The Afrikaners of United States

The Afrikaners of United States, numbering approximately 22,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a South African ethnic group primarily of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot descent They are an Diaspora people, with Afrikaner as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Afrikaans is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Afrikaans (afr)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 22,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047272
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Afrikaans
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Afrikaans Speakers

Media Resources in Afrikaans:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Afrikaans:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Die Bybel in Afrikaans 1983-vertaling✓

1 entry

Or check out the Afrikaans bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Afrikaners 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 Afrikaners:
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 Afrikaners of United States

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Afrikaner Across Countries (ROP3 - 100093) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AfrikanersAfrikanersSouth Africa2,710,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersNamibia122,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersZambia87,000Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersUnited Kingdom67,000Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersAfrikanersZimbabwe44,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersCanada30,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersAfrikanersBotswana27,500Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersUnited States22,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersEswatini17,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersAngola4,000Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersLesotho2,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism

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