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title: "U.S. Muslims: Americans First?"
description: "That's the percentage of Muslim Americans who say they consider themselves Muslims first; 28% say they think of themselves first as Americans."
date: "2010-01-11"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2010/01/11/u-s-muslims-americans-first/"
---

# U.S. Muslims: Americans First?

Asked whether they think of themselves first as an American or first as a Muslim, a 47% plurality of U.S. Muslims say they consider themselves Muslims first; 28% say they think of themselves first as Americans. In May 2006, when U.S. Christians were asked a parallel question, 42% said they think of themselves as Christians first, while 48% said they are Americans first. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/1445/little-support-for-terrorism-among-muslim-americans)