demographic profile of muslims in minnesota dr. bruce corrie associate vice president
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Demographic Profile of Muslims in Minnesota
Dr. Bruce CorrieAssociate Vice President
Terms
• Islam refers to a religion• Muslims are people who follow Islam• Middle east includes major groups
such as Arabs, Turks, Persians (and Jews)
• Middle East very diverse in many aspects
Population• Difficult to come with a good number• 20,221 (Arab American Institute
Foundation)• 16, 796 ( US Census of Religions 2010)• 21, 803 ACS estimate of Somalis in
Minnesota• Obviously an underestimate of actual
numbers.• Even though less than 1 percent of
Minnesota’s population – 16th in the nation
Arabic Speakers – Metro Area
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/language_map.html
1 Dot = 10 People
Students 2013
Minnesota Schools 2013
LanguageStude
nts
Arabic 2053
Farsi 133
Somali 14876
Kurdish 205
Turkish 63
Population – Top MSAs– Mankato– Minneapolis-St. Paul– Rochester– Lacrosse– Fargo– Duluth– Grand Forks
Foreign Born Population MN Iraq 541 Israel 737 Jordan 562 Kuwait 252 Lebanon 686 Saudi Arabia 298 Syria 335 Yemen 306 Turkey 543 Armenia 51 Other Western Asia 557 Eritrea 1,255 Ethiopia/Oromo 13,195 Egypt 1,840 Morocco 876 Sudan 2,036 Afghanistan 271 Bangladesh 782 India 21,306 Iran 1,232 Kazakhstan 710 Pakistan 1,675 Uzbekistan 114 Other Eastern Africa/Somali
23,832
Muslim Population: National
• 0.8 percent of US population in 2010 according to the Pew Center. Projected to grow to 1.7 percent in 2030
• Most Arab Americans are Christian
• http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliations
Muslims: Race and Ethnicity 2011
National Picture (Ancestry)
http://www.aaiusa.org/pages/demographics/
Muslims: Education, 2011
Integration
Very American
Quite Satisfied with Life
Most Citizens and Immigrant
Church Attendance
Social Interaction
Pew Research Data, 2011
Muslim US
Entrepreneurs 20% 17%
Homeowners 33% 58%
Satisfied with Country today 56% 23%
Regularly Use Social Media 57% 44%
Regularly watch sports 48% 47%
Yes - conflict between Science and Religion 37% 59%
Agree with Evolution 45% 52%
Do you think of yourself as American first or Muslim 49% 46%
Very Concerned about rise in Islamic Extremism 31% 36%
Citizen 70% 47%
Voted 64% 76%
Satisfies withlife today 82% 75%
Prominent Arab-American politicians
80. Who are some prominent Arab-American politicians?
• U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine; • Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham; • Former secretary of Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala; • Former New Hampshire governor and White House
chief of staff John Sununu, • 2000 presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/culturalcompetence/arab-americans/
Prominent Arab Americans• Shakira, pop star• Christa McAuliffe, the teacher/astronaut who died aboard
the space shuttle Challenger;• Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal; • Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Doug Flutie; • creators of radio’s American Top 40 Casey Kasem and Don
Bustany; • Mothers Against Drunk Driving founder Candy Lightner; • Jacques Nasser, president and chief executive officer of Ford
Motor Co., and • Helen Thomas, former dean of the White House press corps.http://news.jrn.msu.edu/culturalcompetence/arab-americans/