2017 RECongress Statistics

Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
February 23,
2017 (Youth Day) &
February 24-26, 2017


Sponsored by the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese's Office of Religious Education
Held at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave., Anaheim, Calif.
(just south of Disneyland & Disney California Adventure)

See Registrations by State  •  Foreign Countries  •  See the U.S. Map

RECongress 2017 Statistics
(as of 02/28/2017)
Registration fees increased January 13, 2017

REGISTRANTS  
 YOUTH DAY  
 Youth Day Chaperones 1,522
 Youth Day Youths 11,228
 Youth Day Registrations 12,750
   
 ADULT DAYS  
 Guidebooks Mailed (2016 Attendees) 22,080
 Registrations - online (62%) 12,502
 Registrations - by mail (33%) 6,564
 Registrations - on-site (5%) 1,123
 Congress Registrations 20,189
 Total Registered 32,939
   
ENDOWMENT FUND  
 Contributors (online) 844
 Contribution to Fund $11.971
   
ADDITIONAL  
 Staff 52
 Congress Volunteers 371
 Priests Hearing Confession 76
   
WORKSHOPS  
 Speakers 199
 Languages 3
 Congress Sessions 308
 Youth Day Sessions 30
   
EXHIBITORS  
 Booths in Hall A 545
 Companies 257
 Representatives 1,499
   
 Total Registrations 37,247


Attendance by State
(as of 2/28/2017)

STATE / TERRITORY

TOTAL

 Alabama

5

 Alaska

37

 Arizona

345

 Arkansas

4

 California

22,014

 Colorado

91

 Connecticut

30

 Delaware

3

 District of Columbia

58

 Florida

68

 Georgia

11

 Hawaii

220

 Idaho

31

 Illinois

161

 Indiana

95

 Iowa

6

 Kansas

37

 Kentucky

9

 Louisiana

13

 Maryland

27

 Massachusetts

35

 Michigan

42

 Minnesota

77

 Missouri

57

 Montana

8

 Nebraska

26

 Nevada

499

 New Hampshire

13

 New Jersey

87

 New Mexico

59

 New York

59

 North Carolina

8

 Ohio

77

 Oklahoma

3

 Oregon

173

 Pennsylvania

39

 Rhode Island

9

 South Carolina

4

 South Dakota

4

 Tennessee

18

 Texas

229

 Utah

113

 Vermont

1

 Virginia

17

 Washington

206

 West Virginia

5

 Wisconsin

49

 Wyoming

14

 Total Registered

23,546


Attendance from Foreign Countries
(as of 2/28/2017)

COUNTRY / TERRITORY

REGISTRATIONS

 CANADA 498
 AUSTRALIA 141
 MEXICO 26
 UNITED KINGDOM 22
 IRELAND 20
 NEW ZEALAND 16
 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 14
 PHILIPPINES 11
 PUERTO RICO 8
 SINGAPORE 7
 BELGIUM 3
 BELIZE 3
 GUAM 3
 INDONESIA 2
 AUSTRIA 1
 BURKINA FASO 1
 ECUADOR 1
 GERMANY 1
 GUATEMALA 1
 SPAIN 1
 Foreign Registrations

780


Registration Demographics
(as of 2/9/2017)

 Gender

    Female 70%
    Male 30%

 Age

    18 - 30 16%
    31 - 40 12%
    41 - 50 20%
    51 - 60 26%
    61 - 70 19%
    71+ 7%

 What is your primary language?

 
    English 75%
    Spanish 21%
    Vietnamese 3%
    Other 1%

 What is your preferred workshop language?

    English 80%
    Spanish 19%
    Vietnamese 2%

 Is this your first Religious Education Congress?

    No 75%
    Yes 25%

 Are you a ...

    Priest 3%
    Deacon 2%
    Brother/Sister 6%
    Layperson 72%
    Other 18%

 How did you learn about the RECongress?

    Parish 63%
    Friend 20%
    Ad 1%
    Internet 3%
    Other 13%