This statistic shows the poverty rate among older adults by race and origin. In 2009, 15.8 percent of older adults with Asian origin were living in poverty.
Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009, by ethnicity
Being “In poverty” is defined as having family income less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). “Near poverty” is income between 100 and 199 percent of
the FPL.
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Urban Institute. (January 31, 2011). Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185970/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-ethnicity-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009, by ethnicity." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185970/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-ethnicity-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185970/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-ethnicity-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in The United States in 2009, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185970/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-ethnicity-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185970/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-ethnicity-in-the-usa/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009, by ethnicity [Graph], Urban Institute, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185970/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-ethnicity-in-the-usa/