In 2019, there were about 291,000 Asian families living below the poverty level in the United States. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Number of Asian families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 2002 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
Asian only - with and without children under 18 years.
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US Census Bureau. (September 15, 2020). Number of Asian families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 2002 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205119/number-of-asian-families-in-the-us-who-live-below-the-poverty-level/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Asian families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 2002 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205119/number-of-asian-families-in-the-us-who-live-below-the-poverty-level/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Number of Asian families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 2002 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205119/number-of-asian-families-in-the-us-who-live-below-the-poverty-level/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Asian Families in The U.S. Who Live below The Poverty Level from 2002 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205119/number-of-asian-families-in-the-us-who-live-below-the-poverty-level/
US Census Bureau, Number of Asian families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 2002 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205119/number-of-asian-families-in-the-us-who-live-below-the-poverty-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of Asian families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 2002 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205119/number-of-asian-families-in-the-us-who-live-below-the-poverty-level/
