"There are 2.75 million Muslims living in the United States, a majority of whom, 63 percent, are first-generation immigrants. — Pew Research Center.
But the numbers are controversial — because the U.S. census does not collect religious data, hard numbers are difficult to come by. In 2001, the
American Jewish Committee calculated America’s Muslim population at 1.86 million, while the
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) puts the number at 7 million. This wide range in part reflects how population size can be politicized to exaggerate or underplay a group’s influence and clout.
American Muslims are the most racially diverse group surveyed in the United States, according to the
Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.
Eighty-two percent say they are satisfied with the way things are going in their lives, although 55 percent say life for Muslims in the U.S. has become more difficult since 9/11.
Forty percent of Muslims say they have a college degree, making them the second most highly educated religious group surveyed after Jews (61 percent), compared with 29 percent of Americans overall who say they have a college degree, according to
Gallup [PDF]. That carries across gender lines, with Muslim females being the second-most educated religious group in the country, after Jewish females."
Source:
America and Muslims: By the Numbers | The Man Behind the Mosque | FRONTLINE | PBS
Study was done back in 2011, but point shows a stark contrast between the Muslim community in US and the Muslim community in Europe.