People group profile · PG050354
The Hausa of the United States
The Hausa of the United States, numbering about 5,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diaspora people in the United States descended from the Hausa of northern Nigeria and Niger, part of a wider West African ethnic group with a long history of trade, migration, and Islamic scholarship.
They are a diaspora people in the Hausa people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Hausa.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 5,400
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Hausa
- Primary language
- Hausa (hau)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hausa are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hausa
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
Primary language
Hausa · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Hausa
Gospel resources in Hausa
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hausa)
- Magdalena (Hausa)
- The Savior (Hausa)
Bibles
- 1979 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- Common Language Version (FCBH Audio) · video, audio
- Littafi Mai Tsarki · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hausa
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Hausa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103733) is reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hausa | Nigeria | 40,540,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Niger | 16,130,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Sudan | 1,055,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cote d’Ivoire | 483,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cameroon | 432,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ghana | 322,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Chad | 295,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ethiopia | 133,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Gabon | 45,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Benin | 44,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Central African Republic | 41,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Equatorial Guinea | 32,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Togo | 26,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Congo | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Algeria | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Burkina Faso | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Guinea | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Canada | 375 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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