North America Unreached People Group Priority Matrix

Where should Christians prioritize work and prayer to see the least-evangelized peoples in North America reached with the gospel? Below is a list from a working spreadsheet that attempts to determine the most significant unreached people group communities in North American cities where missionaries are needed. The list is sorted using an overall significance score based on a matrix of weighted factors including global status of evangelical Christianity, population size in the city, ministry engagement in the city, same-culture Christians in the city, and the global significance of the people group’s presence in the city. Visit our FAQ page for answers to frequently asked questions about the UPG Priority Matrix. If you have information (even if incomplete) on an unreached people group in a North American city that should be added, or edits you feel should be made, please submit the information through this form (the people group must number at least 5,000 in the city to be included).

People GroupMetropolitan AreaROP_3Population SizeConcentrated AreaPrimary ReligionPrimary Country of OriginRegion of OriginPriority ScorePrimary Language
AfghanHouston1079899,850GulftonIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia48Pashto, Southern
AfghanLos Angeles10798916,719IrvineIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia57Pashto, Southern
AfghanMontreal10798910,805Saint-Martin (Laval)IslamAfghanistanCentral Asia59Pashto, Southern
AfghanNew York1079899,871Flushing (Queens)IslamAfghanistanCentral Asia49Pashto, Southern
AfghanSacramento10798921,673Elk GroveIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia69Pashto, Southern
AfghanSan Diego1079897,189El CajonIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia58Pashto, Southern
AfghanSan Francisco10798932,142FremontIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia69Pashto, Southern
AfghanSeattle1079896,994KentIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia54Pashto, Southern
AfghanToronto10798943,075ScarboroughIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia57Pashto, Southern
AfghanVancouver1079897,980New WestminsterIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia51Pashto, Southern
AfghanWashington D.C.10798933,236SpringfieldIslamAfghanistanCentral Asia73Pashto, Southern
Afghan Hindu/SikhNew York1136316,000Hicksville (Long Island)HinduismAfghanistanCentral Asia86Panjabi
Albanian MuslimBoston10333815,903RevereIslamKosovoEurope53Albanian, Gheg
Albanian MuslimChicago1033389,174Berkeley/ElmhurstIslamKosovoEurope48Albanian, Gheg
Albanian MuslimDetroit10333819,949Sterling HeightsIslamKosovoEurope55Albanian, Gheg
Albanian MuslimNew York10333848,123Pelham Parkway (Bronx)IslamKosovoEurope65Albanian, Gheg
Albanian MuslimPhiladelphia1033386,857NortheastIslamKosovoEurope35Albanian, Gheg
Algerian ArabMontreal10022659,585Little MaghrebIslamAlgeriaNorth Africa and Middle East71Algerian Arab
BambaraNew York1009255,000HarlemIslamMaliSub-Saharan Africa69Bambara
BangladeshiDallas Fort Worth1012546,355IrvingIslamBangladeshSouth Asia47Bengali
BangladeshiDetroit10125411,087HamtramckIslamBangladeshSouth Asia44Bengali
BangladeshiLos Angeles1012547,362Little BangladeshIslamBangladeshSouth Asia46Bengali
BangladeshiMontreal10125410,675Parc ExtensionIslamBangladeshSouth Asia48Bengali
BangladeshiNew York10125484,099Jamaica (Queens)IslamBangladeshSouth Asia41Bengali
BangladeshiPhiladelphia1012547,295HatfieldIslamBangladeshSouth Asia47Bengali
BangladeshiToronto10125436,670Danforth VillageIslamBangladeshSouth Asia47Bengali
BangladeshiWashington D.C.10125411,798York Town (Arlington)IslamBangladeshSouth Asia48Bengali
Belzer JewishNew Yorkn/a12,518JudaismUkraineEurope86Yiddish
Bobover JewishNew York10424323,509JudaismPolandEurope90Yiddish
BosniakAtlanta10162910,000LawrencevilleIslamBosniaEurope61Bosnian
BosniakBowling Green1016295,000Morgantown RoadIslamBosniaEurope60Bosnian
BosniakChicago10162970,000NorthsideIslamBosniaEurope82Bosnian
BosniakDes Moines10162910,000Merle HayIslamBosniaEurope63Bosnian
BosniakDetroit10162910,000HamtramckIslamBosniaEurope64Bosnian
BosniakGrand Rapids10162910,000KentwoodIslamBosniaEurope63Bosnian
BosniakJacksonville10162912,000HoganIslamBosniaEurope65Bosnian
BosniakNew York10162910,000Astoria (Queens)IslamBosniaEurope63Bosnian
BosniakPhoenix10162910,000GlendaleIslamBosniaEurope64Bosnian
BosniakSt. Louis10162950,000MehlvilleIslamBosniaEurope77Bosnian
BosniakToronto1016297,120EtobicokeIslamBosniaEurope61Bosnian
BosniakUtica1016295,000Bleecker St.IslamBosniaEurope60Bosnian
Breslov JewishNew York3000015,000JudaismUkraineEurope86Yiddish
Bukharan JewishNew York10424460,000JudaismUzbekistanCentral Asia74Russian
Chabad Lubavitch Jewish
New YorkN/A27,103JudaismBelarusEurope91English
