---
title: "American Sunni Muslims"
description: "That's the percentage of American Muslims who identify with Sunni Islam, 22% say they are just Muslim without any particular affiliation, and 16% identify with Shia Islam."
date: "2007-07-16"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2007/07/16/american-sunni-muslims/"
---

# American Sunni Muslims

Muslims in the United States belong to diverse religious tradtions within Islam; half identify with Sunni Islam, the largest Muslim tradition worldwide. The second largest segment of the Muslim American population — about one-fifth of the total (22%) — volunteers they are just Muslim, without any particular affiliation. An additional 16% identify with Shia Islam, which is the second largest Muslim tradition worldwide. Only 5% of U.S. Muslims identify with another Muslim tradition, adn 7% did not offer a response [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/483/muslim-americans)