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Sichuan   四川                                
    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
       
Aba (Ngawa) Prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州                              
Aba (Ngawa) County 阿坝县 62,312 72,391 10,079 16.18% 82,470   247 445 693 181 236 417 1,110 1.35%
Heishui County 黑水县 57,000 60,704 3,704 6.50% 64,408   258 464 721 142 184 326 1,047 1.63%
Hongyuan County 红原县 37,931 43,818 5,887 15.52% 49,705   149 268 418 109 142 252 669 1.35%
Jinchuan County 金川县 69,098 65,976 -3,122 -4.52% 62,854   189 339 528 138 180 318 846 1.35%
Jiuzhaigou County 九寨沟县 62,157 81,394 19,237 30.95% 100,631   302 543 845 221 288 509 1,354 1.35%
Li County 理县 43,668 46,556 2,888 6.61% 49,444   148 267 415 109 141 250 666 1.35%
Ma'erkang (Barkam) County 马尔康市 55,046 58,437 3,391 6.16% 61,828   216 390 606 136 177 313 919 1.49%
Mao County 茂县 103,570 104,829 1,259 1.22% 106,088   1,379 4,137 [1] 5,517 233 303 537 6,053 5.71%
Rangtang (Zamtang) County 壤塘县 33,550 39,173 5,623 16.76% 44,796   134 242 376 99 128 227 603 1.35%
Ruo'ergai (Zoige) County 若尔盖县 65,413 74,619 9,206 14.07% 83,825   335 604 939 184 240 424 1,363 1.63%
Songpan County 松潘县 69,079 72,309 3,230 4.68% 75,539   529 952 1,481 166 216 382 1,863 2.47%
Wenchuan County 汶川县 111,935 100,771 -11,164 -9.97% 89,607   896 2,688 [2] 3,584 197 256 453 4,038 4.51%
Xiaojin County 小金县 76,709 77,731 1,022 1.33% 78,753   473 851 1,323 173 225 398 1,722 2.19%
    847,468 898,708 51,240 6.05% 949,948   5,256 12,190 17,446 2,090 2,717 4,807 22,252 2.34%
       
Bazhong Prefecture 巴中市                              
Bazhou District 巴州区 699,860 699,860 0 0.00% 699,860   7,698 13,857 21,556 1,540 2,002 3,541 25,097 3.59%
Enyang District 恩阳区 426,307 426,307 0 0.00% 426,307   4,689 8,441 13,130 938 1,219 2,157 15,287 3.59%
Nanjiang County 南江县 593,720 606,992 13,272 2.24% 620,264   6,823 12,281 19,104 1,365 1,774 3,139 22,243 3.59%
Pingchang County 平昌县 833,294 862,620 29,326 3.52% 891,946   9,811 17,661 27,472 1,962 2,551 4,513 31,985 3.59%
Tongjiang County 通江县 676,370 687,369 10,999 1.63% 698,368   7,682 13,828 21,510 1,536 1,997 3,534 25,043 3.59%
    3,289,246 3,283,148 53,597 1.63% 3,336,745   36,704 [3] 66,068 102,772 7,341 9,543 16,884 119,656 3.59%
       
Chengdu Prefecture 成都市                              
Chenghua District 成华区 733,274 938,785 205,511 28.03% 1,144,296   6,866 15,105 21,970 6,866 8,926 15,791 37,762 3.30%
Chongzhou City 崇州市 650,698 661,120 10,422 1.60% 671,542   4,029 8,864 12,894 4,029 5,238 9,267 22,161 3.30%
Dayi County 大邑县 490,373 502,199 11,826 2.41% 514,025   4,626 10,178 14,804 3,084 4,009 7,094 21,897 4.26%
Dujiangyan City 都江堰市 621,980 657,996 36,016 5.79% 694,012   4,164 9,161 13,325 4,164 5,413 9,577 22,902 3.30%
Jianyang City 简阳市 1,412,523 1,071,214 -341,309 -24.16% 729,905   4,379 9,635 14,014 4,379 5,693 10,073 24,087 3.30%
Jinjiang District 锦江区 440,280 690,422 250,142 56.81% 940,564   5,643 12,415 18,059 5,643 7,336 12,980 31,039 3.30%
Jinniu District 金牛区 922,804 1,200,776 277,972 30.12% 1,478,748   8,872 19,519 28,392 8,872 11,534 20,407 48,799 3.30%
Jintang County 金堂县 772,273 717,227 -55,046 -7.13% 662,181   5,960 13,111 19,071 3,973 5,165 9,138 28,209 4.26%
Longquanyi District 龙泉驿区 478,389 767,203 288,814 60.37% 1,056,017   6,336 13,939 20,276 6,336 8,237 14,573 34,849 3.30%
Pengzhou City 彭州市 770,749 762,887 -7,862 -1.02% 755,025   4,530 9,966 14,496 4,530 5,889 10,419 24,916 3.30%
Pi County 郫县 490,314 896,162 405,848 82.77% 1,302,010   11,718 25,780 37,498 7,812 10,156 17,968 55,466 4.26%
Pujiang County 蒲江县 247,548 239,562 -7,986 -3.23% 231,576   2,084 4,585 6,669 1,389 1,806 3,196 9,865 4.26%
Qingbaijiang District 青白江区 384,674 381,792 -2,882 -0.75% 378,910   2,273 5,002 7,275 2,273 2,955 5,229 12,504 3.30%
Qingyang District 青羊区 551,261 828,140 276,879 50.23% 1,105,019   6,630 14,586 21,216 6,630 8,619 15,249 36,466 3.30%
Qionglai City 邛崃市 631,577 612,753 -18,824 -2.98% 593,929   3,564 7,840 11,403 3,564 [4] 4,633 8,196 19,600 3.30%
Shuangliu District 双流区 874,184 1,279,930 405,746 46.41% 1,685,676   10,114 22,251 32,365 10,114 13,148 23,262 55,627 3.30%
Wenjiang District 温江区 322,290 457,070 134,780 41.82% 591,850   3,551 7,812 11,364 3,551 4,616 8,168 19,531 3.30%
Wuhou District 武侯区 822,859 1,375,699 552,840 67.19% 1,928,539   11,571 25,457 37,028 11,571 15,043 26,614 63,642 3.30%
Xindu District 新都区 611,986 775,703 163,717 26.75% 939,420   5,637 12,400 18,037 5,637 7,327 12,964 31,001 3.30%
Xinjin County 新津县 291,021 302,199 11,178 3.84% 313,377   2,820 6,205 9,025 1,880 2,444 4,325 13,350 4.26%
    12,521,057 15,118,839 2,597,782 20.75% 17,716,621   115,369 [5] 253,812 [6] 369,182 106,300 [7] 138,190 244,489 [8] 613,671 3.46%
       