Egyptian ArabBoston1028795,602Dudley SquareIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East23Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabChicago1028798,275Hickory HillsIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East25Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabHouston1028797,947KatyIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East32Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabLos Angeles10287923,765AnaheimIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East40Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabMontreal1028799,167Saint-LaurentIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East27Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabNew York10287952,324Astoria (Queens)IslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East46Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabSan Francisco1028796,281OaklandIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East27Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabToronto10287911,637MississaugaIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East42Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian ArabWashington D.C.1028799,633Lanier HeightsIslamEgyptNorth Africa and Middle East24Egyptian Arabic
Fouta TooroCincinnati1030745,000LocklandIslamSenegalSub-Saharan Africa75Pulaar
Fouta TooroNew York1030747,600Bed-Stuy (Brooklyn)IslamSenegalSub-Saharan Africa78Pulaar
Fulbe FutaNew York1030725,000Morrisania (BronxIslamGuineaSub-Saharan Africa77Pular
Gerer JewishNew York1080998,791JudaismPolandEurope84Yiddish
Gorsky-Kavkazi JewishNew York11682710,000JudaismAzerbaijanCentral Asia89Russian
GujaratiAtlanta10354425,782Big CreekHinduismIndiaSouth Asia52Gujarati
GujaratiAustin1035449,785Walsh CreekHinduismIndiaSouth Asia44Gujarati
GujaratiBoston10354424,962Town of ActonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia60Gujarati
GujaratiCalgary1035446,500HorizonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia52Gujarati
GujaratiCharlotte1035448,000Mallard CreekHinduismIndiaSouth Asia46Gujarati
GujaratiChicago10354444,490GeorgetownHinduismIndiaSouth Asia43Gujarati
GujaratiColumbus, OH1035447,016PolarisHinduismIndiaSouth Asia37Gujarati
GujaratiDallas Fort Worth10354437,791PlanoHinduismIndiaSouth Asia48Gujarati
GujaratiDetroit10354419,249FarmingtonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia55Gujarati
GujaratiEdmonton1035446,730Strathcona Industrial ParkHinduismIndiaSouth Asia52Gujarati
GujaratiHartford1035446,019Rocky HillHinduismIndiaSouth Asia49Gujarati
GujaratiHouston10354429,100Sugar Land HinduismIndiaSouth Asia62Gujarati
GujaratiLos Angeles10354439,870WoodburyHinduismIndiaSouth Asia45Gujarati
GujaratiMinneapolis1035448,650Eden PrairieHinduismIndiaSouth Asia49Gujarati
GujaratiMiami10354410,189PlantationHinduismIndiaSouth Asia53Gujarati
GujaratiMontreal1035446,970Dollard-Des OrmeauxHinduismIndiaSouth Asia55Gujarati
GujaratiOrlando1035448,345WillamsburgHinduismIndiaSouth Asia52Gujarati
GujaratiNew York103544141,827Edison (NJ)HinduismIndiaSouth Asia70Gujarati
GujaratiPhiladelphia10354427,229HatfieldHinduismIndiaSouth Asia42Gujarati
GujaratiPhoenix10354411,006Chandler-Kirby EstatesHinduismIndiaSouth Asia47Gujarati
GujaratiPortland1035445,227RockcreekHinduismIndiaSouth Asia50Gujarati
GujaratiSacramento10354412,677North NatomasHinduismIndiaSouth Asia50Gujarati
GujaratiSan Diego1035447,826MiramarHinduismIndiaSouth Asia49Gujarati
GujaratiSan Francisco10354490,627FremontHinduismIndiaSouth Asia58Gujarati
GujaratiSeattle10354421,134InglewoodHinduismIndiaSouth Asia48Gujarati
GujaratiTampa1035447,061BrandonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia51Gujarati
GujaratiToronto10354470,490BramptonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia61Gujarati
GujaratiRaleigh1035449,118ShilohHinduismIndiaSouth Asia45Gujarati
Gujarati Vancouver1035447,075South VancouverHinduismIndiaSouth Asia58Gujarati
GujaratiWashington D.C.10354443,674CalvertonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia62Gujarati
Indian Hindi Atlanta10378946,407Big CreekHinduismIndia South Asia36Hindi
Indian HindiAustin10378917,612Walsh CreekHinduismIndiaSouth Asia47Hindi
Indian HindiBoston10378944,932Town of ActonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia55Hindi
Indian Hindi Calgary10378920,232CastleridgeHinduismIndiaSouth Asia37Hindi
Indian HindiCharlotte10378914,400MecklenburgHinduismIndiaSouth Asia41Hindi
Indian HindiChicago10378980,082West Ridge "Little India"HinduismIndiaSouth Asia44Hindi
Indian HindiCincinnati1037897,623Clifton HeightsHinduismIndiaSouth Asia47Hindi
Indian HindiCleveland1037898,911GlenwillowHinduismIndiaSouth Asia49Hindi
Indian HindiColumbus, OH10378912,630PolarisHinduismIndiaSouth Asia36Hindi
Indian HindiDenver1037899,958SedaliaHinduismIndiaSouth Asia52Hindi
Indian Hindi Detroit10378934,648Troy HinduismIndiaSouth Asia56Hindi
Indian HindiDallas Fort Worth10378968,023FriscoHinduismIndiaSouth Asia33Hindi
Indian HindiEdmonton10378918,855SE EdmontonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia49Hindi
Indian HindiHartford10378910,834Rocky HillHinduismIndiaSouth Asia49Hindi
Indian HindiHouston10378952,380Sugar LandHinduismIndiaSouth Asia37Hindi
Indian HindiIndianapolis1037898,838Wayne TownshipHinduismIndiaSouth Asia51Hindi
Indian HindiKitchener1037898,593West MountHinduismIndiaSouth Asia36Hindi
Indian HindiLos Angeles10378971,766ArtesiaHinduismIndiaSouth Asia37Hindi
Indian HindiMiami10378918,341PlantationHinduismIndiaSouth Asia55Hindi
Indian HindiMilwaukee1037896,162BrookfieldHinduismIndiaSouth Asia58Hindi
Indian HindiMinneapolis10378915,570EdinaHinduismIndiaSouth Asia50Hindi
