The Han Chinese (Mandarin) of United States

The Han Chinese (Mandarin) of United States, numbering approximately 2,345,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group whose native languages belong to the Mandarin branch of Chinese, rooted in northern China and forming the largest linguistic community within the broader Han population. They mostly adhere to Atheism and Mandarin Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Mandarin Chinese (cmn)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 2,345,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043261

Pray for the Han Chinese (Mandarin) 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.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

10%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mandarin Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Mandarin Speakers

Media Resources in Mandarin Chinese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

Bible Resources in Mandarin Chinese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Revised Chinese Union Bible Shen Edition✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Tianjing (Huizuban Shengjing)✓✓✓

4 entries

Or check out the Mandarin Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Mandarin) 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 (Mandarin):
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 (Mandarin) of United States

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Han Chinese, Mandarin Across Countries (ROP3 - 103686) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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88 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)China901,450,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAgnosticism
Han ChineseHan ChineseThailand5,790,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Taiwan4,640,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)United States2,345,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Vietnam1,630,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Canada1,060,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Malaysia1,030,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseJapan733,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustralia670,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMyanmar652,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCambodia523,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Singapore468,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSouth Africa374,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBrazil280,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseUnited Arab Emirates254,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNew Zealand215,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNorth Korea185,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAgnosticism
Han ChineseHan ChineseFrance172,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSpain170,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Hong Kong163,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseIndia127,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSaudi Arabia113,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTanzania107,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseItaly100,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSouth Korea95,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTajikistan90,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMadagascar79,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseEgypt66,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseRussian Federation62,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChinesePakistan60,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAlgeria56,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseArgentina53,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseGermany51,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTurkiye44,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseCuba40,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseZambia39,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChinesePapua New Guinea31,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNetherlands30,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseGreece28,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Venezuela26,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMexico26,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChinesePortugal26,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNepal23,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Belgium21,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMozambique21,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Peru17,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Mauritius15,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseHungary15,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseParaguay15,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNicaragua15,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustria14,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNorthern Mariana Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAncestor Worship
Han ChineseHan ChineseChile13,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseDenmark13,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseSecularism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBelize13,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCosta Rica12,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseColombia11,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSwitzerland11,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCzech Republic10,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Ecuador10,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseKenya8,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBolivia7,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseKazakhstan6,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseFiji6,300No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseLesotho5,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSolomon Islands5,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBangladesh3,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAngola3,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseGuam3,100No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseUnaffiliated
Han ChineseHan ChineseBotswana3,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseRomania2,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSri Lanka2,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseChristmas Island1,700No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Zimbabwe1,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseUzbekistan1,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNauru1,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseKyrgyzstan800No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseVanuatu700No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseUnaffiliated
Han ChineseHan ChineseMicronesia600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSeychelles550No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMartinique550No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBahamas325No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNew Caledonia300No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseRoman Catholicism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSaint Lucia175No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBarbados150No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseDominica150No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseKiribati125No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTuvalu50No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism

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