| Denomination | Strictly rural
townships | Per cent | Other rural
sections | Per cent | All rural
churches | Per cent |
| Total | 6060 | 100 | 582 | 100 | 6642 | 100 |
| Methodist Episcopal | 1793 | 29.6 | 171 | 29.4 | 1964 | 29.6 |
| United Brethren in Christ | 521 | 8.6 | 81 | 13.9 | 602 | 9.1 |
| Presbyterian | 396 | 6.5 | 29 | 5. | 425 | 6.4 |
| Baptist (Including Free, Free Will and Missionary) | 379 | 6.2 | 26 | 4.4 | 405 | 6.1 |
| Disciples of Christ | 367 | 6. | 20 | 3.4 | 387 | 5.9 |
| Lutheran | 362 | 6. | 49 | 8.4 | 411 | 6.2 |
| Catholic (Roman) | 248 | 4.1 | 17 | 2.9 | 265 | 4. |
| Christian | 228 | 3.8 | 20 | 3.4 | 248 | 3.7 |
| Methodist Protestant | 211 | 3.5 | 19 | 3.3 | 230 | 3.5 |
| Reformed (Including German Reformed) | 175 | 2.9 | 26 | 4.4 | 201 | 3. |
| Congregational | 135 | 2.2 | 12 | 2.1 | 147 | 2.2 |
| Evangelical Association | 129 | 2.6 | 14 | 2.4 | 143 | 2.2 |
| Brethren (German Baptist) | 113 | 1.9 | 14 | 2.4 | 127 | 1.9 |
| Radical United Brethren | 95 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.5 | 104 | 1.6 |
| Christian Union | 92 | 1.5 | 4 | Less than 1 | 96 | 1.4 |
| Friends | 84 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.4 | 92 | 1.4 |
| United Presbyterian | 77 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.5 | 86 | 1.3 |
| Mennonite | 56 | Less than 1 | 9 | 1.5 | 65 | Less than 1 |
| Church of God | 54 | " | 8 | 1.4 | 62 | " |
| German Evangelical | 48 | " | 1 | Less than 1 | 49 | " |
| African and all Colored Methodist Episcopal | 40 | " | 2 | " | 42 | " |
| Union | 40 | " | 10 | 1.7 | 50 | " |
| Protestant Episcopal | 39 | " | 2 | Less than 1 | 41 | " |
| Universalist | 39 | " | 0 | " | 39 | " |
| Colored Baptist | 38 | " | 3 | " | 41 | " |
| Disciples Non-Progressive | 32 | " | 1 | " | 33 | " |
| Free Methodist | 27 | " | 5 | " | 32 | " |
| German Methodist Episcopal | 27 | " | 0 | " | 27 | " |
| United Evangelical | 27 | " | 2 | " | 29 | " |
| Holiness | 25 | " | 6 | 1 | 31 | " |
| Old Order |
| Brethren { Progressive | 21 | " | 3 | " | 24 | " |
| River |
| Primitive Baptist | 21 | " | 0 | " | 21 | " |
| Wesleyan Methodist | 18 | " | 0 | " | 18 | " |
| Seventh Day Advent | 13 | " | 0 | " | 13 | " |
| Advent-Christian | 12 | " | 0 | " | 12 | " |
| Calvinist Methodist | 12 | " | 1 | " | 13 | " |
| Reformed Presbyterian | 8 | " | 0 | " | 8 | " |
| Latter Day Saints | 6 | " | 0 | " | 6 | " |
| Nazarene | 5 | " | 0 | " | 5 | " |
| Saints | 5 | " | 0 | " | 5 | " |
| United Baptist | 5 | " | 0 | " | 5 | " |
| Christian Missionary Alliance | 4 | " | 0 | " | 4 | " |
| Greek Catholic | 4 | " | 0 | " | 4 | " |
| Moravian | 4 | " | 0 | " | 4 | " |
| Christian Science | 3 | " | 0 | " | 3 | " |
| International Bible Students, Association | 3 | " | 0 | " | 3 | " |
| Federated | 3 | " | 0 | " | 3 | " |
| Missionary Church Association | 2 | " | 0 | " | 2 | " |
| Pietist | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Primitive Methodist | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Russian Catholic | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Seven Sleepers | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Seventh Day Baptist | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Slavic Lutheran | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Wengerite | 1 | " | 0 | " | 1 | " |
| Brothers Society of America | 0 | " | 1 | " | 1 | " |
| Denomination not reported | 7 | " | 0 | " | 7 | " |
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