According to the United States Census Bureau, the various varieties of Chinese make up the third-most spoken language in the United States. It is almost completely spoken within Chinese American populations and by immigrants or the descendants of immigrants, especially in California. In 2002, over 2 million Americans speak some variety or dialect of Chinese, with Standard Chinese (Mandarin) becoming increasingly common due to new immigration from China and supplanting the previous widespread Cantonese and Taishanese.
According to the United States Census Bureau the various varieties of Chinese make up the third-most spoken language in the United States It is almost completely spoken within Chinese American populations and by immigrants or the descendants of immigrants especially in California In 2002 over 2 million Americans speak some variety or dialect of Chinese with Standard Chinese (Mandarin) becoming increasingly common due to new immigration from China and supplanting the previous widespread Cantonese and Taishanese