Indian HindiMontreal10378915,417Parc ExtensionHinduismIndiaSouth Asia56Hindi
Indian HindiNew York103789255,289Jersey City, EdisonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia46Hindi
Indian HindiOrlando10378915,020Williamsburg HinduismIndiaSouth Asia50Hindi
Indian HindiOttawa1037898,658Napean/WestboroHinduismIndiaSouth Asia55Hindi
Indian Hindi Philadelphia10378949,012Eaglesville (Center City)HinduismIndiaSouth Asia58Hindi
Indian HindiPhoenix10378919,812Chandler-Kirby EstatesHinduismIndiaSouth Asia55Hindi
Indian HindiPittsburgh1037896,959Marshall TownshipHinduismIndiaSouth Asia48Hindi
Indian HindiPortland1037899,409RockcreekHinduismIndiaSouth Asia44Hindi
Indian HindiRaleigh10378916,413MorrisvilleHinduismIndiaSouth Asia46Hindi
Indian HindiRichmond1037896,554Three ChoptHinduismIndiaSouth Asia31Hindi
Indian HindiSacramento10378922,818Valley Hi/North LagunaHinduismIndiaSouth Asia45Hindi
Indian HindiSt.Louis1037898,100BallwinHinduismIndiaSouth Asia44Hindi
Indian HindiSan Antonio1037895,794Stone OakHinduismIndiaSouth Asia41Hindi
Indian HindiSan Diego10378914,086MiramarHinduismIndiaSouth Asia50Hindi
Indian HindiSan Francisco103789163,128FremontHinduismIndiaSouth Asia43Hindi
Indian HindiSeattle10378938,042BellevueHinduismIndiaSouth Asia32Hindi
Indian HindiTampa10378912,709BrandonHinduismIndiaSouth Asia52Hindi
Indian HindiToronto103789150,062EtobicokeHinduismIndiaSouth Asia45Hindi
Indian HindiVancouver10378949,718South VancouverHinduismIndiaSouth Asia37Hindi
Indian Hindi Washington D.C.10378978,613Ellicott cityHinduismIndiaSouth Asia48Hindi
Indian HindiWinnipeg10378910,649Colony (Little India)HinduismIndiaSouth Asia53Hindi
Indonesian MuslimLos Angeles1141157,500San BernardinoIslamIndonesiaSoutheast Asia29Indonesian
Iraqi ArabAtlanta10405610,532ClarkstonIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East38Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi ArabAustin1040567,963PflugervilleIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East43Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab Chicago10405617,491NorthbrookIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East53Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab Dallas Fort Worth10405611,319RichardsonIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East41Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab Detroit10405668,626East DearbornIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East57Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi ArabHouston10405611,914Mid-WestIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East41Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi ArabNew York1040568,443Astoria (Queens)IslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East47Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab Phoenix10405619,457Jefferson at Steele IndianIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East43Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab San Diego10405625,923El CajonIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East57Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab Toronto10405610,732VaughanIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East45Mesopotamian Arabic
Iraqi Arab Washington D.C.1040569,685Lanier HeightsIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East42Mesopotamian Arabic
Israeli Sabra JewishChicago1040885,148JudaismIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East47Hebrew
Israeli Sabra JewishLos Angeles10408818,885Pico Robertson & FairfaxJudaismIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East60Hebrew
Israeli Sabra JewishMiami10408812,299PlantationJudaismIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East54Hebrew
Israeli Sabra JewishNew York10408836,720Kew Gardens Hills (Queens)JudaismIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East66Hebrew
Israeli Sabra JewishSan Francisco1040889,384SunnyvaleJudaismIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East51Hebrew
Israeli Sabra JewishToronto1040889,750North YorkJudaismIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East49Hebrew
Jordanian Arab MuslimChicago1043017,122BridgeviewIslamJordanNorth Africa and Middle East40South Levantine Arabic
JulaNew York1043235,000HarlemIslamCote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa69Dyula
Kabyle BerberMontreal10436529,174Longue-PointeIslamAlgeriaNorth Africa and Middle East49Kabyle
KurdsDallas Fort Worth1019226,500South ArlingtonIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East52Northern Kurdish
KurdsNashville10192215,000Elysian FieldsIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East53Northern Kurdish
KurdsToronto1019226,630YorkIslamIraqNorth Africa and Middle East50Northern Kurdish
