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SHIA MUSLIM POPULATION IN NORTH AMERICA [ Part 2 ]
A statistical report on Shia Muslim population, communities, roots and
Socio-economic status in the U.S.A and Canada.
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Table- 5 : Estimate of Muslims/Shia Muslims in the US:! 1950
Estimate (Thousands)
Ancestry Muslims Shia Muslims
East Europe 210 14
Middle East/North Africa 265 79
Sub Sahara 27 05
Asian 150 38
Caribbean 23 01
African American 285 07
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Total 960 144
Table- 6: Estimate of Muslims/Shia Muslims in the US, 1995
Muslims Shia Muslims
1950 Estimate 960000 144000
Acc. immigration (1951-95) 3468000 743000
Acc. Births (1951-95) 3694000 926000
Local African American Growth & others
- conversion (1951-95) 1483000 149000
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Total 9605000 1962000
Table- 7: Estimate of Muslims/Shia Muslims in Canada, 1950
Estimate (Thousands)
Ancestry Muslims Shia Muslims
East Europe 38 6.9
Middle East/North Africa 49 8.8
Sub Sahara 15 2.9
Asian 29 7.2
Caribbean 09 1.7
African American 32 3.5
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Total 172 31.0
Table- 8 : Estimate of Muslims/Shia Muslims in the Canada, 1995
Muslims Shia Muslims
1950 Estimate 172000 31000
Acc. Immigration (1951-95) 375000 77000
Ace. Births (1951-95) 429000 112000
Local African American Growth & others
- conversion (1951-95) 135000 36000
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Total 1,111000 256000
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TabIl'-9: us Muslims/Shia Muslims Population (1995) |
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1- North East (23 States) |
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States |
population |
Muslim |
Shia Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
01- Connecticut (CT) |
3,400.000 |
81,000 |
15,000 |
10 |
16 |
02- Delaware (DE) |
750,000 |
20,000 |
04,000 |
05 |
04 |
03- District of Columbia (DC) |
620,000 |
14,000 |
03.000 |
05 |
05 |
04- Illinois (IL) |
11,750,000 |
560,000 |
98,000 |
35 |
68 |
05- Indiana (IN) |
5,850,000 |
241,000 |
38,000 |
28 |
32 |
06- Iowa (IA) |
3,015,000 |
80,000 |
16,000 |
17 |
15 |
07- Kentucky (KY) |
3,940,000 |
101,000 |
24.000 |
20 |
18 |
08- Maine (ME) |
1.650,000 |
56.000 |
13,000 |
07 |
10 |
09- Maryland (MD) |
5,150,000 |
235,000 |
38,000 |
27 |
30 |
10- Massachusetts (J\1A) |
6,200,000 |
156,000 |
27,000 |
18 |
21 |
11- Michigan (MI) |
9.750.000 |
453,000 |
90,000 |
44 |
52 |
12- Minnesota (MN) |
'1,550,000 |
112,000 |
22,000 |
17 |
19 |
13- Missouri (MO) |
5,350,000 |
133,00li |
28,000 |
19 |
20 |
14- New Hampshire (NH) |
1,150,000 |
41,000 |
11,000 |
07 |
07 |
15- New Jersey (NJ) |
7,850,000 |
384,000 |
63,000 |
36 |
48 |
16- New York (NY) |
18,300,000 |
662,000 |
138,000 |
62 |
109 |
17- Ohio (OR) |
11,150,000 |
457,000 |
92,000 |
41 |
61 |
18- Pennsylvania (PA) |
12,200,000 |
233,000 |
36,000 |
34 |
28 |
19- Rhode Island (RI) |
1,150,000 |
42,000 |
08,000 |
07 |
07 |
20- Vermont (VT) |
800,000 |
22,000 |
04,000 |
05 |
06 |
21- Virginia (VA) |
6,520,000 |
269,000 |
46.000 |
37 |
38 |
22- West Virginia (WV) |
2,010,000 |
54,000 |
11,000 |
10 |
10 |
23- Wisconsin (WI) |
5,150,000 |
128,000 |
24,000 |
21 |
19 |
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Total |
128,255,000 |
4,534,000 |
849,000 |
512 |
649 |
2- South East no states) |
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States |
Population |
Muslim |
