Minority nationalities such as the Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Tatar, Tajik, Uzbek, Kirgiz, Dongxiang, Salar and Bonan believe in Islam, a total of 17 million people.

• 回、维吾尔、哈萨克、塔塔尔、塔吉克、乌孜别克、柯尔克孜、东乡、撒位、保安等少数民族信奉伊斯兰教，总人口达1700多万人。