Lebanese Arab MuslimBoston10568822,539SomervilleIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East35North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimDallas Fort Worth1056885,671RichardsonIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East27North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimDetroit10568833,099East DearbornIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East42North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimHouston1056886,622Mid WestIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East27North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimLos Angeles10568818,893Monterey ParkIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East35North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimMiami1056887,622Upper EastsideIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East47North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimMontreal10568820,607Saint-LaurentIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East39North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimNew York10568820,901PatersonIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East34North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimOttawa1056888,855South OttawaIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East31North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimToronto1056887,595MississaugaIslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East32North Levantine Arabic
Lebanese Arab MuslimWashington D.C.1056889,239Woodley Park IslamLebanonNorth Africa and Middle East33North Levantine Arabic
MandinkaNew York1062335,000Highbridge (Bronx)IslamThe GambiaSub-Saharan Africa81Mandinka
ManinkaNew York1062665,000Concourse (Bronx)IslamGuineaSub-Saharan Africa76Maninkakan, Eastern
Persian Jewish (Mashadi)
New York1146605,000Great Neck (Long Island)JudaismIranCentral Asia88Iranian Persian
Moroccan ArabBoston10680412,602MaldenIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East46Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arab Chicago1068045,000BridgeviewIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East44Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan ArabDetroit1068046,660HamtramckIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East37Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan ArabLos Angeles1068047,272Central LA-Beverly WoodIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East44Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arab Miami1068049,651Upper EastsideIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East47Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arab Montreal10680460,775Little MaghrebIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East72Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan ArabNew York10680441,356Astoria (Queens)IslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East57Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arab Philadelphia1068046,114Center CityIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East41Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arab Washington D.C.10680415,634BrockwoodIslamMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East49Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan JewishToronto1060155,000North YorkJudaismMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East83Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan JewishMontreal10601510,000HampsteadJudaismMoroccoNorth Africa and Middle East64Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
Indo-Pak MuslimsAtlanta11042325,401RoswellIslamPakistanSouth Asia40Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsAustin1104239,336Northwest AustinIslamPakistanSouth Asia39Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsBoston11042320,368CambridgeIslamPakistanSouth Asia44Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsCalgary11042317,785CastleridgeIslamPakistanSouth Asia44Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsChicago11042357,031SkokieIslamPakistanSouth Asia36Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsDallas Fort Worth11042343,274PlanoIslamPakistanSouth Asia47Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsDetroit11042319,726CantonIslamPakistanSouth Asia37Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsEdmonton1104238,815Blue QuillIslamPakistanSouth Asia36Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsHouston11042354,218SugarlandIslamPakistanSouth Asia47Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsKitchener1104235,735CambridgeIslamPakistanSouth Asia39Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsLos Angeles11042343,766Central LAIslamPakistanSouth Asia37Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsMiami11042312,668Miramar-Pimebrook PinesIslamPakistanSouth Asia50Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsMontreal11042310,990Parc ExtensionIslamPakistanSouth Asia47Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsNew York110423171,011Midwood (Brooklyn)IslamPakistanSouth Asia50Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsOrlando1104237,808Florida CenterIslamPakistanSouth Asia48Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsOttawa11042310,990Sandy HillIslamPakistanSouth Asia46Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsPhiladelphia11042325,830DelranIslamPakistanSouth Asia34Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsSacramento11042314,165North Oak ParkIslamPakistanSouth Asia45Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsSan Francisco11042374,602Diamond HeightsIslamPakistanSouth Asia45Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsSeattle11042317,439MeridianIslamPakistanSouth Asia42Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsToronto110423134,195East YorkIslamPakistanSouth Asia51Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsWashington D.C.11042368,892Fairfax couty, Mt. VernonIslamPakistanSouth Asia48Urdu