Shia Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
01- Alabama (AL) |
4,200,000 |
140,000 |
34,000 |
16 |
18 |
02- Arkansas (AR) |
2,600,000 |
98,000 |
20,000 |
08 |
12 |
03- Florida (FL) |
13.650,000 |
603,000 |
112,000 |
25 |
74 |
04- Georgia (GA) |
6,870,000 |
305,000 |
54,000 |
18 |
39 |
05- Louisiana (LA) |
4,450,000 |
161,000 |
35,000 |
16 |
17 |
06- Mississippi (MS) |
2,800,000 |
116,000 |
26,000 |
10 |
14 |
07- North Carolina (NC) |
7,010,000 |
105,000 |
37,000 |
18 |
17 |
08- Puerto Rico (PR) |
3.6.'0,000 |
121,000 |
27,000 |
10 |
10 |
09- South Carolina (SC) |
3.710,000 |
132,000 |
31.000 |
11 |
14 |
10- Tennessee (TN) |
5,150,000 |
182,000 |
37,000 |
18 |
20 |
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Total |
54.090,000 |
2.063.000 |
413,000 |
150 |
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3- North West (9 states) |
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States |
Population |
Muslim |
Shia Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
1- Alaska (AK) |
625.000 |
12.000 |
02..000 |
05 |
02. |
2 - Idaho (ill) |
1.150,000 |
65.000 |
18,000 |
09 |
10 |
3- Montana (MT) |
1,020,000 |
62.000 |
15,000 |
08 |
09 |
4- Nebraska (NE) |
1,850,000 |
93,000 |
22,000 |
16 |
12 |
5- North Dakota (ND) |
900,000 |
37,000 |
08.000 |
07 |
08 |
6- Oregon (OR) |
3,150,000 |
100,000 |
20.000 |
18 |
12 |
7- South Dakota (SD) |
1,000,000 |
59,000 |
14,000 |
08 |
08 |
8- Washington (W A) |
5,270,000 |
113,000 |
27.000 |
15 |
13 |
9- Wyoming (WY) |
700,000 |
17,000 |
04,000 |
06 |
06 |
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Total |
15,665,000 |
558,000 |
130,000 |
92 |
79 |
4- South West (10 states) |
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States |
Population |
Muslim |
Shia Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
01- Arizona (AZ) |
03,995,000 |
0,157,000 |
024.000 |
15 |
013 |
02- California (CA) |
31.050.000 |
1.035,000 |
276,000 |
75 |
115 |
03- Colorado (CO) |
03,650,000 |
0.156.000 |
026.000 |
16 |
013 |
04- Hawaii (ill) |
01.285,000 |
0,031,000 |
006,000 |
06 |
004 |
05- Kansas (KS) |
02,750,000 |
0,127,000 |
031,000 |
12 |
010 |
06- Nevada (NV) |
01,450,000 |
0.052,000 |
014,000 |
06 |
008 |
07- New Mexico CNM) |
01,750,000 |
0,069,000 |
016.000 |
09 |
009 |
08- Oklahoma (OK) |
03,450,000 |
0,133,000 |
032.000 |
14 |
014 |
09- Texas (TX) |
17,850,000 |
0,618,000 |
130,000 |
26 |
083 |
10- Utah (UT) |
01,950,000 |
0.072,000 |
015,000 |
10 |
009 |
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Total |
69,180,000 |
2,450,000 |
570.000 |
189 |
278 |
Total (USA) |
267.190,000 |
9,605,000 |
1,962.000 |
943 |
1,241 |
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Tablt-10: Canada Muslims/Shia Muslims Population (1995 ) |
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1- Eastern Region (4 provinces) |
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province |
Population |
Muslim |
Shia Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
I-New Foundland (NF) |
650,000 |
38,000 |
8500 |
14 |
04 |
2- Nova Scotia (NS) |
980.000 |
47,000 |
9800 |
18 |
07 |
3- Prince Edward Island (PE) |
175.000 |
07,000 |
1700 |
05 |
04 |
4- New Brunswick (NB) |
810,000 |
39,000 |
7900 |
16 |
03 |
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Total |
2,615,000 |
131.000 |
27,900 |
53 |
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2- Central Region (2 provinces) |
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P rovince |
Population |
Muslim |
Shift Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
