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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reputable sources hedge their bets because the number simply isn't known.  Here is a note by the US Embassy in iraq:

"The size of the Muslim-American population has proved difficult to measure because the U.S. Census does not track religious affiliation. Estimates vary widely from 2 million to 7 million."

http://iraq.usembassy.gov/resources/information/current/american/statistical.html

There appears to be a better handle on the number of Islamic centers--perhaps because they register with the IRS?

"A 2010 Pew report on mosque-building controversies shows that the number of mosques in the United States has increased from 1,209 to 1,825 in the decade since the 2001 report."

http://www.cfr.org/united-states/muslims-united-states/p25927

Let us suppose there are now 2,000 mosques in the US with an average of 1500 members each.  I know some of these, like some churches, are tiny, so 1,500 may be generous.  That would get you to 3 million.  But many Muslims in the US aren't particularly religious and may not bother with membership.  So maybe 4 million?[/quote]

If they aren't religious then they are culturally Muslim but I wonder if they're included in the denominator of percentages like Pew's numbers. I don't have an answer.[/quote]

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