Indo-Pak MuslimsVancouver11042310,495Burnaby and SurreyIslamPakistanSouth Asia47Urdu
Palestinian Arab MuslimChicago10778524,832BridgeviewIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East52South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimDallas Fort Worth10778510,311RichardsonIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East38South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimDetroit1077857,584LivoniaIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East36South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimLos Angeles10778512,064AnaheimIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East44South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimNew York10778515,364South Paterson (NJ)IslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East50South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimSan Francisco10778511,146SomaIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East42South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimToronto10778515,555MississaugaIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East50South Levantine Arabic
Palestinian Arab MuslimWashington D.C.1077857,220Lanier HeightsIslamIsraelNorth Africa and Middle East38South Levantine Arabic
PersianAtlanta1079878,590CobbIslamIranCentral Asia10Iranian Persian
PersianBoston1079877,746MaldenIslamIranCentral Asia29Iranian Persian
PersianCalgary1079876,385SunaltaIslamIranCentral Asia22Iranian Persian
PersianChicago1079878,760LincolnwoodIslamIranCentral Asia23Iranian Persian
PersianDallas Fort Worth10798713,939PlanoIslamIranCentral Asia21Iranian Persian
PersianHouston10798714,742Woodlake/Briar MeadowIslamIranCentral Asia21Iranian Persian
PersianLos Angeles107987127,713TehrangelesIslamIranCentral Asia43Iranian Persian
PersianMiami1079876,085DoralIslamIranCentral Asia32Iranian Persian
PersianMontreal10798723,705Notre Dame de GrâceIslamIranCentral Asia24Iranian Persian
PersianNew York10798730,520Great Neck (Long Island)IslamIranCentral Asia33Iranian Persian
PersianOttawa1079878,185BayshoreIslamIranCentral Asia32Iranian Persian
PersianPortland1079876,672Pearl DistrictIslamIranCentral Asia22Iranian Persian
PersianPhiladelphia1079875,760GladwyneIslamIranCentral Asia20Iranian Persian
PersianPhoenix1079875,479ScottsdaleIslamIranCentral Asia20Iranian Persian
Persian Sacramento1079878,100El Dorado HillsIslamIranCentral Asia17Iranian Persian
PersianSan Diego10798719,882La JollaIslamIranCentral Asia21Iranian Persian
PersianSan Francisco10798750,170San MateoIslamIranCentral Asia25Iranian Persian
PersianSeattle10798712,287BellevueIslamIranCentral Asia16Iranian Persian
PersianToronto10798788,195North YorkIslamIranCentral Asia40Iranian Persian
PersianVancouver10798745,815West VancouverIslamIranCentral Asia23Iranian Persian
Persian Washington D.C.10798730,426Tysons CornerIslamIranCentral Asia26Iranian Persian
Punjabi SikhAbbotsford11445628,235ClearbrookSikhismIndiaSouth Asia4111Panjabi
Punjabi SikhBakersfield, CA11445610,000PanamaSikhismIndiaSouth Asia56Panjabi
Punjabi SikhCalgary11445656,055CastleridgeSikhismIndiaSouth Asia61Panjabi
Punjabi SikhChicago1144569,137West RidgeSikhismIndiaSouth Asia58Panjabi
Punjabi SikhDallas Fort Worth11445612,285IrvingSikhismIndiaSouth Asia51Panjabi
Punjabi SikhDetroit1144568,733CantonSikhismIndiaSouth Asia56Panjabi
Punjabi SikhEdmonton11445644,440Southeast EdmontonSikhismIndiaSouth Asia67Panjabi
Punjabi SikhFresno1144568,732MuscatelSikhismIndiaSouth Asia47Panjabi
Punjabi SikhHamilton1144569,590GraysideSikhismIndiaSouth Asia51Panjabi
Punjabi SikhHouston1144568,964WillowbrookSikhismIndiaSouth Asia51Panjabi
Punjabi SikhIndianapolis1144568,789McCordsvilleSikhismIndiaSouth Asia55Panjabi
Punjabi SikhLos Angeles11445632,347Buena ParkSikhismIndiaSouth Asia59Panjabi
Punjabi SikhMontreal11445622,990Parc ExtensionSikhismIndiaSouth Asia58Panjabi
Punjabi SikhNew York11445678,408Richmond Hill (Queens)SikhismIndiaSouth Asia69Panjabi
Punjabi SikhPhiladelphia11445610,266MillbourneSikhismIndiaSouth Asia55Panjabi
Punjabi SikhSacramento11445652,754South SacramentoSikhismIndiaSouth Asia55Panjabi
Punjabi SikhSan Francisco114456100,118FremontSikhismIndiaSouth Asia77Panjabi
Punjabi SikhSeattle11445624,757KentSikhismIndiaSouth Asia68Panjabi
Punjabi SikhToronto114456244,240BramptonSikhismIndiaSouth Asia75Panjabi
Punjabi SikhVancouver114456222,160SurreySikhismIndiaSouth Asia65Panjabi
Punjabi SikhWashington D.C.11445620,886FairfaxSikhismIndiaSouth Asia48Panjabi
Punjabi SikhWinnipeg11445633,345The MaplesSikhismIndiaSouth Asia45Panjabi
Pupa JewishNew Yorkn/a8,825Williamsburg (Brooklyn)JudaismHungaryEurope90Yiddish
Sanzer JewishNew YorkN/A7,006Borough ParkJudaismRomaniaEurope88Yiddish
Satmar JewishNew York104246156,744Williamsburg (Brooklyn)JudaismHungaryEurope99Yiddish
Skver JewishNew York30000217,678New Square (Rockland Cty)JudaismUkraineEurope91Yiddish
SomaliCalgary1033926,450Northeast CalgaryIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa63Somali
