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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The White Americans of Costa Rica

The White Americans of Costa Rica, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are citizens of the United States who identify as white alone or in combination (including multiracial white Americans). They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Costa Rica
People Cluster: Anglo-American
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG025025
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Pray for the White Americans of Costa Rica

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

52%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in English:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
American Standard Bible✓
English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible✓✓
English Version for the Deaf✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ®✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film✓
King James Version✓✓✓
New American Standard Bible (NASB)✓
New Life Version (Easy to Read)✓
New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version✓
Revised Version 1885✓
World English Bible - Winfred Henson✓✓
World Messianic Version✓
Wycliffe Modern✓

14 entries

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The White Americans 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 White Americans:
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 White Americans of Costa Rica

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
readPsalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

American, White Across Countries (ROP3 - 110448) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
White AmericansPG018447White AmericansSingapore9,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG050309White AmericansPanama188,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansPG050299White AmericansGuam14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansPG050296White AmericansVirgin Islands15,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansPG043515White AmericansUnited States195,050,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG043500White AmericansCanada405,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
White AmericansPG025025White AmericansCosta Rica12,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansPG022038White AmericansPapua New Guinea12,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansPG020268White AmericansAustralia96,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG018513White AmericansNew Zealand15,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG000286White AmericansGreenland3,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG018421White AmericansFiji4,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG018394White AmericansMicronesia5,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG017483White AmericansEcuador28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG016406White AmericansCuracao1,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG016382White AmericansHaiti19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG016327White AmericansDominican Republic97,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansPG009376White AmericansMarshall Islands1,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansPG000293White AmericansIceland1,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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