The Indonesians of United States

The Indonesians of United States, numbering approximately 79,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian linguistic community whose identity is more closely linked to Indonesian citizenship than to ethnic background. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Indonesian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Indonesian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Indonesian (ind)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 79,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046484
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

84%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Indonesian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Indonesian Speakers

Media Resources in Indonesian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indonesians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Indonesians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Indonesians of United States

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Indonesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 114115) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IndonesiansIndonesiansChina11,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianProtestantism
IndonesiansIndonesiansCanada17,000Unengaged and UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansAustralia30,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansUnited States79,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansHong Kong140,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansNetherlands158,000Engaged yet UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansSingapore200,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansMalaysia344,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam

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