SomaliColumbus, OH10939245,000NorthlandIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa79Somali
SomaliEdmonton10939226,580McCauleyIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa75Somali
SomaliMinneapolis10939280,000Cedar-RiversideIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa73Somali
SomaliNashville1093925,000Southeast NashvilleIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa61Somali
Somali Ottawa10939225,330RidgemontIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa75Somali
Somali San Diego10939215,000City HeightsIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa72Somali
SomaliSeattle10939230,000SeaTacIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa77Somali
SomaliToronto10939256,700EtobicokeIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa77Somali
SomaliVancouver1093925,048NewtonIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa60Somali
Somali BantuColumbus, OH1059585,000West sideIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa85Maay
Somali BantuToronto1059586,000EtobicokeIslamSomaliaSub-Saharan Africa86Maay
SoninkeNew York10941315,000Highbridge (Bronx)IslamMaliSub-Saharan Africa85Soninke
SoninkeCincinnati1094135,000WestwoodIslamMaliSub-Saharan Africa76Soninke
Sri Lankan SinhaleseToronto10930516,300ScarboroughBuddhismSri LankaSouth Asia38Sinhala
Sri Lankan SinhaleseNew York1093057,500Tompkinsville (SI)BuddhismSri LankaSouth Asia32Sinhala
Syrian Arab MuslimLos Angeles1096627,999AnaheimIslamSyriaNorth Africa and Middle East36North Levantine Arabic
Syrian Arab MuslimMontreal1096628,418Ahuntsic-CartiervilleIslamSyriaNorth Africa and Middle East39North Levantine Arabic
Syrian Arab MuslimNew York10966215,786Bay Ridge (Brooklyn)IslamSyriaNorth Africa and Middle East37North Levantine Arabic
Syrian JewishNew York10966575,000Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)JudaismSyriaNorth Africa and Middle East96North Levantine Arabic
Persian Jewish (Tehrani)
Los Angeles11564540,000Beverly HillsJudaismIranCentral Asia88Iranian Persian
Persian Jewish (Tehrani)
New York11564520,000Great Neck (Long Island)JudaismIranCentral Asia86Iranian Persian
ThaiChicago1019407,837Albany ParkBuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia29Thai
ThaiDallas Fort Worth1019405,467City PlaceBuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia19Thai
ThaiLas Vegas1019405,743ParadiseBuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia25Thai
ThaiLos Angeles10194034,615East Hollywood (Thai Town)BuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia21Thai
ThaiNew York10194011,772Elmhurst (Queens)BuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia22Thai
ThaiSan Francisco10194010,625Civic CenterBuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia29Thai
ThaiSeattle1019406,524University DistrictBuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia24Thai
ThaiWashington D.C.10194011,759ShawBuddhismThailandSoutheast Asia27Thai
TibetanMinneapolis1100335,000NortheastBuddhismChinaEast Asia70Tibetan
TibetanNew York11003313,000Jackson Heights (Queens)BuddhismChinaEast Asia77Tibetan
TibetanToronto1100338,000West ParkdaleBuddhismChinaEast Asia74Tibetan
Tunisian ArabMontreal11028518,970Little MaghrebIslamTunisiaNorth Africa and Middle East74Tunisian Arabic
TurkAtlanta1138185,055Sandy SpringsIslamTurkeyCentral Asia56Turkish
TurkBoston1138186,462North BrooklineIslamTurkeyCentral Asia57Turkish
TurkChicago1138187,361Mount ProspectIslamTurkeyCentral Asia56Turkish
TurkHouston1138185,324Memorial ParkIslamTurkeyCentral Asia56Turkish
TurkLos Angeles11381811,500Culver CityIslamTurkeyCentral Asia58Turkish
TurkMiami1138188,102Miami BeachIslamTurkeyCentral Asia56Turkish
TurkMontreal11381813,895Nouveau-RosemontIslamTurkeyCentral Asia62Turkish
TurkNew York11381841,367South Paterson (NJ)IslamTurkeyCentral Asia57Turkish
TurkPhiladelphia1138187,179Riverside (NJ)IslamTurkeyCentral Asia57Turkish
TurkSan Francisco11381812,810SunnyvaleIslamTurkeyCentral Asia59Turkish
TurkToronto11381828,490MississaugaIslamTurkeyCentral Asia68Turkish
TurkVancouver1138186,305RichmondIslamTurkeyCentral Asia56Turkish
TurkWashington D.C.11381812,918Fairfax IslamTurkeyCentral Asia59Turkish
UzbekNew York11047232,999Brighton Beach (Brooklyn)IslamUzbekistanCentral Asia37Southern Uzbek
Vizhnitz JewishNew York30000318,382Kaser (Rockland Cty)JudaismRomaniaEurope90Yiddish
WolofNew York11085620,000HarlemIslamSenegalSub-Saharan Africa81Wolof
Yemeni ArabDetroit10972925,000HamtramckIslamYemenNorth Africa and Middle East72Sanaani Arabic
Yemeni ArabNew York10972920,000Bay Ridge (Brooklyn)IslamYemenNorth Africa and Middle East72Sanaani Arabic
Yemeni ArabSan Francisco10972910,000OaklandIslamYemenNorth Africa and Middle East62Sanaani Arabic
Yeshivish JewishChicagon/a5,894West Rogers ParkJudaismLithuaniaEurope68English
Yeshivish JewishLos Angelesn/a13,600Hancock ParkJudaismLithuaniaEurope74English
Yeshivish JewishMiamin/a10,726North Miami BeachJudaismLithuaniaEurope72English
Yeshivish JewishNew Yorkn/a120,000Lakewood (NJ)JudaismLithuaniaEurope91English
Yeshivish JewishToronton/a16,000YorkJudaismLithuaniaEurope75English
Yeshivish JewishWashington D.C.n/a9,921Glen (Baltimore)JudaismLithuaniaEurope70English
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100,000 Yemenis

