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People group profile · PG050346

The Edo of the United States

The Edo of the United States, numbering about 100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the Edo State in southern Nigeria.

They are a diaspora people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bini.

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

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
100
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Guinean
Primary language
Bini (bin)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC ?
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Marginally Reached People Group
Region
Northern America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

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

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

Next steps for the Edo

  • 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

Bini · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Bini

Gospel resources in Bini

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

Films

Bibles

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

Pray for the Edo

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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Edo in other countries

The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
EdoNigeria2,380,000No Longer Unreached
EdoCanada1,300No Longer Unreached

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