Dazhou Prefecture 达州市                              
Dachuan District 达川区 1,125,899 1,111,159 -14,740 -1.31% 1,096,419   13,157 23,683 36,840 2,412 3,136 5,548 42,388 3.87%
Dazhu County 大竹县 952,734 876,884 -75,850 -7.96% 801,034   12,817 23,070 35,886 1,762 2,291 4,053 39,940 4.99%
Kaijiang County 开江县 509,469 430,877 -78,592 -15.43% 352,285   5,637 10,146 15,782 775 1,008 1,783 17,565 4.99%
Qu County 渠县 1,236,602 1,156,481 -80,121 -6.48% 1,076,360   17,222 30,999 48,221 2,368 3,078 5,446 53,667 4.99%
Tongchuan County 通川区 384,525 478,276 93,751 24.38% 572,027   9,152 16,474 25,627 1,258 1,636 2,894 28,521 4.99%
Wanyuan City 万源市 536,685 407,594 -129,091 -24.05% 278,503   3,342 6,016 9,358 613 797 1,409 10,767 3.87%
Xuanhan County 宣汉县 1,047,230 1,006,826 -40,404 -3.86% 966,422   15,463 27,833 43,296 2,126 2,764 4,890 48,186 4.99%
    5,793,144 5,468,097 -325,047 -5.61% 5,143,050   76,789 [9] 138,220 215,010 11,315 14,709 26,024 241,033 4.69%
       
Deyang Prefecture 德阳市                              
Guanghan City 广汉市 577,298 591,115 13,817 2.39% 604,932   5,444 9,800 15,244 3,630 4,718 8,348 23,592 3.90%
Jingyang District 旌阳区 628,876 735,070 106,194 16.89% 841,264   7,571 13,628 21,200 5,048 6,562 11,609 32,809 3.90%
Luojiang County 罗江县 237,684 212,185 -25,499 -10.73% 186,686   2,427 4,368 6,795 1,120 1,456 2,576 9,372 5.02%
Mianzhu City 绵竹市 515,830 477,868 -37,962 -7.36% 439,906   3,959 7,126 11,086 2,639 3,431 6,071 17,156 3.90%
Shifang City 什邡市 432,579 412,758 -19,821 -4.58% 392,937   3,536 6,366 9,902 2,358 3,065 5,423 15,325 3.90%
Zhongjiang County 中江县 1,395,789 1,186,762 -209,027 -14.98% 977,735   12,711 22,879 35,590 5,866 7,626 13,493 49,082 5.02%
    3,788,056 3,615,758 -172,298 -4.55% 3,443,460   35,649 64,168 99,817 20,661 26,859 47,520 147,336 4.28%
       
Ganzi (Garze) Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州                              
Baiyu County 白玉县 42,013 56,290 14,277 33.98% 70,567   141 254 395 141 155 296 692 0.98%
Batang County 巴塘县 43,814 48,649 4,835 11.04% 53,484   107 193 300 107 118 225 524 0.98%
Danba County 丹巴县 55,753 59,696 3,943 7.07% 63,639   127 229 356 127 140 267 624 0.98%
Daocheng (Dapba) County 稻城县 28,228 31,113 2,885 10.22% 33,998   102 184 286 68 75 143 428 1.26%
Daofu (Dawu) County 道孚县 44,848 55,396 10,548 23.52% 65,944   165 297 462 132 145 277 739 1.12%
Dege County 德格县 63,989 81,503 17,514 27.37% 99,017   198 356 554 198 218 416 970 0.98%
Derong County 得荣县 23,791 26,209 2,418 10.16% 28,627   72 129 200 57 63 120 321 1.12%
Ganzi (Garze) County 甘孜县 55,703 68,523 12,820 23.01% 81,343   203 366 569 163 179 342 911 1.12%
Jiulong County 九龙县 50,816 62,133 11,317 22.27% 73,450   441 793 1,234 147 162 308 1,542 2.10%
Kangding City 康定市 109,349 130,142 20,793 19.02% 150,935   604 1,087 1,690 3,622 [10] 3,985 7,607 [11] 9,298 6.16%
Litang County 理塘县 49,453 69,046 19,593 39.62% 88,639   222 399 620 177 195 372 993 1.12%
Luding County 泸定县 77,855 83,386 5,531 7.10% 88,917   311 560 871 178 196 373 1,245 1.40%
Luhuo County 炉霍县 39,603 46,558 6,955 17.56% 53,513   107 193 300 107 118 225 524 0.98%
Seda (Sertar) County 色达县 41,450 58,606 17,156 41.39% 75,762   136 245 382 152 167 318 700 0.92%
Shiqu (Serxu) County 石渠县 63,489 80,834 17,345 27.32% 98,179   245 442 687 196 216 412 1,100 1.12%
Xiangcheng County 乡城县 26,879 33,170 6,291 23.40% 39,461   59 107 166 79 87 166 331 0.84%
Xinlong County 新龙县 40,505 50,393 9,888 24.41% 60,281   151 271 422 121 133 253 675 1.12%
Yajiang County 雅江县 39,701 50,225 10,524 26.51% 60,749   152 273 425 121 134 255 680 1.12%
    897,239 1,091,872 194,633 21.69% 1,286,505   3,543 6,377 9,921 5,894 6,483 12,377 22,297 1.73%
       
