United States (USA)

United States is a country in Americas with a population of 340,325,525. The United States, a vast nation of diverse landscapes and cultures, is known for its innovation, freedom, and a spirit of optimism. Americans value individualism, community service, and a tradition of religious pluralism. Christianity is the largest faith, but synagogues, mosques, temples, and indigenous spiritual sites are found across the country. Spiritual life is expressed through everything from gospel choirs to interfaith gatherings and national days of prayer.

People Groups of United States:

United States Fast Facts:

624 People Groups · 340.3M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached721.2M
Engaged yet Unreached13825.6M
No Longer Unreached414313.5M

United States Realities:

Weighted GSEC
5
Dying Daily
8,259
Dying Daily Without Christ
(80.8%) 6,676
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.0
Death Rate per 1,000
9.2

People Groups of United States

Strategic Progress Index
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624 people groups (page 1 of 13)

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AbenakiAbenakiUnited States1,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishNative American religions
AcheneseAcheneseUnited States400Unengaged and UnreachedAchineseSunni Islam
AcholiAcholiUnited States500No Longer UnreachedAcoliAnimism
AchumawiAchumawiUnited States1,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Acoma PuebloAcoma PuebloUnited States3,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishNative American religions
AfarAfarUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedAfarSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansUnited States167,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
African AmericansAfrican AmericansUnited States40,640,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
African-American JewsAfrican-American JewsUnited States25,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
AfrikanersAfrikanersUnited States22,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
Afro-GrenadiansAfro-GrenadiansUnited States12,000No Longer UnreachedGrenadian Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
Afro-GuyaneseAfro-GuyaneseUnited States246,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
Afro-SeminolesAfro-SeminolesUnited States300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
AguacatecAguacatecUnited States1,300No Longer UnreachedAguacatecoRoman Catholicism
Ahiska TurksAhiska TurksUnited States11,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
AhtnaAhtnaUnited States650No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Akimel O'odhamAkimel O'odhamUnited States10,000No Longer UnreachedTohono O'odhamNative American religions
Alabama-CoushattaAlabama-CoushattaUnited States800No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
AlbaniansAlbaniansUnited States226,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
Aleutian Island AleutsAleutian Island AleutsUnited States8,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishEastern Orthodox Christianity
Algerian ArabsAlgerian ArabsUnited States25,500Unengaged and UnreachedAlgerian ArabicSunni Islam
AlsatiansAlsatiansUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedSwiss GermanRoman Catholicism
American (Spanish)American (Spanish)United States20,580,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
AmharaAmharaUnited States189,000Engaged yet UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
Anglo-AustraliansAnglo-AustraliansUnited States84,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
AntiguansAntiguansUnited States8,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
AnuakAnuakUnited States4,200Engaged yet UnreachedAnuakEthnoreligion
ArapahoArapahoUnited States9,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
ArawakArawakUnited States3,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
ArgentinesArgentinesUnited States223,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
ArikaraArikaraUnited States90No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
ArmeniansArmeniansUnited States1,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
Ashkenazi JewsAshkenazi JewsUnited States192,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
AssameseAssameseUnited States1,500Engaged yet UnreachedAssameseSunni Islam
AssyriansAssyriansUnited States70,000No Longer UnreachedAssyrian Neo-AramaicChaldean Catholicism
AtsinaAtsinaUnited States1,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
AtsugewiAtsugewiUnited States400Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishEthnoreligion
AustriansAustriansUnited States40,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
Ayoquesco ZapotecAyoquesco ZapotecUnited States175No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
AzandeAzandeUnited States13,000No Longer UnreachedZande (individual language)Neo-Pentecostalism
AzerbaijaniAzerbaijaniUnited States26,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorth AzerbaijaniShia Islam
BagandaBagandaUnited States8,700Unengaged and UnreachedGandaRoman Catholicism
BahamiansBahamiansUnited States33,500No Longer UnreachedBahamas Creole EnglishProtestantism
BahnarBahnarUnited States300No Longer UnreachedBahnarAnimism
BalineseBalineseUnited States175Unengaged and UnreachedBalineseHinduism
BambaraBambaraUnited States5,700Engaged yet UnreachedBambaraSunni Islam
BarbadiansBarbadiansUnited States51,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BariBariUnited States4,000No Longer UnreachedBariNeo-Pentecostalism
BasothoBasothoUnited States300No Longer UnreachedSouthern SothoProtestantism
BasqueBasqueUnited States31,500Engaged yet UnreachedBasqueRoman Catholicism

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