Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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Mexicans comprise the largest ethnic group of Latinos, followed by Salvadorans and Guatemalans. The largest Asian people groups include Vietnamese, Filipino (Tagalog speakers) and Koreans, which are mostly concentrated in Koreatown and Historic Filipinotown, respectively. Chinese, Mandarin people also have large presence and can be found in Chinatown and throughout the Metro Area. Both Thaitown and Chinatown are home to many Thai and Cambodian people, while Japanese people live primarily in Little Toyko in downtown Los Angeles. Middle Eastern people groups include Persians in what is known as Tehrangeles and Armenians in Little Armenia.

Only a few miles from California’s Disneyland sits a string of Middle Eastern restaurants and shops backed by the Arab American community affectionately called, “Little Arabia.”

People Group Highlights

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Status	PG Name	Country Of Birth	IMB Affinity Group	Affinity Bloc	Primary Religion	Baseline Population Total
No Longer Unreached Engaged yet Unreached Unengaged and Unreached			American Peoples Central Asia Peoples Deaf Peoples East Asian Peoples European Peoples North African and Middle Eastern Peoples South Asian Peoples Southeast Asian Peoples Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Arab World Deaf East Asian Peoples Eurasian Peoples Horn of Africa Jews Latin-Caribbean Americans Malay Peoples North American Peoples Pacific Islanders Persian-Median South Asian Peoples Southeast Asian Peoples Sub-Saharan African Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples Turkic Peoples Unclassified	Buddhism Buddhism - Lamaism Buddhism - Mahayana Buddhism - Other / Marginal Buddhism - Theravada Christianity Christianity - Anglican Christianity - Coptic Christianity - Independent Christianity - Orthodox Christianity - Other / Marginal Christianity - Protestant Christianity - Roman Catholic Ethnic Religions Ethnic Religions - Chinese Universalism / Folk Ethnic Religions - Confucianism Ethnic Religions - Ethno-Religion Ethnic Religions - Judaism Ethnic Religions - Other / Marginal Ethnic Religions - Shintoism Hinduism Hinduism - Neo-Hinduism Hinduism - Other / Marginal Hinduism - Reformed Hinduism Hinduism - Saktism Hinduism - Shivaism Hinduism - Vaishnavaism Islam Islam - Other / Marginal Islam - Shia Islam - Sunni Non-Religious Non-Religious - Atheism Non-Religious - Secularism Other Religions Other Religions - Baha’i Other Religions - Jainism Other Religions - Other / Marginal Other Religions - Sikhism Other Religions - Spiritism Other Religions - Zoroastrianism Other Religions -Neo-Religion
	Belizean	Belize	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Other / Marginal	13,566
	Salvadoran	El Salvador	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	280,519
	Zapotec, Tlacolula Valley	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,025
	Zapotec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	3,000
	Nahuatl, Tenango	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	525
	Kanjobal, Eastern	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	5,000
	Zapotec, Yalalag	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	3,000
	Zapotec, Zoogocho-Yatzachi	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,500
	Zapotec, Cajonos	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	25
	Zapotec, Ixtlan	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	2,040
	Quiche	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	100
	Mixtec, Tlazoyaltepec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	100
	Argentine	Argentina	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	18,818
	Yucatec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	50,000
	Zapotec, Southern Rincon	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	20
	Chol	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	10
	Tzeltal	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	10
	Mexican	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,770,419
	Bolivian	Bolivia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	5,900
	Peruvian	Peru	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	34,323
	Panamanian	Panama	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	3,999
	Nicaraguan	Nicaragua	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	40,607
	Honduran	Honduras	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	34,747
	Guatemalan	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	181,875
	Ecuadorian	Ecuador	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	15,892

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Get Involved

To get started with mobilizing yourself or your church for the Los Angeles Metro mission field, initiatives and contact info follows ...

Disclaimer!!! The following links do not constitute an endorsement or support for the mission organization and/or entity.

"North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention" (NAMB)
Discover ways you can impact the USA and Canada.

Ethnic Links

Ethnic Changes and Enclaves in Los Angeles - an article with a map on the various ethnic enclaves in Los Angeles and a map showing the various locations of ethnic enclaves.

A Map depicting the Ethnic Diversity of Los Angeles (by Los Angeles Times) - a map using a diversity index to reveal the most diverse neighborhoods and communities in Los Angeles.

Ethnic Enclaves in Southern California - a map depicting the various ethnic enclaves in the metro area.

Purepecha Festival - A yearly festival highlighting the culture, food, and music of the indigenous Purepecha people of Mexico.