Guang'an Prefecture 广安市                              
Guang'an District 广安区 1,093,103 858,159 -234,944 -21.49% 623,215   9,971 [12] 17,949 27,920 2,618 [13] 3,403 6,020 [14] 33,940 5.45%
Huaying City 华蓥市 352,257 278,359 -73,898 -20.98% 204,461   3,271 [15] 5,888 9,160 859 1,116 1,975 11,135 5.45%
Linshui County 邻水县 857,198 704,695 -152,503 -17.79% 552,192   8,283 [16] 14,909 23,192 2,319 3,015 5,334 28,526 5.17%
Qianfeng District 前锋区 230,035 230,035 0 0.00% 230,035   2,300 4,141 6,441 966 1,256 2,222 8,663 3.77%
Wusheng County 武胜县 758,957 585,624 -173,333 -22.84% 412,291   4,123 7,421 11,544 1,732 2,251 3,983 15,527 3.77%
Yuechi County 岳池县 1,062,585 778,639 -283,946 -26.72% 494,693   4,947 8,904 13,851 2,078 2,701 4,779 18,630 3.77%
    4,124,100 3,205,476 -918,624 -22.27% 2,516,887   32,896 59,213 92,108 10,571 13,742 24,313 116,422 4.63%
       
Guangyuan Prefecture 广元市                              
Cangxi County 苍溪县 777,721 559,180 -218,541 -28.10% 340,639   4,088 7,358 11,445 1,022 1,328 2,350 13,796 4.05%
Chaotian County 朝天区 202,984 174,333 -28,651 -14.11% 145,682   1,748 3,147 4,895 437 568 1,005 5,900 4.05%
Jiange County 剑阁县 667,978 457,656 -210,322 -31.49% 247,334   2,968 5,342 8,310 742 965 1,707 10,017 4.05%
Lizhou District 利州区 467,532 516,424 48,892 10.46% 565,316   6,784 12,211 18,995 1,696 2,205 3,901 22,895 4.05%
Qingchuan County 青川县 253,416 222,253 -31,163 -12.30% 191,090   2,293 4,128 6,421 573 745 1,319 7,739 4.05%
Wangcang County 旺苍县 459,119 385,787 -73,332 -15.97% 312,455   3,749 6,749 10,498 937 1,219 2,156 12,654 4.05%
Zhaohua District 昭化区 234,541 168,489 -66,052 -28.16% 102,437   1,229 2,213 3,442 307 400 707 4,149 4.05%
    3,063,291 2,484,122 -579,169 -18.91% 1,904,953   22,859 [17] 41,147 64,006 5,715 7,429 13,144 [18] 77,151 4.05%
       
Leshan Prefecture 乐山市                              
Ebian County 峨边彝族自治县 141,166 139,210 -1,956 -1.39% 137,254   1,441 2,594 4,035 412 535 947 4,982 3.63%
Emeishan City 峨眉山市 423,070 437,068 13,998 3.31% 451,066   3,609 [19] 6,495 10,104 4,060 [20] 5,277 9,337 19,441 4.31%
Jiajiang County 夹江县 348,481 338,346 -10,135 -2.91% 328,211   2,626 4,726 7,352 3,610 [21] 4,693 8,304 15,656 4.77%
Jingyan County 井研县 384,060 282,222 -101,838 -26.52% 180,384   1,443 2,598 4,041 2,165 [22] 2,814 4,979 9,019 5.00%
Jinkouhe District 金口河区 52,916 49,157 -3,759 -7.10% 45,398   363 654 1,017 136 177 313 1,330 2.93%
Mabian County 马边彝族自治县 170,425 176,530 6,105 3.58% 182,635   1,461 2,630 4,091 548 712 1,260 5,351 2.93%
Muchuan County 沐川县 229,945 216,737 -13,208 -5.74% 203,529   1,628 2,931 4,559 2,239 [23] 2,910 5,149 9,708 4.77%
Qianwei County 犍为县 506,834 434,409 -72,425 -14.29% 361,984   2,896 5,213 8,108 1,086 1,412 2,498 10,606 2.93%
Shawan District 沙湾区 192,156 187,180 -4,976 -2.59% 182,204   1,458 2,624 4,081 547 711 1,257 5,339 2.93%
Shizhong District 市中区 564,857 662,814 97,957 17.34% 760,771   6,086 10,955 17,041 2,282 2,967 5,249 22,291 2.93%
Wutongqiao District 五通桥区 310,229 312,086 1,857 0.60% 313,943   2,512 4,521 7,032 942 1,224 2,166 9,199 2.93%
    3,324,139 3,235,759 -88,380 -2.66% 3,147,379   25,522 [24] 45,940 71,462 18,026 [25] 23,434 41,460 [26] 112,922 3.59%
       
