People Groups

The face of North America is changing. From 1970 to 2005, the foreign born population in the United States rose from 4.7 percent to 12 percent.  By 2050, it is expected that half of the U.S. population will be of a different ethnicity than non-Hispanic white.   As of 2004, over half of the residents of the city of Toronto were foreign born.  Globalization and transnationalism have afforded North America a unique opportunity in history.  Just as Judea was a crossroads for the known world during the time of Jesus, North America has become a modern crossroads of peoples from around the globe.

The first step to reaching this growing population is to identify the nations living within our nation. At www.peoplegroups.info, users can search for people groups in their area. Public users can search census information on place of birth, language groups, and ancestry by city, county, or zip code. Registered users can access other functionalities of the site which include: an online discussion form, a request form sent to NAMB and IMB missionaries for information on language resources, and a toolbox for those wishing to begin research on people groups in their area. The world is here and we have an awesome responsibility to reach it for Christ. Visit the North American people group online database today at www.peoplegroups.info.

¹ US Census Bureau. 1970 Census. American Community Survey 2004.
² US Census Bureau projections
³ Statistics Canada. 2001 Census.

 

Antillean Creole
Arab, Moroccan
Armenian
Barbadians
Black Carib
British
Caribbean Javanese
Chatino
Crioulo, Upper Guinea
Croat
Ethiopian, Coptic
Han Chinese, Cantonese
Korean Chinese
Lebanese Muslim Sunni
Mam
Mazateco
Mexicans
Mixe
Somali
Southern Sudanese
Syrian, Muslim
Zapoteco