Islam 2nd Largest Religion in 20 US States

New data released from the US census authority has found that Islam is the second largest religion in twenty American states after Christianity that appeared as the dominant faith across the country.

The new data was released by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, which conducts a US Religion Census every 10 years.

According to the Washington Post, Islam came as the largest non-Christian faith in 20 states, mostly in the Midwest and South.

The growth of Muslim population was attributed to immigration, especially among Somali, Iraqi, Afghani and Bosnian refugees, and to an increase in births and Muslim conversions.