Shanxi

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Shanxi   山西                                
    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
       
Changzhi Prefecture 长治市                              
Changzhi County 长治县 323,236 340,963 17,727 5.48% 358,690   10,043 [1] 25,108 35,152 7,999 [2] 12,798 20,797 55,948 15.60%
Changzi County 长子县 337,354 353,266 15,912 4.72% 369,178   10,337 25,842 36,179 4,061 6,498 10,558 46,738 12.66%
Cheng District 城区 361,508 483,628 122,120 33.78% 605,748   15,144 37,859 53,003 6,663 10,661 17,324 70,327 11.61%
Huguan County 壶关县 282,564 291,609 9,045 3.20% 300,654   8,418 21,046 29,464 3,307 5,292 8,599 38,063 12.66%
Jiao District 郊区 287,473 281,213 -6,260 -2.18% 274,953   6,599 16,497 23,096 3,024 4,839 7,864 30,960 11.26%
Licheng County 黎城县 155,075 158,541 3,466 2.24% 162,007   4,536 11,340 15,877 1,782 2,851 4,633 20,510 12.66%
Lucheng City 潞城市 213,944 226,874 12,930 6.04% 239,804   5,995 [3] 14,988 20,983 2,638 4,221 6,858 27,841 11.61%
Pingshunm County 平顺县 160,868 150,955 -9,913 -6.16% 141,042   3,949 9,873 13,822 1,551 2,482 4,034 17,856 12.66%
Qin County 沁县 169,959 172,205 2,246 1.32% 174,451   4,885 12,212 17,096 1,919 3,070 4,989 22,085 12.66%
Qinyuan County 沁源县 154,305 158,702 4,397 2.85% 163,099   4,567 11,417 15,984 1,794 2,871 4,665 20,648 12.66%
Tunliu County 屯留县 248,225 263,844 15,619 6.29% 279,463   7,825 19,562 27,387 3,074 4,919 7,993 35,380 12.66%
Wuxiang County 武乡县 196,097 182,549 -13,548 -6.91% 169,001   4,732 11,830 16,562 1,859 2,974 4,833 21,396 12.66%
Xiangyuan County 襄垣县 248,383 270,216 21,833 8.79% 292,049   8,177 20,443 28,621 3,592 5,748 9,340 37,961 13.00%
    3,138,991 3,334,565 195,574 6.23% 3,530,139   95,207 238,019 333,226 43,264 69,223 112,487 [4] 445,713 12.63%
       
Datong Prefecture 大同市                              
Cheng District 城区 537,598 723,013 185,415 34.49% 908,428   34,520 96,657 131,177 3,634 4,724 8,358 139,535 15.36%
Datong County 大同县 162,977 185,777 22,800 13.99% 208,577   9,386 [5] 26,281 35,667 834 [6] 1,085 1,919 37,586 18.02%
Guangling County 广灵县 162,548 182,613 20,065 12.34% 202,678   9,121 25,537 34,658 811 1,054 1,865 36,523 18.02%
Hunyuan County 浑源县 325,763 343,486 17,723 5.44% 361,209   16,254 45,512 61,767 1,445 [7] 1,878 3,323 65,090 18.02%
Kuang District 矿区 460,714 500,155 39,441 8.56% 539,596   20,505 57,413 77,918 2,158 2,806 4,964 82,882 15.36%
Lingqiu County 灵丘县 209,713 234,004 24,291 11.58% 258,295   11,623 32,545 44,168 1,033 1,343 2,376 46,545 18.02%
Nanjiao District 南郊区 422,517 405,864 -16,653 -3.94% 389,211   14,790 41,412 56,202 1,557 2,024 3,581 59,783 15.36%
Tianzhen County 天镇县 187,832 206,009 18,177 9.68% 224,186   10,088 28,247 38,336 897 [8] 1,166 2,063 40,398 18.02%
Xinrong District 新荣区 105,915 108,482 2,567 2.42% 111,049   4,220 11,816 16,035 444 577 1,022 17,057 15.36%
Yanggao County 阳高县 262,565 272,488 9,923 3.78% 282,411   12,708 35,584 48,292 1,130 [9] 1,469 2,598 50,890 18.02%
Zuoyun County 左云县 163,366 156,163 -7,203 -4.41% 148,960   6,703 18,769 25,472 596 775 1,370 26,843 18.02%
    3,001,508 3,318,054 316,546 10.55% 3,634,600   149,919 419,773 [10] 569,692 14,538 18,900 33,438 [11] 603,131 16.59%
       
