Steady growth of Muslim population drove 31% rise in number of mosques in U.S. last ten years - study
The number of mosques in the United States increased by 31% to 2,769 between the years 2010 and 2020, driven by the steady growth of the Muslim population, says a study released on Wednesday (June 2).
The U.S. Mosque Survey released by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding was conducted in collaboration with a larger study of American congregations called Faith Communities Today. This is the third survey following the first two in 2000 and 2010.
The percentage increase in the number of mosques corresponds to the 26% growth of the American Muslim community from 2010 to 2017, says the study citing Pew Research Center. Pew estimated 3.45 million Muslims in the U.S. in 2017, about 1.1% of the total population.
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