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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Wu) of United States

The Han Chinese (Wu) of United States, numbering approximately 8,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group of eastern China's Yangtze delta who speak Wu languages and share a regional heritage rooted in the historic Wu-Yue culture of Shanghai, Zhejiang, and southern Jiangsu. They mostly adhere to Atheism and Wu Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Shanghainese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Wu Chinese (wuu)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 8,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047187
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Wu) of United States

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

44%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wu Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Wu Speakers

Media Resources in Wu Chinese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Wu Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Wu Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Wu) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Wu):
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Wu) of United States

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Han Chinese, Wu Across Countries (ROP3 - 102143) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG047187Han Chinese (Wu)United States8,400No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Wu)PG047430Han Chinese (Wu)Canada9,200No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG050606Han Chinese (Wu)Hong Kong56,500No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG006806Han Chinese (Wu)China92,530,000No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseChinese Folk Religion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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