Islam in the United States

Islam in the United States
Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Roxbury
Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Roxbury
Total population
4,453,908 (2020 estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Estimated proportion of Muslim Americans in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia as of the 2020 U.S. Religion Census
Major urban centers, especially in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Detroit, and Washington, D.C.

Islam is the third-largest religion in the United States (1.34%) after Christianity (67%) and Judaism (2.4%).[2]

The 2020 United States Religion Census found that there are about 4,453,908 Muslim Americans of all ages living in the United States in 2020, making up 1.34% of the total U.S. population.[1]

In 2017, twenty states, mostly in the South and Midwest, found that Islam to be the largest non-Christian religion.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Maps and data files for 2020 | U.S. Religion Census | Religious Statistics & Demographics". www.usreligioncensus.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Pew Research Center - The size of the U.S. Jewish population". Pew Research. May 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Religion Census". U.S. Religion Census. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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