Liangshan Prefecture 凉山彝族自治州                              
Butuo County 布拖县 138,604 160,151 21,547 15.55% 181,698   908 1,635 2,544 908 1,181 2,090 4,633 2.55%
Dechang County 德昌县 188,980 214,405 25,425 13.45% 239,830   1,199 2,158 3,358 2,158 [27] 2,806 4,964 8,322 3.47%
Ganluo County 甘洛县 175,426 195,100 19,674 11.21% 214,774   1,074 1,933 3,007 1,074 1,396 2,470 5,477 2.55%
Huidong County 会东县 351,310 362,944 11,634 3.31% 374,578   1,873 3,371 5,244 1,873 2,435 4,308 9,552 2.55%
Huili County 会理县 433,185 430,066 -3,119 -0.72% 426,947   2,135 3,843 5,977 2,135 2,775 4,910 10,887 2.55%
Jinyang County 金阳县 140,028 165,121 25,093 17.92% 190,214   951 1,712 2,663 951 1,236 2,187 4,850 2.55%
Leibo County 雷波县 207,873 223,885 16,012 7.70% 239,897   1,199 2,159 3,359 1,199 1,559 2,759 6,117 2.55%
Meigu County 美姑县 176,214 221,505 45,291 25.70% 266,796   1,334 2,401 3,735 1,334 1,734 3,068 6,803 2.55%
Mianning County 冕宁县 324,332 351,245 26,913 8.30% 378,158   1,891 3,403 5,294 1,891 2,458 4,349 9,643 2.55%
Muli County 木里藏族自治县 124,462 131,726 7,264 5.84% 138,990   695 1,251 1,946 695 903 1,598 3,544 2.55%
Ningnan County 宁南县 169,962 170,673 711 0.42% 171,384   857 1,542 2,399 857 1,114 1,971 4,370 2.55%
Puge County 普格县 139,156 155,740 16,584 11.92% 172,324   862 1,551 2,413 862 1,120 1,982 4,394 2.55%
Xichang City 西昌市 615,212 712,434 97,222 15.80% 809,656   4,858 [28] 8,744 13,602 6,072 [29] 10,930 17,003 [30] 30,605 3.78%
Xide County 喜德县 137,676 165,906 28,230 20.50% 194,136   971 1,747 2,718 971 1,262 2,233 4,950 2.55%
Yanyuan County 盐源县 313,765 350,176 36,411 11.60% 386,587   1,933 3,479 5,412 1,933 2,513 4,446 9,858 2.55%
Yuexi County 越西县 237,800 269,896 32,096 13.50% 301,992   1,510 2,718 4,228 1,510 1,963 3,473 7,701 2.55%
Zhaojue County 昭觉县 207,712 251,836 44,124 21.24% 295,960   1,480 2,664 4,143 1,480 1,924 3,404 7,547 2.55%
    4,081,697 4,532,809 451,112 11.05% 4,983,921   25,729 46,313 72,042 27,903 39,310 67,213 139,255 2.79%
       
Luzhou Prefecture 泸州市                              
Gulin County 古蔺县 693,792 713,083 19,291 2.78% 732,374   7,324 [31] 13,183 20,506 1,611 2,095 3,706 24,212 3.31%
Hejiang County 合江县 720,198 709,476 -10,722 -1.49% 698,754   7,686 13,835 21,522 1,537 1,998 3,536 25,057 3.59%
Jiangyang District 江阳区 536,250 575,231 38,981 7.27% 614,212   6,756 12,161 18,918 1,351 1,757 3,108 22,026 3.59%
Longmatan District 龙马潭区 291,301 344,601 53,300 18.30% 397,901   4,377 7,878 12,255 875 1,138 2,013 14,269 3.59%
Lu County 泸县 824,639 840,336 15,697 1.90% 856,033   9,416 16,949 26,366 1,883 2,448 4,332 30,697 3.59%
Naxi District 纳溪区 425,333 451,401 26,068 6.13% 477,469   5,252 9,454 14,706 1,050 1,366 2,416 17,122 3.59%
Xuyong County 叙永县 610,652 584,299 -26,353 -4.32% 557,946   6,137 11,047 17,185 1,227 [32] 1,596 2,823 20,008 3.59%
    4,102,165 4,218,427 116,262 2.83% 4,334,689   46,949 [33] 84,509 131,458 9,536 12,397 21,934 153,391 3.54%
       
