Although conflated with Arab identity, the grand Muslim American narrative is actually rooted in blackness. And today, Muslim America is a richly diverse population that ranks as the most racially diverse and fastest-growing faith group in the country. African American Muslims comprise 24 percent of the Muslim American population, followed by South Asian and Arab American Muslims, at 23 and 22 percent respectively. The Latinx American Muslim community is estimated to comprise 6 percent and tally a total of 200,000, and in line with broader national demographic projections is the fastest-growing subset of the Muslim American population.

XREF: Connects to broader American religious demographics and the common misconception that Muslim identity equals Arab identity, which the highlight directly corrects.

Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Unde…, loc. 85