Muslim Population by State 2026

The state table reports estimated Muslim populations for 2020. These source-specific estimates should not be mixed with national survey estimates from other years or presented as a current census count. According to a 2025 article by Pew Research, Muslims make up approximately 1% of the US population.

American Muslims are racially diverse. In Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, no single racial or ethnic group made up a majority of Muslim American adults.

New York has the most Muslims in the United States with 724,475 Muslim residents. The three states with the largest Muslim populations are New York (724,475), California (504,056), and Illinois (473,792).

These states have large Muslim populations due to their high overall populations and major metropolitan areas with established Muslim communities.

While states with larger overall populations tend have the most Muslims in terms of absolute numbers, states such as Maryland, Minnesota, and Michigan have a higher percentage of Muslims within their total populations, highlighting the difference between population size and population share. In the 2020 rate column, Illinois has 36.98 Muslims per 1,000 residents (about 3.70%), New York 35.86 (3.59%), and New Jersey 34.63 (3.46%).

States with established immigrant communities and major metropolitan areas tend to have higher percentages of Muslim residents relative to their overall population.

Muslim population by state varies significantly, from over 724,475 in New York to 145 in Hawaii.

The majority of American Muslims are immigrants or second generation, reflecting waves of immigration that have shaped the geographic distribution of Muslim communities across the United States.