Meishan Prefecture 眉山市                              
Danleng County 丹棱县 162,096 141,953 -20,143 -12.43% 121,810   1,096 1,973 3,070 268 348 616 3,686 3.03%
Dongpo District 东坡区 799,309 821,853 22,544 2.82% 844,397   5,066 9,119 14,186 1,858 2,415 4,273 18,459 2.19%
Hongya County 洪雅县 331,055 300,217 -30,838 -9.32% 269,379   2,424 4,364 6,788 593 770 1,363 8,151 3.03%
Pengshan District 彭山区 315,252 285,889 -29,363 -9.31% 256,526   1,539 [34] 2,770 4,310 4,617 [35] 6,003 10,620 14,930 5.82%
Qingshen County 青神县 198,997 167,559 -31,438 -15.80% 136,121   1,225 2,205 3,430 299 [36] 389 689 4,119 3.03%
Renshou County 仁寿县 1,398,462 1,233,074 -165,388 -11.83% 1,067,686   9,609 17,297 26,906 2,349 3,054 5,402 32,308 3.03%
    3,205,171 2,950,545 -254,626 -7.94% 2,695,919   20,961 [37] 37,729 58,689 9,984 [38] 12,979 22,964 81,653 3.03%
       
Mianyang Prefecture 绵阳市                              
Anzhou District 安州区 484,224 366,802 -117,422 -24.25% 249,380   3,491 6,284 9,776 1,746 1,920 3,666 13,442 5.39%
Beichuan County 北川羌族自治县 160,301 197,108 36,807 22.96% 233,915   3,275 5,895 9,169 1,637 1,801 3,439 12,608 5.39%
Fucheng District 涪城区 671,401 866,727 195,326 29.09% 1,062,053   14,869 26,764 41,632 7,434 8,178 15,612 57,245 5.39%
Jiangyou City 江油市 849,761 762,140 -87,621 -10.31% 674,519   8,094 [39] 14,570 22,664 [40] 6,745 [41] 7,420 14,165 36,829 5.46%
Pingwu County 平武县 187,799 170,959 -16,840 -8.97% 154,119   4,007 [42] 7,213 11,220 1,079 1,187 2,266 13,485 8.75%
Santai County 三台县 1,395,841 1,042,064 -353,777 -25.35% 688,287   8,259 [43] 14,867 23,126 4,818 5,300 10,118 33,244 4.83%
Yangting County 盐亭县 566,541 417,221 -149,320 -26.36% 267,901   3,751 6,751 10,502 1,875 2,063 3,938 14,440 5.39%
Youxian District 游仙区 491,561 488,604 -2,957 -0.60% 485,647   6,799 12,238 19,037 3,400 3,739 7,139 26,176 5.39%
Zitong County 梓潼县 362,712 302,246 -60,466 -16.67% 241,780   3,385 6,093 9,478 1,692 1,862 3,554 13,032 5.39%
    5,170,141 4,613,871 -556,270 -10.76% 4,057,601   55,930 [44] 100,674 156,605 30,427 [45] 33,469 63,896 220,501 5.43%
       
Nanchong Prefecture 南充市                              
Gaoping District 高坪区 543,574 549,313 5,739 1.06% 555,052   6,106 10,990 17,096 4,440 5,328 9,769 26,865 4.84%
Jialing District 嘉陵区 625,185 607,635 -17,550 -2.81% 590,085   6,491 11,684 18,175 4,721 5,665 10,385 28,560 4.84%
Langzhong City 阆中市 787,809 728,935 -58,874 -7.47% 670,061   7,371 [46] 13,267 [47] 20,638 5,360 6,433 11,793 32,431 4.84%
Nanbu County 南部县 1,186,897 929,923 -256,974 -21.65% 672,949   7,402 13,324 20,727 8,277 9,933 18,210 38,937 5.79%
Peng'an County 蓬安县 639,314 567,373 -71,941 -11.25% 495,432   5,450 9,810 15,259 6,094 7,313 13,406 28,666 5.79%
Shunqing District 顺庆区 603,161 701,927 98,766 16.37% 800,693   8,808 15,854 24,661 6,406 7,687 14,092 38,754 4.84%
Xichong County 西充县 576,576 513,746 -62,830 -10.90% 450,916   4,960 8,928 13,888 5,546 6,656 12,202 26,090 5.79%
Yilong County 仪陇县 916,807 930,028 13,221 1.44% 943,249   10,376 18,676 29,052 11,602 13,922 25,524 54,576 5.79%
Yingshan County 营山县 804,083 749,734 -54,349 -6.76% 695,385   7,649 13,769 21,418 6,954 [48] 8,345 15,298 36,716 5.28%
    6,683,406 6,278,614 -404,792 -6.06% 5,873,822   64,612 [49] 116,302 180,914 59,400 71,280 130,681 [50] 311,594 5.30%
       
Neijiang Prefecture 内江市                              
Dongxing District 东兴区 847,271 749,810 -97,461 -11.50% 652,349   7,176 12,917 20,092 3,914 5,088 9,002 29,095 4.46%
Longchang County 隆昌县 745,033 633,210 -111,823 -15.01% 521,387   5,735 10,323 16,059 3,128 4,067 7,195 23,254 4.46%
Shizhong District 市中区 544,660 501,285 -43,375 -7.96% 457,910   5,037 9,067 14,104 2,747 3,572 6,319 20,423 4.46%
Weiyuan County 威远县 744,778 626,482 -118,296 -15.88% 508,186   5,590 10,062 15,652 3,049 3,964 7,013 22,665 4.46%
Zizhong County 资中县 1,278,563 1,192,060 -86,503 -6.77% 1,105,557   12,161 21,890 34,051 6,633 8,623 15,257 49,308 4.46%
    4,160,305 3,702,847 -457,458 -11.00% 3,245,389   35,699 [51] 64,259 99,958 19,472 25,314 44,786 144,744 4.46%
       
