Poverty

Burmese (19%) and Hmong Americans (17%) were among the Asian origin groups with the highest poverty rates in 2022.

Of the 24 million Asians living in the United States, about 2.3 million live in poverty. This short film explores their diverse stories and experiences.

About one-in-ten Asian Americans live in poverty. Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore their stories and experiences.

About one-in-four Black households and one-in-seven Hispanic households had no wealth or were in debt in 2021, compared with about one-in-ten U.S. households overall.

The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.

Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.

Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.

Immigrants – particularly those from African nations – are a growing share of the U.S. Black population.

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, including 40% who strongly back the idea.