63% of Arab Americans are Christian.

63% of Arab Americans are Christian.

Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World.Americans descended from immigrants of the Arab world via other countries are also included.


While the majority of the population of the Arab World is composed of people of the Muslim faith, most Arab Americans, in contrast, are Christian.


According to the Arab American Institute, the breakdown of religious affiliation among Arab Americans is as follows:


•63% Christian: -35% Catholic -18% Orthodox (Eastern Orthodox or Oriental Orthodox) -10% Protestant


•24% Muslim


•13 % Other; Jewish, No Affiliation


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