Panzhihua Prefecture 攀枝花市                              
Dong District 东区 315,707 364,326 48,619 15.40% 412,945   4,955 8,920 13,875 1,239 1,610 2,849 16,724 4.05%
Miyi County 米易县 207,300 219,227 11,927 5.75% 231,154   2,774 4,993 7,767 693 902 1,595 9,362 4.05%
Renhe District 仁和区 204,170 260,294 56,124 27.49% 316,418   3,797 6,835 10,632 949 1,234 2,183 12,815 4.05%
Xi District 西区 170,862 162,557 -8,305 -4.86% 154,252   1,851 3,332 5,183 463 602 1,064 6,247 4.05%
Yanbian County 盐边县 193,618 207,717 14,099 7.28% 221,816   2,662 4,791 7,453 665 865 1,531 8,984 4.05%
    1,091,657 1,214,121 122,464 11.22% 1,336,585   16,039 [52] 28,870 44,909 4,010 5,213 9,222 54,132 4.05%
       
Suining Prefecture 遂宁市                              
Anju District 安居区 639,125 639,125 0 0.00% 639,125   7,030 12,655 19,685 3,835 4,985 8,820 28,505 4.46%
Chuanshan District 船山区 656,760 656,760 0 0.00% 656,760   7,224 13,004 20,228 3,941 5,123 9,063 29,291 4.46%
Daying County 大英县 485,842 478,964 -6,878 -1.42% 472,086   6,137 11,047 17,184 2,833 3,682 6,515 23,699 5.02%
Pengxi County 蓬溪县 672,546 553,239 -119,307 -17.74% 433,932   5,641 10,154 15,795 2,604 3,385 5,988 21,783 5.02%
Shehong County 射洪县 963,237 924,531 -38,706 -4.02% 885,825   11,516 20,728 32,244 5,315 6,909 12,224 44,468 5.02%
    3,477,013 3,252,619 -164,891 -4.74% 3,087,728   37,549 [53] 67,588 105,136 18,526 24,084 42,611 147,747 4.78%
       
Ya'an Prefecture 雅安市                              
Baoxing County 宝兴县 56,137 56,060 -77 -0.14% 55,983   448 806 1,254 616 801 1,416 2,670 4.77%
Hanyuan County 汉源县 347,471 324,408 -23,063 -6.64% 301,345   2,411 4,339 6,750 6,931 [54] 9,010 15,941 22,691 7.53%
Lushan County 芦山县 121,520 109,027 -12,493 -10.28% 96,534   772 1,390 2,162 1,062 1,380 2,442 4,605 4.77%
Mingshan District 名山区 256,214 256,484 270 0.11% 256,754   2,054 3,697 5,751 2,824 3,672 6,496 12,247 4.77%
Shimian County 石棉县 123,261 123,600 339 0.28% 123,939   992 1,785 2,776 992 [55] 1,289 2,280 5,057 4.08%
Tianquan County 天全县 141,084 134,152 -6,932 -4.91% 127,220   1,018 1,832 2,850 1,145 [56] 1,488 2,633 5,483 4.31%
Yingjing County 荥经县 142,683 147,955 5,272 3.69% 153,227   1,226 2,206 3,432 1,685 2,191 3,877 7,309 4.77%
Yucheng District 雨城区 334,475 355,572 21,097 6.31% 376,669   3,013 5,424 8,437 4,143 5,386 9,530 17,967 4.77%
    1,522,845 1,507,258 -15,587 -1.02% 1,491,671   11,933 [57] 21,480 33,413 19,398 25,218 44,616 78,029 5.23%
       
Yibin Prefecture 宜宾市                              
Changning County 长宁县 391,832 339,972 -51,860 -13.24% 288,112   3,745 6,742 10,487 2,593 3,371 5,964 16,451 5.71%
Cuiping District 翠屏区 809,099 836,340 27,241 3.37% 863,581   9,499 17,099 26,598 7,772 10,104 17,876 44,474 5.15%
Gao County 高县 472,335 411,123 -61,212 -12.96% 349,911   4,549 8,188 12,737 3,149 4,094 7,243 19,980 5.71%
Gong County 珙县 401,312 379,798 -21,514 -5.36% 358,284   4,658 8,384 13,042 3,225 4,192 7,416 20,458 5.71%
Jiang'an County 江安县 488,174 399,829 -88,345 -18.10% 311,484   4,049 7,289 11,338 2,803 3,644 6,448 17,786 5.71%
Junlian County 筠连县 366,487 329,053 -37,434 -10.21% 291,619   3,791 6,824 10,615 2,625 3,412 6,037 16,651 5.71%
Nanxi District 南溪区 377,289 335,811 -41,478 -10.99% 294,333   3,238 5,828 9,065 2,649 3,444 6,093 15,158 5.15%
Pingshan County 屏山县 250,620 249,751 -869 -0.35% 248,882   3,235 5,824 9,059 2,240 2,912 5,152 14,211 5.71%
Xingwen County 兴文县 401,510 377,166 -24,344 -6.06% 352,822   4,587 8,256 12,843 3,175 [58] 4,128 7,303 20,146 5.71%
Xuzhou District (Yibin County) 叙州区 928,584 813,053 -115,531 -12.44% 697,522   9,068 16,322 25,390 6,278 8,161 14,439 39,829 5.71%
    4,887,242 4,471,896 -415,346 -8.50% 4,056,550   50,419 [59] 90,755 141,174 36,509 47,462 83,971 [60] 225,145 5.55%
       
