The Jordanian Arabs of United States

The Jordanian Arabs of United States, numbering approximately 85,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from Jordan to the United States since the mid-twentieth century that maintains a distinct Jordanian Arab identity. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Arab, Jordanian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 85,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043292
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

65%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jordanian Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Jordanian Arabs:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Jordanian Arabs of United States

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Arab, Jordanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104301) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsFrance1,600Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsKuwait406,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsJordan3,585,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsSaudi Arabia239,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsSyria40,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates192,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsUnited States85,500Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsOman24,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsJordanian ArabsCanada15,500Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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