heat map of muslim population density us

No single country accounts for more than 15% of adult Muslim immigrants to the United States (15% are from Pakistan).

An additional 23% were born in other parts of the Asia-Pacific region (such as Iran, Indonesia, etc.) 25% come from the Middle East-North Africa region, 9% come from sub-Saharan Africa, 4% were born in Europe and 4% come from elsewhere in the Americas. Muslim adults who were born abroad, more come from South Asia (35%) than any other region. for three generations or longer), which is the case for nearly three-quarters of U.S. natives with U.S.-born parents (i.e., they are from families who have been in the U.S.

and who have at least one parent who was an immigrant. An additional 18% are second-generation Americans – people who were born in the U.S. Muslims adults (58%) are first-generation Americans, having been born in another country. Muslims are immigrants or the children of immigrants The rest of this chapter provides a detailed examination of the demographic characteristics of the U.S. The survey also finds that Muslims are three times as likely as other Americans to be without a job and looking for work. At the same time, they are more likely than Americans in general to have an income under $30,000. On average, Muslim immigrants are more highly educated than U.S.-born Muslims.įinancially, Muslims are about as likely as Americans in general to have a household income over $100,000. Muslims are college graduates, including 11% who have a postgraduate degree. In their educational attainment levels, Muslims closely resemble the general public.

On average, Muslim Americans are considerably younger than the overall U.S. Muslim community is made up heavily of immigrants and the children of immigrants from around the world. Muslim Americans are a diverse and growing population, currently estimated at 3.45 million people of all ages, including 2.15 million adults ( see below for an explanation of this estimate).

Heat map of muslim population density us