United States (USA)

United States is a country in Americas with a population of 340,325,025. 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
All

624 people groups (page 2 of 13)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Caboverdean MesticosCaboverdean MesticosUnited States310,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
SikhsSikhsUnited States304,000Engaged yet UnreachedPanjabiSikhism
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsUnited States296,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
GullahGullahUnited States296,000No Longer UnreachedSea Island Creole EnglishProtestantism
QuicheQuicheUnited States284,000Engaged yet UnreachedK'iche'Ethnoreligion
GreeksGreeksUnited States270,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
NicaraguansNicaraguansUnited States259,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansUnited States252,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Afro-GuyaneseAfro-GuyaneseUnited States246,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
Egyptian CoptsEgyptian CoptsUnited States242,000No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicCoptic Orthdox Christianity
LaoLaoUnited States236,000Engaged yet UnreachedLaoTheravada Buddhism
IgboIgboUnited States234,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
AlbaniansAlbaniansUnited States226,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
ArgentinesArgentinesUnited States223,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Israeli JewsIsraeli JewsUnited States215,000Engaged yet UnreachedHebrewJudaism
GhanaiansGhanaiansUnited States205,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
Hmong DawHmong DawUnited States204,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
YucatecYucatecUnited States203,000No Longer UnreachedYucatecoEthnoreligion
Cambodian KhmerCambodian KhmerUnited States197,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsUnited States196,000No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
ThaiThaiUnited States195,000Engaged yet UnreachedThaiTheravada Buddhism
Ashkenazi JewsAshkenazi JewsUnited States192,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
CroatsCroatsUnited States190,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
AmharaAmharaUnited States189,000Engaged yet UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
TrinidadiansTrinidadiansUnited States175,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
CakchiquelCakchiquelUnited States175,000No Longer UnreachedKaqchikelEthnoreligion
RomaniansRomaniansUnited States173,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
West Indian BlacksWest Indian BlacksUnited States168,000No Longer UnreachedVirgin Islands Creole EnglishProtestantism
BosniaksBosniaksUnited States168,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansUnited States167,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
MalayaliMalayaliUnited States166,000No Longer UnreachedMalayalamHinduism
SomalisSomalisUnited States163,000Engaged yet UnreachedSomaliSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsIraqi ArabsUnited States156,000Engaged yet UnreachedMesopotamian ArabicShia Islam
Han Chinese (Min Nan)Han Chinese (Min Nan)United States156,000No Longer UnreachedMin Nan ChineseUnaffiliated
YorubaYorubaUnited States152,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaAfrican Traditional Religion
ChileansChileansUnited States149,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Costa RicansCosta RicansUnited States148,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
TurksTurksUnited States147,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsUnited States145,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Pennsylvania DutchPennsylvania DutchUnited States140,000No Longer UnreachedPennsylvania GermanProtestantism
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited States136,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
ChippewaChippewaUnited States132,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaUnited States124,000No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism
ChoctawChoctawUnited States122,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Moroccan ArabsMoroccan ArabsUnited States122,000Engaged yet UnreachedMoroccan ArabicSunni Islam
Russian JewsRussian JewsUnited States120,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianJudaism
BoliviansBoliviansUnited States116,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
LatviansLatviansUnited States112,000No Longer UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
NepalisNepalisUnited States107,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
BurmeseBurmeseUnited States107,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism

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