Jincheng Prefecture 晋城市                              
Cheng District 城区 304,221 476,945 172,724 56.78% 649,669   16,242 [12] 40,604 56,846 5,197 6,757 11,954 68,800 10.59%
Gaoping City 高平市 471,671 484,862 13,191 2.80% 498,053   12,451 31,128 43,580 3,984 5,180 9,164 52,744 10.59%
Lingchuan County 陵川县 249,782 231,360 -18,422 -7.38% 212,938   7,027 17,567 24,594 1,704 2,215 3,918 28,512 13.39%
Qinshui County 沁水县 211,440 213,016 1,576 0.75% 214,592   7,082 17,704 24,785 1,717 2,232 3,948 28,734 13.39%
Yangcheng County 阳城县 406,708 388,789 -17,919 -4.41% 370,870   12,239 30,597 42,835 2,967 3,857 6,824 49,659 13.39%
Zezhou County 泽州县 517,162 484,174 -32,988 -6.38% 451,186   14,889 37,223 52,112 3,609 4,692 8,302 60,414 13.39%
    2,160,984 2,279,146 118,162 5.47% 2,397,308   69,929 [13] 174,823 244,753 19,178 24,932 44,110 288,863 12.05%
       
Jinzhong Prefecture 晋中市                              
Heshun County 和顺县 134,522 144,178 9,656 7.18% 153,834   5,077 14,214 19,291 1,077 1,400 2,477 21,768 14.15%
Jiexiu City 介休市 372,993 406,517 33,524 8.99% 440,041   11,001 [14] 30,803 41,804 3,080 4,004 7,085 48,889 11.11%
Lingshi County 灵石县 243,734 261,402 17,668 7.25% 279,070   9,209 25,786 34,995 1,953 2,540 4,493 39,488 14.15%
Pingyao County 平遥县 477,373 502,712 25,339 5.31% 528,051   17,426 48,792 66,218 5,809 [15] 7,551 13,360 79,577 15.07%
Qi County 祁县 253,829 265,310 11,481 4.52% 276,791   9,134 25,575 34,710 1,107 [16] 1,439 2,546 37,256 13.46%
Shouyang County 寿阳县 210,184 211,014 830 0.39% 211,844   6,991 19,574 26,565 1,483 1,928 3,411 29,976 14.15%
Taigu County 太谷县 285,807 298,783 12,976 4.54% 311,759   10,288 28,807 39,095 2,182 2,837 5,019 44,114 14.15%
Xiyang County 昔阳县 221,361 227,896 6,535 2.95% 234,431   7,736 21,661 29,398 1,641 2,133 3,774 33,172 14.15%
Yuci District 榆次区 534,357 635,651 101,294 18.96% 736,945   18,424 51,586 70,010 5,159 6,706 11,865 81,875 11.11%
Yushe County 榆社县 126,173 134,648 8,475 6.72% 143,123   4,723 13,225 17,948 1,002 1,302 2,304 20,252 14.15%
Zuoquan County 左权县 156,203 161,314 5,111 3.27% 166,425   5,492 15,378 20,870 1,165 1,514 2,679 23,549 14.15%
    3,016,536 3,249,425 232,889 7.72% 3,482,314   105,500 [17] 295,401 400,902 25,658 [18] 33,355 59,013 459,915 13.21%
       