Zigong Prefecture 自贡市                              
Da'an District 大安区 358,977 382,245 23,268 6.48% 405,513   4,461 8,029 12,490 3,650 4,745 8,394 20,884 5.15%
Fushun County 富顺县 1,120,376 826,195 -294,181 -26.26% 532,014   6,916 12,449 19,365 4,788 6,225 11,013 30,378 5.71%
Gongjing District 贡井区 134,697 260,607 125,910 93.48% 386,517   4,252 7,653 11,905 3,479 4,522 8,001 19,906 5.15%
Rong County 荣县 862,003 590,640 -271,363 -31.48% 319,277   4,151 7,471 11,622 2,554 [61] 3,320 5,875 17,496 5.48%
Yantan District 沿滩区 351,650 272,809 -78,841 -22.42% 193,968   2,134 3,841 5,974 1,746 2,269 4,015 9,989 5.15%
Ziliujing District 自流井区 206,060 346,403 140,343 68.11% 486,746   5,354 9,638 14,992 4,381 5,695 10,076 25,067 5.15%
    3,033,763 2,678,899 -354,864 -11.70% 2,324,035   27,267 [62] 49,081 76,348 20,597 26,776 47,373 123,721 5.32%
       
Ziyang Prefecture 资阳市                              
Anyue County 安岳县 1,424,518 1,141,347 -283,171 -19.88% 858,176   19,738 35,528 55,267 5,149 6,694 11,843 67,109 7.82%
Lezhi County 乐至县 844,599 546,767 -297,832 -35.26% 248,935   5,726 10,306 16,031 1,494 1,942 3,435 19,467 7.82%
Yanjiang District 雁江区 1,016,034 905,729 -110,305 -10.86% 795,424   14,318 [63] 25,772 40,089 4,773 6,204 10,977 51,066 6.42%
    3,285,151 2,593,843 -691,308 -21.04% 1,902,535   39,781 [64] 71,606 111,387 11,415 14,840 26,255 137,642 7.23%
       
