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Some Statistics on the Some Statistics on the American Muslim PopulationAmerican Muslim Population

By Sadik KassimBy Sadik Kassim

Estimate of World’s Muslim Population

Source: Ahlul Bayt Assembly of America: Proceedings 1996, Dr. Youssef A.H. M’roueh

Muslims in Asia (1996) 1,022,692,000 (30%)

Muslims in Africa (1996) 426,282,000 (59%)

Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1996) 1,482,596,925

Total Number of People on the Earth (1996) 5,771,939,007

Percentage of Muslims (1996) 26%

Islam annual growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. 6.40%

Christianity growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. 1.46%

Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1998) 1,678,442,000

Expected Number of Muslims on the Earth (2000) 1,902,095,000

World Muslim population by Country / Region

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World’s Muslim Population by Madh’habs

School of Thought in Islam

Population in Millions

% of World’s Total Muslim Population

% of World’s Total Population

Shi’as 282,000,000 22.9% 4.9%

Hanafis 380,000,000 30.7% 6.6%

Malikis 305,000,000 24.7% 5.3%

Shafi’is 190,000,000 15.4% 3.3%

Hanbalis 52,000,000 4.2% 0.9%

Various 27,000,000 2.1% 0.5%

World’s Total Muslim Population

1,236,000,000 100.0% 21.5%


Growth of Islam, (1989-1998)

Region Growth Percentage

North America (1989-1998) 25%

Africa 2.15%

Asia 12.57%

Europe 142.35%

Latin America -4.73%

Australia 257.01%


American Muslim Population by Madh’habs

Total Number of Muslims

Total Number of Shi’a Muslims

1950 Estimate 960,000 144,000

Number of Muslims by Immigration

3,468,000 743,000

Number of Muslims by Birth 3,694,000 926,000

Number of Muslims through Conversion

1,483,000 149,000

9,605,000 1,962,000


Ethnic Breakdown of American Muslims

South Asian (Pakistan, India, etc…) 32%

African- American 29%

Arab 24%

Iranian 3.6%

African 3.4%

European (Bosnia, Kosovo, etc…) 2.1%

White American 1.6%

Southeast Asian (Malaysian, Filipino, Indonesian, etc…) 1.3%

Caribbean 1.2%

Turkish 1.1%

Hispanic/Latino .7%

Source: Zogby International, August 2000

2008 Estimated Muslim Populations:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, updated 15 December 2008CIA Online World Factbook, updated 2 April 2009

Country Number of Muslims

Indonesia 204 million

Pakistan 164 million

India 154 million

Bangladesh 128 million

Turkey 76 million

Egypt 74 million

Nigeria 73 million

Iran 65 million

Morocco 34 million

Algeria 33 million

Afghanistan 32 million

Saudi Arabia 28 million

Sudan 28 million

China 27 million

Iraq 27 million

Ethiopia 27 million

State Total Muslim Population Total State Population

California 20% 3.4%

New York 16% 4.7%

Illinois 8.4% 3.6%

New Jersey 4% 2.5%

Indiana 3.6% 3.2%

Michigan 3.4% 1.8%

Virginia 3% 2.4%

Texas 2.8% .7%

Ohio 2.6% 1.2%

Maryland 1.4% 1.4%

Geographical Distribution of American Muslims

Source: Zogby International, August 2000

Major Muslim American Communities

State Number of Muslims

Number of Shi’a Muslims

Number of Masjids

Number of Shi’a Masjids

California 1,035,000 276,000 115 22

New York 662,000 138,000 109 18

Texas 618,000 130,000 83 17

Florida 603,000 112,000 74 16

Illinois 560,000 98,000 68 14

Ohio 457,000 92,000 61 12

Michigan 453,000 90,000 52 10

New Jersey 384,000 63,000 48 9

Georgia 305,000 54,000 39 7

Virginia 269,000 46,000 38 7


American Muslims are Younger

Age Group American Muslims1 Total Americans2

18-29 26.1% 14.1%

30-49 52.4% 31.1%

50-64 16.7% 27.7%

65+ 4.8% 27.2%

Sources: 1Zogby International, August 2000 2 U.S. Census Data 2000

American Muslims are Well- Educated

67% of American Muslims have a Bachelor’s degree or higher.

44% of Americans have a Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Maximum Education American Muslims 2 All Americans3

Advanced Degree 32.1% 8.6%

Bachelor’s Degree 30.0% 35.1%

Some College 19.4% 32.3%

High School Diploma 14.1% 18.9%

No High School Diploma 4.7% 4.7%

Sources: 2 Zogby International, August 2001 3 Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2001

Top 10 Occupations of American Muslims

Rank Occupation Percent

1 Student 20.2%

2 Engineer 12.4%

3 Physician/Dentist 10.8%

4 Homemaker 10.0%

5 Programmer 7.0%

6 Corporate Manager 6.4%

7 Teacher 6.4%

8 Small Business Owner 4.4%

9 Researcher 4.1%

10 Administrative Assistant 2.8%

Total 84.5%

Source: Cornell University, April 2002

Average Attendance (Total number of People) at Friday Prayers in American Masjids

Source: CAIR Mosque Study 2001

Ethnicity of Muslim American Converts (“Reverts”)


Financial Status of Masjids in America



Percentage of American Masjids Offering the Following Types of Community Services

Location of Masjids in America


Number of Masjids Founded in America by Decade


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