Linfen Prefecture 临汾市                              
Anze County 安泽县 76,139 82,012 5,873 7.71% 87,885   2,197 6,152 8,349 703 914 1,617 9,966 11.34%
Daning County 大宁县 56,037 64,501 8,464 15.10% 72,965   1,824 5,108 6,932 584 759 1,343 8,274 11.34%
Fenxi County 汾西县 133,836 144,791 10,955 8.19% 155,746   3,894 10,902 14,796 1,246 1,620 2,866 17,662 11.34%
Fushan County 浮山县 121,323 127,831 6,508 5.36% 134,339   3,358 9,404 12,762 1,075 1,397 2,472 15,234 11.34%
Gu County 古县 84,696 91,798 7,102 8.39% 98,900   2,473 6,923 9,396 791 1,029 1,820 11,215 11.34%
Hongdong County 洪洞县 693,261 733,420 40,159 5.79% 773,579   19,339 54,151 73,490 6,189 [19] 8,045 14,234 [20] 87,724 11.34%
Houma City 侯马市 225,123 240,005 14,882 6.61% 254,887   5,608 [21] 15,701 21,309 2,039 2,651 4,690 25,998 10.20%
Huozhou City 霍州市 274,955 282,905 7,950 2.89% 290,855   6,981 [22] 19,545 26,526 2,327 3,025 5,352 31,878 10.96%
Ji County 吉县 97,096 106,407 9,311 9.59% 115,718   2,893 [23] 8,100 10,993 926 1,203 2,129 [24] 13,122 11.34%
Pu County 蒲县 98,860 107,339 8,479 8.58% 115,818   2,895 8,107 11,003 927 1,205 2,131 13,134 11.34%
Quwo County 曲沃县 222,391 237,033 14,642 6.58% 251,675   6,292 [25] 17,617 23,909 2,013 2,617 4,631 28,540 11.34%
Xiangfen County 襄汾县 466,163 442,614 -23,549 -5.05% 419,065   8,800 [26] 24,641 33,441 3,353 4,358 7,711 41,152 9.82%
Xiangning County 乡宁县 216,408 233,167 16,759 7.74% 249,926   6,248 17,495 23,743 750 [27] 975 1,724 25,467 10.19%
Xi County 隰县 95,895 103,617 7,722 8.05% 111,339   2,783 7,794 10,577 891 [28] 1,158 2,049 12,626 11.34%
Yaodu District 尧都区 724,403 944,050 219,647 30.32% 1,163,697   25,601 71,684 97,285 9,310 12,102 21,412 118,697 10.20%
Yicheng County 翼城县 303,258 311,471 8,213 2.71% 319,684   7,033 [29] 19,693 26,726 2,557 3,325 5,882 32,608 10.20%
Yonghe County 永和县 61,001 63,649 2,648 4.34% 66,297   1,657 4,641 6,298 530 689 1,220 7,518 11.34%
    3,950,845 4,316,610 365,765 9.26% 4,682,375   109,877 [30] 307,657 [31] 417,534 36,209 47,072 83,282 500,816 10.70%
       
Luliang Prefecture 吕梁市                              
Fengshan County 方山县 135,598 143,809 8,211 6.06% 152,020   3,801 9,501 13,302 1,216 1,581 2,797 16,099 10.59%
Fenyang City 汾阳市 387,046 416,212 29,166 7.54% 445,378   11,134 [32] 27,836 38,971 3,563 [33] 4,632 8,195 47,166 [34] 10.59%
Jiaocheng County 交城县 207,404 230,521 23,117 11.15% 253,638   6,341 15,852 22,193 2,029 2,638 4,667 26,860 10.59%
Jiaokou County 交口县 107,461 119,918 12,457 11.59% 132,375   3,309 8,273 11,583 1,059 1,377 2,436 14,019 10.59%
Lan County 岚县 163,897 174,182 10,285 6.28% 184,467   4,612 11,529 16,141 1,476 1,918 3,394 19,535 10.59%
Lin County 临县 553,440 579,077 25,637 4.63% 604,714   15,118 37,795 52,912 4,838 6,289 11,127 64,039 10.59%
Lishi District 离石区 235,678 320,142 84,464 35.84% 404,606   8,901 [35] 22,253 31,155 3,237 4,208 7,445 38,599 9.54%
Liulin County 柳林县 282,840 320,676 37,836 13.38% 358,512   8,963 22,407 31,370 2,868 3,729 6,597 37,966 10.59%
Shilou County 石楼县 101,858 111,815 9,957 9.78% 121,772   3,044 7,611 10,655 974 1,266 2,241 12,896 10.59%
Wenshui County 文水县 401,641 421,199 19,558 4.87% 440,757   11,019 27,547 38,566 2,204 [36] 2,865 5,069 43,635 9.90%
Xiaoyi City 孝义市 414,154 468,770 54,616 13.19% 523,386   12,038 [37] 30,095 42,133 4,187 5,443 9,630 51,763 9.89%
Xing County 兴县 259,451 279,373 19,922 7.68% 299,295   7,482 18,706 26,188 2,394 3,113 5,507 31,695 10.59%
Zhongyang County 中阳县 131,812 141,374 9,562 7.25% 150,936   3,773 9,434 13,207 1,207 1,570 2,777 15,984 10.59%
    3,382,280 3,727,068 344,788 10.19% 4,071,856   99,536 248,840 348,375 31,253 40,628 71,881 420,256 10.32%
       
