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data essayAug 6, 2024

Asian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot

Here’s how Asian Americans describe their own identities, their views of the U.S. and their ancestral homelands, their political and religious affiliations, and more.
reportMay 31, 2024

The State of the Asian American Middle Class

The share of Asian Americans in the U.S. middle class has held steady since 2010, while the share in the upper-income tier has grown.
reportMay 2, 2024

Asian Americans, Charitable Giving and Remittances

Overall, 64% of Asian American adults say they gave to a U.S. charitable organization in the 12 months before the survey. One-in-five say they gave to a charity in their Asian ancestral homeland during that time. And 27% say they sent money to someone living there.
short readsJan 21, 2025

119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.
reportOct 11, 2023

Religion Among Asian Americans

A rising share of Asian Americans say they have no religion (32%), but many consider themselves close to one or more religious traditions for reasons such as family or culture. Christianity is still the largest faith group among Asian Americans (34%).
data essayMar 27, 2024

The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

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.
short readsMar 27, 2024

Key facts about Asian Americans living in poverty

Burmese (19%) and Hmong Americans (17%) were among the Asian origin groups with the highest poverty rates in 2022.
videoMar 27, 2024

1 in 10: Redefining the Asian American Dream (Short Film)

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.
reportNov 30, 2023

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a “model minority.”
short readsJan 10, 2024

Key facts about Asian American eligible voters in 2024

Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades and since 2020.