Statistics Canada 2016 counted 6,645 people whose ethnic origin was Yemeni. The 2019 American Community Survey counted 58,627 people born in Yemen now living in the United States. Counting U.S.-born children and typical undercounts of Arabs in the census, it is safe to assume there are at least 100,000 Yemenis in North America. The Wikipedia article on Yemeni Americans claims "there are an estimated 100,000-200,000 Yemenis living in the United States as of 2018,” but no source is given for that statistic.

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350,000 Bosniaks

The Congress of Bosniaks of North America estimate 300,000 Bosniaks live in the United States and 50,000 in Canada.

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300,000 Somalis

The America Community Survey 2019 estimated 182,951 people reporting Somali ancestry in the United States. Statistics Canada 2016 estimated 62,500 people with Somali ethnic origin in Canada. Census figures tend to undercount groups like Somalis who are suspicious of government authorities and census takers. Community estimates of Somalis in the Greater Toronto and Edmonton areas alone number 100,000. An estimated 300,000 Somalis in North America is a conservative estimate, and their population number could be much higher.

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670,000 to 1,000,000 Sikhs

In the 2011 Statstics Canada census, 454,965 Sikhs were estimated to live in Canada. The United States does not count religious affiliation in its census, and the language of Punjabi is also spoken by Hindus and Muslims which makes "language spoken at home" a difficult category for measuring Sikhs. However, the 2012 Pew Religious Survey indicates 5% of Indian Americans are Sikh. The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 4,240,466 Asian Indians living in the United States, and 5% of that population equals 212,023. The Sikh America Coalition, however, estimates 500,000 Sikhs living in the United States. Therefore, low estimates of Sikhs in North America are around 670,000 people and high estimates are around one million.

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400,000 Afghans

The diversity of the people groups who identify as Afghans contributes to the difficulty of using census information to estimate the number of Afghans in North America. The American Community Survey 2019 counted 156,434 people in the United States with "Afghan" ancestry. However, some Afghans would identify their ancestry as Tajik, Pashtun, and so forth. Statistics Canada 2016 counted 83,995 people with Ethnic Origin as Afghan, 4,810 as Pashtun, 2,905 as Tajik, and 1,515 as Hazara. So, adding those number together gives a good idea of a low estimate of the number of Afghans in Canada. Allied Media Corporation, who has worked extensively with the Afghan American Community, estimates 300,000 Afghans live in the United States. With adding Canada's number, a reasonable estimate of Afghans in North America is 400,000 people.

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Estimated 40,000 Kurds in the United States and 16,315 Kurds in Canada

A 2019 BBC article estimated 40,000 Kurds in the United States, as did a much earlier NBC News Report. A 2009 Kurdish Herald aricle estimated 50,000 Iraqi Kurds were living in the United States. The estimates of Kurds we have found in various cities seem to coincide with the more conservative 40,000 number. However, many Kurds from Turkey mix into the Turkish population and are harder to identify. Statistics Canada 2016 estimated 16,315 people in Canada had a Kurdish Ethnic Origin.

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Between 275,000 and 350,000 Turks living in North America

The Turkish Coalition of America gives a conservative community estimate of 350,000 Turks in the United States. According to American Community Survey 2019, 212,489 Turkish people were estimated to live in the United States. Statistics Canada 2016 reported 63,966 with a Turkish ethnic origin.

 

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1,100,000

 

Pakistan makes up the largest single country of origin of Muslims in North America, with 769,000. 554,000 (2019 ACS) reside in the United States and 215,000 (2016 Census) in Canada.

Statistically, it is estimated that 370,000 Indo-Pak Muslims in North America originated of Indian descent. 270,000 reside in the United States and 100,000 reside in Canada. A Pew Research study found that 10% of Indian descent in North America identify as Muslim. It is by using this 10% and total Indian population numbers that the Indo-Pak Muslims from India are calculated.

