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The Iu Mien of United States

The Iu Mien of United States, numbering approximately 39,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Pan Yao branch of the Yao ethnic group of southwestern China. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Iu Mien is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Iu Mien

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Yao-Mien
Primary Language(s): Iu Mien (ium)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 39,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043283
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Pray for the Iu Mien of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iu Mien
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Iu Mien Speakers

Media Resources in Iu Mien:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Iu Mien:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1990 Thailand Bible Society✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Iu Mien bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Iu Mien 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 Iu Mien:
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 Iu Mien of United States

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Iu Mien Across Countries (ROP3 - 104117) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Iu MienPG000166Iu MienFrance2,300No Longer UnreachedIu MienEthnoreligion
Iu MienPG007208Iu MienChina182,000Engaged yet UnreachedIu MienEthnoreligion
MienPG010890MienThailand46,500No Longer UnreachedIu MienEthnoreligion
Iu MienPG011148Iu MienVietnam433,000No Longer UnreachedIu MienPolytheism
Iu MienPG022372Iu MienLaos32,500Engaged yet UnreachedIu MienEthnoreligion
Iu MienPG043283Iu MienUnited States39,000No Longer UnreachedIu MienEthnoreligion

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

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