# Muslims

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims/140250>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 3, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims/140250 "2002-12-03T18:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![bensonGemini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@bensonGemini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bensonGemini)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims/140250/1 "2002-12-03T18:37:17Z")

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What’s the greatest concentration of muslims in the US?

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**Author:** ![st1d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@st1d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/st1d)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims/140250/2 "2002-12-03T18:42:55Z")

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The entire city of dearborn, MI? 😉

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims/140250/3 "2002-12-03T18:49:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bensonGemini \*  
> \*\*What’s the greatest concentration of muslims in the US? \*\*

When they’re in a madrassa?

Thanks. I’m here Tuesday and Thursday evenings after the band. Goodnight.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims/140250/4 "2002-12-03T20:16:18Z")

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It would not be the _entire_ city of Dearborn; city hall spent a lot of effort trying to “encourage” them to move elsewhere and I doubt that that has significantly changed in the last couple of years. On the other hand, Southeast Michigan, generally, is probably a good bet.

The [American Religious Data Archive](http://www.thearda.com/arda.asp?Show=RCMS2000) website show a census by _denomination_ throughout the U.S., but you have to pick through it to find the information.

Since Muslims (and, increasingly, Christians) do not all register with specific mosques or churches, the figures are probably underreported for the number of adherents. The specifics of the survey can be found at the web pafe of the sponsors, the [Glenmary Research Center](http://www.glenmary.org/grc/RCMS_2000/release.htm). (Yes, it is a Catholic outfit, but they are generally regarded as fairly competent in conducting this survey with the _caveats_ that they note on their site.)