This is a listing of notable mosques in the United States (Arabic: Masjid, Spanish: Mezquita), including Islamic places of worship that do not qualify as traditional mosques, sorted in alphabetical order by state.
History of mosques in the United States
A mosque, called "masjid" in Arabic, is defined as any place where Muslims pray facing Mecca, not necessarily a building. By that meaning, there were mosques in the United States by 1731 or earlier. Job ben Solomon (1701–1773), an African-American Muslim kidnapped into slavery, was documented by his slave narrative memoir to have prayed in the forest of Kent Island, Maryland, where he was brought during 1731–33.
Some sources assert that what is likely the first American mosque building was a mosque in Biddeford, Maine that was founded in 1915 by Albanian Muslims. A Muslim cemetery still existed there in 1996.
However, the first purpose-built mosque building was most likely the Highland Park Mosque in Detroit, Michigan, which opened in 1921. The mosque was located near the famous Highland Park Ford Plant, which employed "hundreds of Arab American men". This mosque, which included Sunni, Shia and Ahmadi Muslims, was funded by Muhammad Karoub, a real estate developer.The mosque was sold to the city of Highland Park in 1926, who then sold it to a fraternal organization.
The earliest mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Community is the Al-Sadiq Mosque, a two story building purchased by Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, the original building was torn down and a purpose built mosque was constructed at the site in the 1990s. However, the first "purpose-built" mosque, the Mother Mosque of America, was built in 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In 1994, the Islamic Center of Yuba City, in California, was destroyed by a fire set in a hate-crime, the first mosque destroyed by a hate crime in U.S. history. It had just been completed at the cost of $1.8 million plus sweat equity of the Muslims of its rural community, including descendants of Pakistan who immigrated to the area 1902. Its story, including its rebuilding, is told in David Washburn's 2012 documentary An American Mosque.
Growth in the 21st century
It has been estimated that there were somewhat more than 100 mosques in the U.S. in 1970, but immigration of more than a million Muslims since then led to hundreds more being built. By 2000, there were 1,209 U.S. mosques, which rose to 2,106 in 2010, an increase of 74%. Also, the number of mosques in America has grown to 2,769 in 2020.A research on the growth and development of American mosques in 2020 Retrieved 8 March 2023
A 2011 study, The American Mosque 2011, sponsored by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, as well as the nation's largest Islamic civic and religious groups, including the Islamic Society of North America and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, found that the U.S. states with the most mosques were New York with 257, California with 246, and Texas with 166.
Since 2014, there has been a building boom for mosques.
Notable individual mosques
NameImage Location State Year GroupNotes Homewood Masjid Homewood Alabama 1996 Established in a former segregated high school for African American students. A dedicated mosque, community center, and private PK-12 Islamic school. Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska Anchorage Alaska 2010 Sunni First masjid and Islamic school in Alaska. Islamic Community Center of Phoenix Phoenix Arizona 1982 Sunni Islamic Center of Tucson Tucson Arizona 1991 Sunni Tucson Yousef Mosque Tucson Arizona Ahmadiyya Islamic Center of Little Rock Little Rock Arkansas 1996 First purpose built mosque in Little Rock. A new larger mosque, community center, and Islamic school are currently under construction northwest of the original mosque. Baitul Hameed Chino California 1989 Ahmadiyya Largest Ahmadiyya mosque in the western United States with a floor space of . Islamic Center of San Diego San Diego California 1989 Largest mosque in San Diego County, California. Islamic Center of San Francisco San Francisco California 1959 Oldest mosque in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second oldest mosque in California. King Fahad Mosque Culver City California 1998 Sunni Islamic Center of Orange County Garden Grove California 1976 Sunni Asserted to be one of the largest Muslim centers in the Western Hemisphere, with almost 7,000 worshipers. Islamic Center of Irvine Irvine California 2004 Sunni Islamic Center of Southern California Los Angeles California 1970s Non-denominational The congregation was founded in 1952. The current mosque dates to the late 1970s. One of the largest mosques in the United States. Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California Oakland California 1995 Non-denominational Occupies a former Masonic temple. Founded by Shia Iranians but is open to Muslims of any denomination. Masjid Annur Islamic Center Sacramento California 1982 Sunni Largest mosque in Greater Sacramento. The organization moved into a larger property in 1994. SALAM Islamic Center Sacramento California 2010 Established in a residential building and a pair of trailers in 1987. A dedicated mosque, community center, and Islamic school were constructed on the site between 2001 and 2010. Muslim Mosque Association Sacramento California 1947 Oldest mosque in the western United States. Established in a residential building in 1947. Features a minaret.Muslim community of Folsom (MCF)FolsomCalifornia2011Relatively new community of Muslims living in Folsom. Moved to the new location in April 2026, occupying a former office building. Masjid Ar-Ribat al-Islami San Diego California Sunni Islamic Center of Yuba City Yuba City California 1994 Completed in 1994 at cost of $1.8 million. It was then burnt by arson, in the first hate-crime destroying a mosque in the United States. The case received little attention at the time, but is subject of 2015 documentary An American Mosque produced by David Washburn. Women’s Mosque of America Los Angeles California 2015 Non-denominational First women-led Muslim house of worship. Offers monthly khutbas (sermons) to women and children (including boys 12 and under) of any Islamic denomination. Islamic Center of Greater Hartford Hartford and Berlin Connecticut Its president, Dr. M. Reza Mansoor is a Hartford Hospital cardiologist and "a long-time Trustee of the Hartford Seminary, the country's oldest center for the study of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations".this recent Fairfield Daily Voice article re speaker event Berlin, CT, new mosque is also part of IAGH.Search hits in Fairfield Citizen Mansoor was also founding president of the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut.Hartford Courant article on panel event including MansoorWTNH article quoting Mansoor in July 2015.February 2015 Hartford Courant article citing Mansoor Masjid An-Noor, Bridgeport, a.k.a. Bridgeport Islamic Society-Masjid An-Noor Bridgeport Connecticut Its building purchased in 1991 was formerly a bank.Salatomatic.com listing