Shuozhou Prefecture 朔州市                              
Huairen County 怀仁县 286,054 326,849 40,795 14.26% 367,644   9,191 22,978 32,169 2,941 3,823 6,765 38,933 10.59%
Pinglu District 平鲁区 175,258 203,793 28,535 16.28% 232,328   5,808 14,521 20,329 1,859 2,416 4,275 24,604 10.59%
Shanyin County 山阴县 217,299 238,885 21,586 9.93% 260,471   6,512 16,279 22,791 2,084 2,709 4,793 27,584 10.59%
Shuocheng District 朔城区 388,638 505,294 116,656 30.02% 621,950   15,549 38,872 54,421 4,976 6,468 11,444 65,865 10.59%
Ying County 应县 279,483 327,973 48,490 17.35% 376,463   9,412 23,529 32,941 3,012 3,915 6,927 39,867 10.59%
Youyu County 右玉县 105,143 112,063 6,920 6.58% 118,983   2,975 7,436 10,411 952 1,237 2,189 12,600 10.59%
    1,451,875 1,714,857 262,982 18.11% 1,977,839   49,446 [38] 123,615 173,061 15,823 [39] 20,570 36,392 [40] 209,453 10.59%
       
Taiyuan Prefecture 太原市                              
Gujiao City 古交市 205,702 205,143 -559 -0.27% 204,584   5,115 [41] 14,321 19,435 3,887 5,053 8,940 28,376 13.87%
Jiancaoping District 尖草坪区 338,417 415,705 77,288 22.84% 492,993   12,325 34,510 46,834 9,367 12,177 21,544 68,378 13.87%
Jinyuan District 晋源区 180,165 221,431 41,266 22.90% 262,697   6,567 18,389 24,956 4,991 6,489 11,480 36,436 13.87%
Luofan County 娄烦县 109,412 105,841 -3,571 -3.26% 102,270   2,864 8,018 10,882 1,943 2,526 4,469 15,351 15.01%
Qingxu County 清徐县 328,787 343,861 15,074 4.58% 358,935   10,050 28,141 38,191 6,820 8,866 15,685 53,876 15.01%
Wanbailin District 万柏林区 556,931 749,255 192,324 34.53% 941,579   23,539 65,911 89,450 17,890 23,257 41,147 130,597 13.87%
Xiaodian District 小店区 491,250 804,537 313,287 63.77% 1,117,824   27,946 78,248 106,193 21,239 27,610 48,849 155,042 13.87%
Xinghualing District 杏花岭区 520,702 643,584 122,882 23.60% 766,466   19,162 53,653 72,814 14,563 18,932 33,495 106,309 13.87%
Yangqu County 阳曲县 142,109 120,228 -21,881 -15.40% 98,347   2,754 7,710 10,464 1,869 2,429 4,298 14,762 15.01%
Yingze District 迎泽区 470,917 592,007 121,090 25.71% 713,097   17,827 49,917 67,744 13,549 17,613 31,162 98,907 13.87%
    3,344,392 4,201,592 857,200 25.63% 5,058,792   128,148 [42] 358,816 [43] 486,964 96,117 [44] 124,952 221,069 [45] 708,033 14.00%
       
