The American Muslim population will become the nation’s second-largest faith group by 2050

Evidence

Islam is the world’s second largest religion. Estimates of the US Muslim population, which vary widely, average around 3.3 million, a figure that includes equal numbers of African Americans, South Asians, and Arabs. By 2050, Muslims will be the second largest faith group in the country. — Goleen Samari, Islamophobia and Public Health in the…, 5

Categorization

• XREF: Population projections likely tie to Pew Research Center demographic projections on US religious groups.

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