1- Quebec (PQ) |
07,200,000 |
305,000 |
81.800 |
116 |
35 |
2- Ontario (ON) |
10,285,000 |
325.000 |
71,100 |
133 |
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Total |
17,485,000 |
630,000 |
152.900 |
249 |
64 |
3- Western Region (4 provinces) |
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P rovince |
Population |
Muslim |
Shia Muslim |
MMC |
Mosques |
1- Manitoba(MB) |
1,200,000 |
062,000 |
12,400 |
16 |
07 |
2,- Saskatchewan (SK) |
1,150,000 |
065,000 |
11.600 |
18 |
07 |
3- Alberta (AB) |
2,750,000 |
105,000 |
2'1,700 |
31 |
11 |
4. British Colombia (Be) |
],480,000 |
118,000 |
26,500 |
42 |
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Total |
8,380,000 |
330.000 |
75.200 |
107 |
33 |
Total (Canada) |
28,680,000 |
1,111,000 |
256,000 |
409 |
115 |
Note. 1: It is noticeable that in USA, Alaska had the minimum l number of Shia population (2000) and communities (5) with average community members of 400. while California had the maximum number of Shia population (276,000) and communities (75) with average community members of3680.
Note. 2: It is noticeable that in Canada, Prince Edward Island had the minimum number of Shia population (1700) and communities (5) with average community members of340. while Quebec had the maximum number of Shia population (81,800) and communities (116) with average community members of 705.
d- Socio-Economic Status
Shia Muslims established their places of worship in private homes and rented halls, if they did not have a permanent Mosque or Mussalla. They, usually, held religious classes for their children on Saturdays and/or Sundays. They were normally active and hard working people. Many early Shia immigrants worked as bellboys, waiters, mechanics, janitors, factory workers, insurance agents and businessmen.
Shia who left Asia and Africa to live in the Americas and elsewhere after WW - II were spurred by economic changes and political upheavals in their homeland and attracted by opportunities for economic betterment in the west. By the end of the 20th century Shias are found, virtually, in every country in the western hemisphere. They come from many different nations (Mostly Middle eastern! Asian) and include speakers of many Arabic dialects and numerous Turkic and Indo-European languages. In the early 1960s Shias began to acquire remarkably high levels of scientific and technical education and to hold advanced positions in professions (lawyers, engineers, teachers, chartered accountants etc..), business (Bookstores, car dealers, restaurants, real state, advertisement, insurance and financial agents), industry (textile, furniture, carpet, food, fisheries, printing, office equipment and electrical/electronic appliances), medicine (physicians, opticians, dentists, surgeons, etc..), engineering (nuclear, mechanical, electrical, chemical etc..) and technology (auto mechanics, photography, welding, machining etc..).
Statistical analysis of several random samples of Shia Muslim members of different communities in different geographic locations in the US and Canada revealed a representative average of the present socio-economic levels of Shia communities in USA and Canada as the following classes:
1- Students (all levels) 13.50%
2- Businessmen, store keepers &self employed 32.25%
3 - Professionals, trained tradesmen & office employees 27.75%
4- Labor of all types(skilled/unskilled) 18.00%
5- Unemployed 05.50%
6- Refugees (without green cards/landed immigrant status) 03.00%
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