Xinzhou Prefecture 忻州市                              
Baode County 保德县 146,995 160,035 13,040 8.87% 173,075   4,327 10,817 15,144 1,731 2,250 3,981 19,125 11.05%
Dai County 代县 203,311 214,091 10,780 5.30% 224,871   5,622 14,054 19,676 2,249 2,923 5,172 24,848 11.05%
Dingxiang County 定襄县 211,104 217,468 6,364 3.01% 223,832   5,596 13,990 19,585 2,238 2,910 5,148 24,733 11.05%
Fanshi County 繁峙县 241,938 266,800 24,862 10.28% 291,662   7,292 18,229 25,520 2,917 3,792 6,708 32,229 11.05%
Hequ County 河曲县 138,811 145,136 6,325 4.56% 151,461   3,787 9,466 13,253 1,515 1,969 3,484 16,736 11.05%
Jingle County 静乐县 155,740 156,846 1,106 0.71% 157,952   3,949 9,872 13,821 1,580 2,053 3,633 17,454 11.05%
Kelan County 岢岚县 80,760 84,395 3,635 4.50% 88,030   2,201 5,502 7,703 880 1,144 2,025 9,727 11.05%
Ningwu County 宁武县 152,938 161,164 8,226 5.38% 169,390   4,235 10,587 14,822 1,694 2,202 3,896 18,718 11.05%
Pianguan County 偏关县 112,324 112,111 -213 -0.19% 111,898   2,797 6,994 9,791 1,119 1,455 2,574 12,365 11.05%
Shenchi County 神池县 103,990 106,538 2,548 2.45% 109,086   2,727 6,818 9,545 1,091 1,418 2,509 12,054 11.05%
Wutai County 五台县 313,321 299,391 -13,930 -4.45% 285,461   7,137 17,841 24,978 2,855 3,711 6,566 31,543 11.05%
Wuzhai County 五寨县 108,651 107,632 -1,019 -0.94% 106,613   2,665 6,663 9,329 1,066 1,386 2,452 11,781 11.05%
Xinfu District 忻府区 496,608 544,683 48,075 9.68% 592,758   13,041 32,602 45,642 5,928 7,706 13,633 59,276 10.00%
Yuanping City 原平市 471,853 491,213 19,360 4.10% 510,573   11,743 [46] 29,358 41,101 5,106 6,637 11,743 52,844 10.35%
    2,938,344 3,067,503 129,159 4.40% 3,196,662   77,117 [47] 192,793 269,910 31,967 41,557 73,523 343,433 10.74%
       
Yangquan Prefecture 阳泉市                              
Cheng District 城区 164,288 193,106 28,818 17.54% 221,924   4,882 14,647 19,529 3,995 5,193 9,188 28,717 12.94%
Jiao District 郊区 273,437 286,055 12,618 4.61% 298,673   6,571 19,712 26,283 5,376 6,989 12,365 38,648 12.94%
Kuang District 矿区 217,592 242,994 25,402 11.67% 268,396   6,710 20,130 26,840 4,831 6,280 11,112 37,951 14.14%
Pingding County 平定县 323,633 335,265 11,632 3.59% 346,897   8,672 26,017 34,690 6,244 8,117 14,362 49,051 14.14%
Yu County 盂县 294,176 311,082 16,906 5.75% 327,988   8,200 24,599 32,799 5,904 7,675 13,579 46,378 14.14%
    1,273,126 1,368,502 95,376 7.49% 1,463,878   35,035 [48] 105,105 [49] 140,141 26,350 34,255 60,605 200,745 13.71%
       
Yuncheng Prefecture 运城市                              
Hejin City 河津市 368,572 395,527 26,955 7.31% 422,482   9,295 [50] 23,237 32,531 3,380 4,394 7,774 40,305 9.54%
Jiang County 绛县 264,708 281,643 16,935 6.40% 298,578   8,360 [51] 20,900 29,261 2,389 3,105 5,494 34,754 11.64%
Jishan County 稷山县 324,812 347,425 22,613 6.96% 370,038   9,251 23,127 32,378 2,960 3,848 6,809 39,187 10.59%
Linyi County 临猗县 536,518 572,508 35,990 6.71% 608,498   15,212 38,031 53,244 4,868 6,328 11,196 64,440 10.59%
Pinglu County 平陆县 241,879 258,241 16,362 6.76% 274,603   6,865 [52] 17,163 24,028 2,197 2,856 5,053 29,080 10.59%
Ruicheng County 芮城县 372,773 394,849 22,076 5.92% 416,925   10,423 26,058 36,481 3,335 4,336 7,671 44,152 10.59%
Wanrong County 万荣县 425,598 439,364 13,766 3.23% 453,130   11,328 28,321 39,649 3,625 4,713 8,338 47,986 10.59%
Wenxi County 闻喜县 377,572 404,150 26,578 7.04% 430,728   10,768 [53] 26,921 37,689 3,446 4,480 7,925 45,614 10.59%
Xia County 夏县 342,870 352,821 9,951 2.90% 362,772   9,069 22,673 31,743 2,902 3,773 6,675 38,418 10.59%
Xinjiang County 新绛县 312,063 332,473 20,410 6.54% 352,883   8,822 [54] 22,055 30,877 2,823 [55] 3,670 6,493 [56] 37,370 10.59%
Yanhu District 盐湖区 604,381 680,036 75,655 12.52% 755,691   16,625 41,563 58,188 6,046 7,859 13,905 72,093 9.54%
Yongji City 永济市 421,244 444,724 23,480 5.57% 468,204   11,705 [57] 29,263 40,968 3,746 4,869 8,615 49,583 10.59%
Yuanqu County 垣曲县 219,371 231,018 11,647 5.31% 242,665   6,067 15,167 21,233 1,941 2,524 4,465 25,698 10.59%
    4,812,361 5,134,779 322,418 6.70% 5,457,197   133,791 [58] 334,478 468,269 43,658 56,755 100,412 568,681 10.42%
       
