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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Rawang of United States

The Rawang of United States, numbering approximately 750 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Kachin state in northern Myanmar They are an Diaspora people, with Rawang as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Miri-Kachin people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Rawang is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Miri-Kachin
Primary Language(s): Rawang (raw)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050380

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rawang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Rawang Speakers

Media Resources in Rawang:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Rawang:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Rawang Bible Committee✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Rawang bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Rawang 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 Rawang:
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 Rawang of United States

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Rawang Across Countries (ROP3 - 108326) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RawangPG050380RawangUnited States750No Longer UnreachedRawangProtestantism
RawangPG023113RawangChina700No Longer UnreachedRawangProtestantism
RawangPG009509RawangMyanmar73,500No Longer UnreachedRawangProtestantism

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