In 2023, 6.4 percent of Asian families in the United States were living below the poverty level. The poverty rate of Asian families in the U.S. peaked in 2003, when 10.2 percent of Asian families were living below the poverty level. 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.
Percentage of Asian families who live below the poverty level in the United States from 2002 to 2023
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 alone - with and without children under 18 years.
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.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Percentage of Asian families who live below the poverty level in the United States from 2002 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205121/percentage-of-poor-asian-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Asian families who live below the poverty level in the United States from 2002 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205121/percentage-of-poor-asian-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Percentage of Asian families who live below the poverty level in the United States from 2002 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205121/percentage-of-poor-asian-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Asian Families Who Live below The Poverty Level in The United States from 2002 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205121/percentage-of-poor-asian-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of Asian families who live below the poverty level in the United States from 2002 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205121/percentage-of-poor-asian-families-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of Asian families who live below the poverty level in the United States from 2002 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205121/percentage-of-poor-asian-families-in-the-us/