Totals   32,471,242 35,712,101 3,240,859 9.98% 38,952,960   1,053,507 [59] 2,799,320 [60] 3,852,827 [61] 384,015 [62] 512,199 896,214 [63]   4,749,041 12.19%
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[1]
The former Changzhi City had 4,500 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[2]
4,000 CPA members in the former Changzhi City: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.147. The whole of Changzhi (formerly Lu'an) Diocese had 40,000 Catholics.
[3]
3,000 believers in 10 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
The Changzhi (formerly Lu'an) Diocese had 40,000 Catholics: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.147.

In 1949 there were 30,000 Catholics in Changzhi Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[5]
There were 70,000 believers in the former Datong City: Pray for China (April 1996); In 33 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Many TSPM churches in Datong Prefecture have experienced rapid and explosive growth since the start of the new millennium.
[6]
The former Datong City had 1,100 CPA members: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.154. There were 8,000 Catholics in the whole Datong Diocese in 1997.
[7]
120: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.156.
[8]
200: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.157.
[9]
430: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.157.
[10]
House church networks report a significant revival in Datong Prefecture since 2003.
[11]
In 1950 there were 7,702 Catholics in Datong Diocese, in 16 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[12]
7,100 believers in 24 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[13]
The former Jincheng City had 2,200 believers in 7 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[14]
4,900 believers in 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[15]
1,300: UCAN (1 September 2001).
[16]
200: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.145.
[17]
The former Jinzhong City had 5,400 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[18]
There were 10,000 Catholics in the whole of Jinzhong Diocese in 1999: UCAN (7 October 1999).
[19]
The whole Hongdong Diocese, of which Hongdong County is one part, had 30,000 Catholics in 40 churches in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.149.
[20]
Hongdong City had "less than 13,000" Catholics in 1947: Palmer, God’s Underground in Asia (1953), p.37.
[21]
2,400 believers in 8 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Bridge (June 1993) stated there were 1,000 TSPM believers in Houma City.
[22]
3,500 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[23]
4,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993).
[24]
In 1950 there were 46,000 Catholics in Ji Xian Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[25]
2,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993).
[26]
1,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993).
[27]
60: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.151.
[28]
300: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.151.
[29]
2,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993).
[30]
The former Linfen City had 8,400 believers in 28 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were already more than 700 baptized Christians in Linfen in 1896, mostly because of the ministry of Xi Shengmo, a famous Chinese church leader.
[31]
Revival since the turn of the millennium has resulted in rapid growth in the number of house church members in Linfen. In 2017, the Jindengtai (Golden Lampstand) house church in Linfen had grown to 50,000 members, when the government seized and demolished the main church building.
[32]
5,700 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[33]
There were 15,000 Catholics in the whole of Fenyang Diocese in 1995: UCA Dispatch (11 December 1995).
[34]
In 1950 there were 15,618 Catholics in Fenyang Diocese, in 21 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[35]
2,700 believers in 9 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[36]
500: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.146.
[37]
5,300 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[38]
The former Shuozhou City had 7,400 believers in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[39]
600 CPA members in the former Shuozhou City: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.153.
[40]
In 1950 there were 11,000 Catholics in Shuoxian Diocese, in 20 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[41]
1,900 believers in 6 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[42]
The former Taiyuan City had 30,000 believers in 113 churches: Tianfeng (April 2008).
[43]
House church networks report a significant revival started in the Taiyuan area in 2003, resulting in many thousands of new believers.
[44]
80,000 CPA members in 2008: UCAN (27 June 2008). Taiyuan is by far the strongest Catholic part of the province. 35,600 people attended mass when 7 Catholic churches were reopened in Taiyuan in 1981: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1989), p.159. Taiyuan City contained over 60,000 Catholics in 84 churches in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.137. UCAN (15 June 2000) reported 70,000 Catholics in Taiyuan Diocese.
[45]
In 1950 there were 40,749 Catholics in Taiyuan Diocese, in 24 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[46]
6,400 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[47]
The former Xinzhou City had 6,200 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[48]
The former Yangquan City had 4,600 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[49]
House church leaders say revival has greatly grown the size of their churches in Yangquan since the 2000s. Along with Taiyuan and Datong, Yangquan has experienced the most rapid growth in Shanxi.
[50]
3,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993); In 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[51]
4,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993). The same article notes, "Before 1949 there may have been no Christians in Jiang County."
[52]
1,300 believers: Tianfeng (October 1985). The church grew from just 200 Christians in 1980.
[53]
5,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993).
[54]
1,000 believers: Bridge (June 1993).
[55]
1,400: UCAN (25 May 2000). There were 8,000-9,000 Catholics in the whole of Xinjiang Diocese in 1996: UCA Dispatch (12 September 1996).
[56]
In 1949 there were 7,546 Catholics in Xinjiang Diocese, in 5 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[57]
6,100 believers in 20 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[58]
The former Yuncheng City had 7,600 believers in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[59]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.245, listed a percentage which amounts to 521,400 TSPM believers in Shanxi.