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Estimated 66,000 Wolof in the United States

According to ACS and the Senegalese-American Association estimates listed in articles in previous years, it is safe to assume there are at least 60,000 Wolof in North America. The previous population and community estimates within NYC have listed the Wolof population around 20,000 not including the Wolof that live in Chicago, Seattle, Raleigh, Montreal, etc. Information from Peoplegroups.org lists the population around 66,000. 

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Approximately 972,000 Gujaratis call North America home

20% of all Indians in the United States are from Gujarat state. According to the 2019 5-yr table ACS Census Data, there are 4,240,466 Indians in the United States. Statistically, there are approximately 848,093 Gujaratis in the United States. The 2016 Candian Census indicates that 124,030 speak Gujarati in the home. 

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1,871,837

The U.S. Census American Community Survey 2019 estimated 3,995,755 people with Asian Indian ancestry in the U.S. Pew Research indicates that 36% of all Indian descent population in the U.S. identify as Hindi. Therefore the estimate of Asian Indians who identify as Hindi is 1,438,472. Statistics Canada 2016 counted 433,365 Hindi Knowledge of Language in Canada. Using census information instead of community estimates helps compare populations of people groups in various cities. However, the population is likely more extensive than this number.

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approximately 67,000

According to the American Community Survey 2019, 65,126 Uzbek people are estimated to live in the United States. Statistics Canada 2016 reported 1715 with an Uzbek ethnic origin.

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150,000

There are 132,477 people estimated to be born in Israel living in the United States (ACS 2019) and 21,155 in Canada (Stats Canada 2011; the 2016 count seriously undercounted Jewish populations). Community estimates are often much higher than these official census counts.

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255,000

Statistics Canada 2016 counted 103,940 people whose ethnic origin was Morocco. The 2019 American Community Survey counted 83,842 people born in Morocco and now living in the United States. Counting U.S.-born children and typical undercounts of Arabs in the census, it is safe to assume there are at least 150,000 Moroccan Arabs in North America. 

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320,000

The 2019 ACS 1-year estimates report over 249,000 individuals of Iraqi descent in the United States, and over 70,000 people reported Iraqi origin according to the 2016 Statistics Canada. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine the exact number of Iraqi-Americans. Actual numbers are likely much higher. 

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50,000 Tunisian Arabs

Statistics Canada 2016 counted 25,645 people whose ethnic origin was Tunisian. The 2019 American Community Survey does not count Tunisians.  Based on this article published in a Tunisian magazine, the number of Tunisians living in North America in 2016 was 44,195. We assume that the number has increased since then and approximate the number of Tunisian Arabs living in North America to be around 50,000.

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The United States has a population of 168,000 Palestinian Arabs while Canada has a 44,800 strong Palestinian Arab population.

The 2019 American Community Survey counted 139,398 people of Palestinian ancestry. A report by the Arab American Institute showed that the Arab populations in the US are undercounted by 179.56% and approximately 67% are Muslim resulting in approximately 168,000 living in the US. Statistics Canada 2016 counted 44,820 people whose ethnic origin was Palestinian. 

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280,000 Thai in North America

Statistics Canada 2016 counted 19,010 people whose ethnic origin was Thai. The 2019 American Community Survey counted 260,820 people born in Thailand and now living in the United States. Counting U.S.-born children and typical undercounts of Thai in the census, it is possible that there are over 400,000 Thai in North America. This Pew Research article estimates 343,000 Thai in the US as of 2019. 

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245,00Arabs of Egyptian origin in North America

According to the Arab American Institute Foundation, Arab populations are undercounted by 79 percent in the United States. According to Pew Research approximately 40% of Epyptians in the US are Muslim. Approximately 44% of Canadian Egyptians are Muslims. These percentages and the total Arab population from the American Community Survey 2019 1-year estimates and 2016 Statistics Canada provide the most accurate estimate while excluding Egyptian Coptics. There are approximately 201,000 Egyptian Arabs in the US and 44,000 in Canada.

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nearly 600,000

Statistics Canada 2016 counted 210,405 people whose ethnic origin was Iranian. The 2019 American Community Survey counted 385,473 people of ethnic Persians living in the United States. Using census information instead of community estimates helps compare populations of people groups in various cities. However, the p is likely larger than the number given.

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12,000 Somali Bantus

In the late 1990s and 2000s, the US resettled around 12,000 Somali Bantu from refugee camps through the UNCHR program. The population is likely much higher than 12,000 since many of the refugees were young and have since started families of their own.

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193,000 Albanian Muslims

The 2019 1-Year United States American Community Estimate Census data reported 199,908 people reporting Albanian ancestry. Statistics Canada 2021 Census data reported 41,625 people indicating Albanian ethnic origin. These numbers were multiplied by 0.80 to get a more accurate number of those identifying as Muslim. Census data provides a baseline population estimate, but numbers are likely much higher. 

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