Source: J.D. Payne, March 10, 2026
The US is the third largest country in the world in population. It is home to 357,000 churches. This country is also home to the third largest number of unreached people groups in the world.
A great deal of US church planting is not guided by these realities. We must ask questions related to gospel need.
- Where are the least-reached states, cities, and counties?
- How many evangelical churches exist per population?
- Where are the least-reached areas that include unreached people groups?
Read more and see also a post with links to current data on least-reached US areas, including an interactive map where you can pull up info about each state and certain counties and cities. Also note four dangers of research. I didn’t see anything about the distribution of unreached people in the US, but the author will be posting more in coming weeks.