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People group profile · PG050453

The Chinese Americans of the United States

The Chinese Americans of the United States, numbering about 1,750,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of American-born Chinese who are descendants of immigrants from China who began arriving in significant numbers during the mid-19th century.

They are a diaspora people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism, and they primarily speak English.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Chinese Americans people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Chinese American

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
1,750,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Chinese
Primary language
English (eng)
Primary religion
Atheism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Marginally Reached People Group
Also known as
American-born Chinese, English-speaking Chinese
Region
Northern America, Americas
Location
widespread

Where they live

Gospel status

The Chinese Americans are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting

Next steps for the Chinese Americans

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Atheism · Unaffiliated

52% adherents

Primary language

English

100% speak English

Gospel resources in English

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Chinese Americans

  1. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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