Indian-Americans have a poverty rate of 6%, which is the lowest among all other Asian groups living in the US.
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Over 2.3 million people with Asian roots living in the US were living in poverty in 2022, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The analysis of data from the US Census Bureau shows that one out of every ten Asian American lives in poverty.
Indian-Americans have a poverty rate of 6%, which is the lowest among all other Asian groups living in the US. The Pew Research study also shows that one out of every three Asian Americans aged 25 and older living in poverty has a bachelor’s degree.
In comparison, only 14% of non-Asians in poverty have the same level of education. Around 1 million Asians living below the poverty line are in 10 big cities in the US.
Surprisingly, over half a million of them are in just three cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Each of these cities has over 100,000 Asians living in poverty. Together, they make up 26% of all Asian Americans living in poverty.
In Fresno, California, 19% of Asian Americans live in poverty. In Buffalo, New York, it’s 18%, and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it’s 15%. Even though these places have high poverty rates among Asian Americans, most Asian Americans in poverty live in areas with more Asian people than these cities.
Interestingly, Asian Americans aged 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree are less likely to live in poverty (5%) compared to those with lower levels of education (13%).
The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.
