Many Muslim immigrants arrived in 2000 or later

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July 24, 2017

1. Demographic portrait of Muslim Americans

Many Muslim immigrants arrived in 2000 or later

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Many Muslim immigrants arrived in 2000 or later

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1. Demographic portrait of Muslim Americans
Muslims about as likely as general public to rate their financial situation as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’
Muslims are more likely than Americans overall to be underemployed-01new-01
Muslims as likely to have high incomes, but also more likely than general public to earn less than $30,000 per year
Immigrant Muslims more likely than other Muslims to have college degrees
Muslims have 2.4 children, on average
Seven-in-ten Muslim immigrants are married
Muslim Americans: A young population
Muslim adults about three times as likely as Americans overall to be immigrants
No single country is origin for more than 15% of foreign-born U.S. Muslims
Number of Muslims in the U.S. continues to grow
Half of U.S. Muslims live in households with children
Four-in-ten Muslim American adults are white

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