• PEOPLE NAME: YUCATEC OF UNITED STATES

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Maya, Yucatec - (yua)

Alternate Name(s): Mayan

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: United States

Also found in: Belize; Mexico

Population: 201,000

Global Population: 1,341,700


PEID: 47279

ROP: 111105

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Yucatec of United States, numbering 201,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,341,700 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Maya, Yucatec. The primary religion practiced by the Yucatec is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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