Totals   82,348,296 80,417,528 -1,930,768 -2.34% 78,486,760   787,457 [65] 1,466,300 [66] 2,253,756 [67] 455,090 581,449 1,036,538 [68]   3,290,295 4.19%
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[1]
Before the 2008 earthquake there was a modest number of house church Christians in Mao County, but after the relief efforts and witness of sacrificial believers from throughout China, the number of believers exploded in the area.
[2]
Wenchuan was the epicenter of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, where thousands of people were killed. Many of the survivors heard the gospel from rescue workers and the number of believers in the county has grown significantly.
[3]
The former Bazhong City had 5,600 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
10,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.225. Qionglai has been nicknamed "The ten thousand Catholics county" in the area.
[5]
There were 40,000 TSPM members in the entire Chengdu Prefecture in 2008: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010). A 2002 estimate of TSPM members in the former Chengdu City listed 15,200 believers in 51 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. In 1995 there were only 2,500 registered Protestants in the city: Global Chinese Ministries (October 2003); and in 1987 only about 2,000 believers: Tianfeng (June 1987).
[6]
70,000 in the former Chendu City (which had a population of 4.3 million people in 2000): Personal communication with Chengdu house church leaders, 2001. Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.237, stated "there may be 50,000" house church believers in the city. The house church networks report steady growth in and around the city since the 2000s.
[7]
1,400 Catholics in Chengdu City: ZGTZJ (January 1995). There were 80,000 Catholics in the whole Chengdu Diocese in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.221. This number rose to "about 100,000" in 2008: Asia News (21 May 2008).
[8]
Chengdu has long been a strong Catholic area. In the early 1800s there were an estimated 40,000 Catholics in the diocese: Tripod (September-October 2000), p.52. In 1950 there were 40,240 Catholics in Chengdu Diocese, in 52 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[9]
There were 25,000 TSPM members in the whole of Dazhou Prefecture in 2008: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010). The former Dazhou City had 1,400 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[10]
2,000: UCAN (3 December 1993). Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.250, listed 700 Catholics living in 17 villages that have a church.
[11]
In 1950 there were 5,870 Catholics in Kangding Diocese, in 38 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[12]
5,400 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. In 1995 there were more than 2,000 believers in Guang'an: Amity News Service (February-April 1995).
[13]
1,000 CPA members: UCA News (25 June 1999).
[14]
There were 750 Catholics in Guangyuan in 1951: Palmer, God’s Underground in Asia (1953), p.147.
[15]
1,500 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[16]
2,000 believers in 2 churches: Amity News Service (October 1996). There were 2,000 Protestants in Linshui in 1949, meeting in six churches at the time.
[17]
The former Guangyuan City had 3,700 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[18]
There were 750 Catholics in Guangyuan in 1951: Palmer, God’s Underground in Asia (1953), p.147.
[19]
1,800 believers in 6 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[20]
2,600: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.247.
[21]
2,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.248.
[22]
800: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.246.
[23]
1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.246.
[24]
The former Leshan City had 4,500 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[25]
There were 40,000 Catholics in 24 churches within the whole Leshan (formerly Kiating) Diocese in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.245. Just five years earlier there were only 20,000 Catholics in the diocese: UCAN (13 March 1992).
[26]
In 1956 there were 23 Catholic churches with 13,000 believers in the Leshan (Kiating) Diocese: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1989), p.168.
[27]
1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.254.
[28]
2,300 believers in 8 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[29]
2,000: ZGTZJ (no.17, 1986). A 1989 report stated there were more than 10,000 Catholics in the Xichang Diocese at the time: China News and Church Report (22 September 1989).
[30]
In 1950 there were 11,143 Catholics in Xichang Diocese, in 17 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[31]
2,000 believers: Amity News Service (February 1993).
[32]
200: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.243.
[33]
The former Luzhou City had 5,700 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[34]
40 believers: Bridge (May-June 1985).
[35]
3,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.247.
[36]
2,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.247.
[37]
The former Meishan City had 3,600 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[38]
The former Meishan City had 1,000 CPA members: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.247.
[39]
3,700 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[40]
18,500 Christians in Jiangyou: Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities , vol.2 (2003), p.42.
[41]
3,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.226.
[42]
2,000: CSPJ (December 1990).
[43]
2,000: CSPJ (December 1990).
[44]
25,000 TSPM members in the whole of Mianyang Prefecture in 2008: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010). A 2002 estimate of TSPM members in Mianyang City listed 7,500 in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. In 1985 there was just one TSPM church in Mianyang with 450 members: Bridge (no.11, May-June 1985).
[45]
13,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.226.
[46]
3,500 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[47]
No published figure for house church believers in Langzhong has been cited, but in 1993 it was reported that church meetings frequently drew crowds of 1,000 or more: China News and Church Report (December 1993).
[48]
2,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.229.
[49]
There were 30,000 TSPM members in the whole of Nanchong Prefecture in 2008: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010). A 2002 estimate of TSPM members in Nanchong City listed 7,600 believers in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[50]
There were 80,000 Catholics in the 30 counties that comprise the whole of Nanchong (formerly Shunking) Diocese in 2008: UCAN (21 May 2008), up from 70,000 in 2000: UCAN (15 May 2000). A 1997 source lists 50,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.228.   In 1950 there were 19,442 Catholics in Nanchong Diocese, in 17 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[51]
There were 20,000 TSPM members in the whole of Neijiang Prefecture in 2008: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010). A 2002 estimate of TSPM members in the former Neijiang City listed 5,800 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[52]
There were "more than 6,000" TSPM members in Panzhihua City in 2004: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010). The former Panzhihua City had 2,700 believers in 9 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. The spectacular growth of Christianity in Panzhihua is largely due to immigration of believers from other areas, as the prefecture opened up after economic reforms.
[53]
The former Suining City had 9,800 believers in 33 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[54]
4,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.250.
[55]
"A few hundred": Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.250.
[56]
500: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.249.
[57]
The former Ya'an City had 1,300 believers in 4 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[58]
"800 Catholics in Xingwen City and 7-8,000 in the countryside": Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.243.
[59]
The former Yibin City had 3,000 believers in 10 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[60]
There were 35,000 Catholics in the Yibin (formerly Suifu) Diocese in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.240.
[61]
1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.244.
[62]
The former Zigong City had 6,000 believers in 20 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[63]
6,400 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[64]
There were 40,000 TSPM members in the whole of Ziyang Prefecture in 2008: Global Chinese Ministries (May 2010).; 4,600 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[65]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.246, listed a percentage which amounts to 440,700 TSPM believers in Sichuan.
[66]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.246, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,057,800 house church believers in Sichuan.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.178, listed a percentage which amounts to 613,800 house church believers in Sichuan.
[67]
Evangelicals in Sichuan
       3,467 (1904 including Chongqing: China's Millions , November 1905)
     32,942 (1922 including Chongqing: Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.227).
     13,000 (1949 including Chongqing: Lift Up Our Holy Hands , April 2002)
     50,000 (1950 - Chen & Liu, Zhongguo Jidujiao Quyu Shi Yanjiu [Studies in the Local History of Chinese Christianity], 2008)
     70,000 (1982 - Chen & Liu, Zhongguo Jidujiao Quyu Shi Yanjiu , 2008)*
   500,000 (1989 including Chongqing: China and Ourselves , Spring 1989)
   130,000 (1993 - Chen & Liu, Zhongguo Jidujiao Quyu Shi Yanjiu , 2008)*
   400,000 (1996 - Global Chinese Ministries , October 2003)*
   200,000 (2000 - Chen & Liu, Zhongguo Jidujiao Quyu Shi Yanjiu , 2008)*
   789,100 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.178)
   250,000 (2004 in 190 churches: Chen & Liu, Zhongguo Jidujiao Quyu Shi Yanjiu , 2008)*
   400,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
1,498,500 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.246)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[68]
Catholics in Sichuan
          300 (1663 including Chongqing: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
       8,000 (1765 including Chongqing: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.216)  
     40,000 (1802 including Chongqing: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.216)
     55,790 (1815 including Chongqing: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)  
     68,000 (1866 including Chongqing: China's Millions , October 1875)
     90,000 (1870 including Chongqing: Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
     80,000 (1870 including Chongqing: Latourette, A History of Christian Missions in China , p.327)
     82,000 (1873 including Chongqing: Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
     82,880 (1890 in 146 churches including Chongqing: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
   119,961 (1907 in 145 churches including Chongqing: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
   300,000 (1985 in 142 churches including Chongqing: Bridge , May 1985)*
   330,000 (1995 including Chongqing: Zhing Guo Tian Zhu Jiao , January 1995)*
   280,000 (1997 - Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.221)*
   438,400 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.178)
1,322,200 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.246)

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