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The Hmong Njua of United States

The Hmong Njua of United States, numbering approximately 124,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand. They mostly adhere to Animism and Hmong Njua is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Hmong Njua

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Hmong Njua (hnj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 124,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043267
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

93%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hmong Njua
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Hmong Njua Speakers

Media Resources in Hmong Njua:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Hmong Njua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1990 Talking Bibles International✓

1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hmong Njua 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 Hmong Njua:
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 Hmong Njua of United States

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Hmong Njua Across Countries (ROP3 - 114106) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hmong NjuaPG043267Hmong NjuaUnited States124,000No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism
Hmong NjuaPG010858Hmong NjuaThailand190,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong NjuaChinese Folk Religion
Hmong NjuaPG022056Hmong NjuaMyanmar14,500No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaPolytheism
Hmong NjuaPG020901Hmong NjuaLaos253,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism
Hmong NjuaPG016339Hmong NjuaFrench Guiana5,000No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaRoman Catholicism
Hmong NjuaPG050515Hmong NjuaCanada900No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism

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

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