Polk County, Missouri has 64 churches in the Churches List directory, 0 of them verified and 19 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 66 congregations and 12,411 adherents across 22 religious bodies in the county. That is 394 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 31,524 people.
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Baptist Convention | 18 | 5,128 | 162.7 |
| Assemblies of God | 7 | 1,742 | 55.3 |
| United Methodist Church | 6 | 1,346 | 42.7 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 7 | 980 | 31.1 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 504 | 16.0 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. | 2 | 450 | 14.3 |
| Catholic Church | 2 | 425 | 13.5 |
| Churches of Christ | 5 | 345 | 10.9 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated | 3 | 342 | 10.8 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 2 | 300 | 9.5 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2 | 286 | 9.1 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 1 | 118 | 3.7 |
Source: 2020 US Religion Census (Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies). Per-1,000 rates divide reported adherents by the county's 2020 Census population (31,524). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Southern Baptist
Christian Education classes 9:30 AM Sundays Eucharist worship with open communion 10:30 AM Sundays We are a small, generous and socially active, inclusive congregation of enthusias...
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (20) · Assemblies of God (7) · Methodist (6) · Church of Christ (4) · Non-Denominational (4) · Christian (4) · Catholic (3) · Church of God (3) · Full Gospel (2) · Pentecostal (2)
Church registers are among the richest genealogical sources: baptisms, marriages, and burials often predate civil records. The FamilySearch catalog holds microfilmed church records for many Missouri counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Polk County church records on FamilySearch (free account). Cross-reference with the historic-register churches above and the cemeteries listed on each church's page.
FEMA has issued 24 disaster declarations covering Polk County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: severe storm (14 declarations). Churches have historically served as shelters and relief hubs in these events; congregations can register preparedness plans with their county emergency management agency.
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
Directory listings are mapped to Polk County through the US Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file: each ZIP Code Tabulation Area is assigned to the county holding the largest share of its land area, so a small number of churches in ZIP codes that straddle county lines may be attributed to a neighboring county. Congregation and adherent counts come from the 2020 US Religion Census and are reported by the religious bodies themselves. Population is the county's April 2020 decennial-census base from the US Census Bureau's population-estimates program; per-1,000 adherence rates divide reported adherents by that figure. Corrections to any listing go through the corrections page.