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| Amount of Muslims in America 2024. |
New York
724,475
California
504,056
Illinois
473,792
New Jersey
321,652
Texas
313,209
Michigan
241,828
Maryland
188,914
Virginia
169,371
Pennsylvania
149,561
Massachusetts
131,749
North Carolina
130,661
Florida
127,172
Georgia
123,652
Ohio
120,077
Minnesota
114,590
Arizona
109,765
Wisconsin
68,699
Missouri
53,443
Connecticut
43,905
Indiana
41,400
Tennessee
39,745
Washington
27,391
Utah
25,403
Louisiana
24,732
Alabama
23,550
Iowa
23,211
Kentucky
17,957
Maine
16,894
Oklahoma
15,290
New Mexico
12,046
Colorado
10,828
Nevada
7,400
Delaware
7,065
Arkansas
6,765
South Carolina
6,677
Vermont
6,201
Nebraska
4,934
Kansas
3,615
Mississippi
3,106
Rhode Island
2,599
Idaho
2,531
New Hampshire
1,172
West Virginia
849
North Dakota
540
South Dakota
535
Alaska
400
Wyoming
226
Montana
200
Hawaii
145
Muslim Population by State 2024
Islam is an Abrahamic, monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. Islam’s religious text is the Quran, believed by Muslims to be the verbatim words of God and Muhammad’s teachings and normative examples.
Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, with over 1.9 billion followers known as Muslims. The countries with the highest Muslim populations are Indonesia, Pakistan, and India. Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion and is forecasted to grow faster than Christianity by 2050.
Islam is the third-largest religion in the United States after Christianity and Judaism. There are a total of 3.45 million Muslims in the United States, according to a 2017 study, comprising about 1.1% of the total US population. American Muslims are one of the most racially diverse religious groups in the US with no majority race, split as 25% black, 24% white, 18% Asian, 18% Arab, 7% mixed race, and 5% Hispanic.
It is unclear when Islam first arrived in the United States. Approximately 10-20% of slaves brought to colonial America arrived as Muslims but were suppressed on plantations. During the 20th century, the United States saw the largest increase in the Muslim population. Between 1991 and 2012, approximately 1.7 million Muslims entered the United States as legal permanent residents. Approximately 72% of American Muslims are immigrants or “second generation.”
States With Large Muslim Populations
In terms of raw numbers, the states with the largest Muslim populations are New York (724,475), California (504,056), Illinois (473,792), New Jersey (321,652), and Texas (313,209). This is expected as these are some of the states with the highest overall populations.
State
Muslim PopulationNew York724,475California504,056Illinois473,792New Jersey321,652Texas313,209Michigan241,828Maryland188,914Virginia169,371Pennsylvania149,561Massachusetts131,749
Illinois, New York, and New Jersey are also the states with the highest percentage of Muslim residents. Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, and Minnesota are the other states with a Muslim population of at least two percent.
On the other end of the spectrum, six states have Muslim populations below 1,000 residents. North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, West Virginia, Wyoming, Montana, and Hawaii do not have large Muslim populations.
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