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People group profile · PG043531

The Bahamians of the United States

The Bahamians of the United States, numbering about 33,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an English-speaking Caribbean people native to The Bahamas, whose identity is rooted in a shared island history, predominantly African ancestry, and a cultural heritage shaped by African, British, and wider Atlantic influences.

They are a diaspora people in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bahamas Creole English.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Bahamians people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Bahamian

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
33,500
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Afro-American
Primary language
Bahamas Creole English (bah)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
20% or Greater but Less than 30%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
Northern America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Bahamians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Bahamians

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

Bahamas Creole English · Indo-European family

100% speak Bahamas Creole English

Gospel resources in Bahamas Creole English

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Bahamians

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

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Bahamians in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
BahamiansCanada3,900No Longer Unreached

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