how many muslims live in new york city

Direct answer: Estimates place the Muslim population in New York City at about 750,000 residents, with roughly 9% of the city’s population being Muslim. This makes New York City the largest Muslim population in the United States by city, and the NYC metropolitan area holds the largest Muslim population in the Americas. The broader metro area is often cited as around 1.5 million Muslims when including the surrounding suburbs. [sources vary slightly by year, but these figures are the commonly cited ranges as of the mid- to late-2010s and into the 2020s]