,086 114,050 4.12% 2,994,136   63,088 [19] 138,794 201,882 8,084 9,701 17,785 219,667 7.34%
       
Tonghua Prefecture 通化市                              
Dongchang District 东昌区 312,558 360,071 47,513 15.20% 407,584   11,005 16,507 27,512 1,100 1,321 2,421 29,933 7.34%
Erdaojiang District 二道江区 147,590 146,631 -959 -0.65% 145,672   3,933 5,900 9,833 393 472 865 10,698 7.34%
Huinan County 辉南县 360,103 359,329 -774 -0.21% 358,555   9,681 14,521 24,202 968 1,162 2,130 26,332 7.34%
Ji'an City 集安市 239,849 232,278 -7,571 -3.16% 224,707   6,517 [20] 9,775 16,291 607 728 1,335 17,626 7.84%
Liuhe County 柳河县 375,027 363,836 -11,191 -2.98% 352,645   10,932 16,398 27,330 952 1,143 2,095 29,425 8.34%
Meihekou City 梅河口市 617,674 615,154 -2,520 -0.41% 612,634   19,604 [21] 29,406 49,011 1,654 1,985 3,639 52,650 8.59%
Tonghua County 通化县 255,163 247,140 -8,023 -3.14% 239,117   8,608 [22] 12,912 21,521 646 775 1,420 22,941 9.59%
    2,307,964 2,324,439 16,475 0.71% 2,340,914   70,280 105,420 175,700 6,320 7,585 13,905 189,605 8.10%
       
Yanbian Prefecture 延边朝鲜族自治州                              
Antu County 安图县 220,315 225,987 5,672 2.57% 231,659   7,645 11,467 19,112 625 751 1,376 20,488 8.84%
Dunhua City 敦化市 480,834 483,464 2,630 0.55% 486,094   15,555 [23] 23,333 38,888 1,312 1,575 2,887 41,775 8.59%
Helong City 和龙市 215,266 189,532 -25,734 -11.95% 163,798   5,897 [24] 8,845 14,742 442 531 973 15,715 9.59%
Hunchun City 珲春市 211,091 241,777 30,686 14.54% 272,463   8,991 [25] 13,487 22,478 736 883 1,618 24,097 8.84%
Longjing City 龙井市 261,551 177,234 -84,317 -32.24% 92,917   6,969 [26] 10,453 17,422 251 301 552 17,974 19.34%
Tumen City 图们市 132,368 134,452 2,084 1.57% 136,536   4,369 [27] 6,554 10,923 369 442 811 11,734 8.59%
Wangqing County 汪清县 255,882 255,411 -471 -0.18% 254,940   8,158 12,237 20,395 688 826 1,514 21,910 8.59%
Yanji City 延吉市 432,339 562,959 130,620 30.21% 693,579   71,439 [28] 107,158 178,597 11,097 13,317 24,414 [29] 203,011 29.27%
    2,209,646 2,270,816 61,170 2.77% 2,331,986   129,022 193,534 322,556 15,521 18,625 34,146 356,702 15.30%
       
Totals   26,802,191 27,452,815 650,624 2.43% 28,103,439   1,040,367 [30] 2,123,631 [31] 3,163,998 [32] 96,292 114,117 210,410 [33]   3,374,407 12.01%
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[1]
8,200 believers in 27 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[2]
8,600 believers in 29 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[3]
The former Baicheng City had 7,200 believers in 24 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
2,700 believers in 9 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[5]
The former Baishan City had 3,500 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[6]
22,300 believers in 74 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[7]
14,000 believers in 47 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[8]
29,200 believers in 97 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[9]
The former Changchun City had 25,000 believers in 83 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[10]
7,900 believers in 26 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[11]
9,000 believers in 30 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[12]
10,600 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. A single church in Panshi City had more than 2,000 believers in 2002: Lift Up Our Holy Hands (October 2002).
[13]
13,700 believers in 46 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[14]
The former Jilin City had 20,000 believers in 67 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[15]
The former Liaoyuan City had 4,000 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[16]
6,100 believers in 20 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[17]
7,900 believers in 26 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[18]
The former Siping City had 4,900 believers in 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[19]
The former Songyuan City had 7,300 believers in 24 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[20]
4,400 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[21]
11,200 believers in 37 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[22]
4,100 believers in 14 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[23]
7,500 believers in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[24]
3,200 believers in 11 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[25]
2,800 believers in 9 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[26]
4,000 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[27]
1,500 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[28]
35,000 believers, mostly Koreans, in 45 TSPM churches and more than 200 meeting points: Amity News Service (October 1994). Tianfeng (November 1995) listed 10,000 believers.
[29]
Approximately 10,000 of the 13,000 Catholics in Yanji were Koreans: China Study Journal (August 1997).
[30]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.240, listed a percentage which amounts to 448,700 TSPM believers in Jilin.  

Hattaway, Operation China (2001) listed 600,000 Korean believers in China. Jilin Province has approximately 50% of Koreans in China, and most Korean churches are under the auspices of the TSPM.
[31]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.240, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,402,300 house church believers in Jilin.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.175, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,113,300 house church believers in Jilin. Stunning house church growth during the 2000s, especially in Jilin, Changchun, Liaoyuan and Yanbian prefectures, has now taken the number of house church believers in the province significantly beyond that 2000 estimate.
[32]
Evangelicals in Jilin
             0   (1875)
          593 (1905 - MacGilllivray, A Century of Protestant Missions in China , p.221)
       4,501 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p. xlii)
     32,000 (1949 - Jilin Yearbook , 1991)
     50,000 (1987 - Global Chinese Ministries , October 2000)*
   100,000 (1991 - Jilin Yearbook , 1991)*
   200,000 (1994 - Amity News Service, October 1994)*
   350,000 (1997 - Amity News Service, September 1997)*
   350,000 (2000 - Tianfeng , July 2000)*
1,357,600 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.175)
   262,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
1,851,000 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.240)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[33]
Catholics in Jilin
  15,823 (1907 in 90 churches, including parts of Liaoning: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
  26,000 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p. 252)
  35,000 (1950 - Compiled from diocese figures at www.www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
  40,000 (1987 - Jilin Yearbook , 1987)*
  50,000 (1991 in 45 churches: Global Chinese Ministries , October 2000)*
  70,000 (1994 - Global Chinese Ministries , October 2000)*
  70,000 (1999 - UCA News , 14 May 1999)*
190,000 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.175)
280,500 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.240)

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