The religious policies in Shanxi apear to be very repressive and the authorities are not willing to acknowledge the true number of believers in the province. After collating local county and city TSPM figures, this table proves that the official figure of just 131,000 TSPM members for Shanxi has been deliberately underestimated by the provincial authorities.
[60]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p245, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,668,500 house church believers in Shanxi Province.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.177, listed a percentage which amounts to 677,300 house church believers in Shanxi Province.

The house churches grew rapidly throughout the 2000s, with various networks reporting explosive growth, especially in Taiyuan, Datong, and Yangquan prefectures.
[61]
Evangelicals in Shanxi
       1,551 (1904 - China’s Millions , November 1905)
       2,190 (1907 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.190)
     13,298 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.191)
     26,256 (1950 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.235)
     80,000 (1993 - Amity News Service, April 1993)*
   100,000 (1994 - Global Chinese Ministries , October 2003)*
   200,000 (1996 in 99 TSPM churches: Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.235)*
   100,000 (1997 - Amity News Service, September 1997)*
1,000,000 (2000 - Pray for China , June-July 2000)
   350,000 (2001 - Lift Up Our Holy Hands , December 2001)
   903,000 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, O peration World , p.177)
   131,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
2,189,900 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.245)


* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[62]
Although no official province-wide CPA figures for Shanxi have been published, estimates (mostly made between 1995-97) for the seven Shanxi dioceses totalled 182,000. The following figures have been given, along with the year of publication. For more details of each one, see the specific entry in this table.

Changzhi 40,000 (1997)
Datong 8,000 (1997)
Fenyang 15,000 (1995)
Hongdong 30,000 (1997)
Jinzhong 10,000 (1991)
Taiyuan 70,000 (2000)
Xinjiang 8-9,000 (1996)
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Catholics in Shanxi
    3,300 (1663 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    4,000 (1703 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    7,000 (1765 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
  45,000 (1815 including Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei and Hunan: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
  13,830 (1866 - China's Millions , October 1875)
  15,200 (1870 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
  18,200 (1879 in 174 churches)
  14,980 (1890 in 10 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
  32,516 (1907 - Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
  65,140 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.190)
158,615 (1950 - Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
182,000 (1997 - collation of CPA figures)*
193,500 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.177)
799,500 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World, p.245)

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