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The State of the Asian American Middle Class
Asian immigrants were less likely than the U.S. born to be in the upper-income tier in 2022
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- The State of the Asian American Middle Class
- Share of Asian Americans in the U.S. middle class has not changed since 2010, but upper-income share is higher
- Incomes of Asian households in the U.S. upper-income tier increased the most from 2009 to 2022
- The share of the total income of Asian households held by upper-income households has increased since 2009
- Asian Americans were more likely than Americans overall to live in upper-income households in 2022
- Shares of Asian Americans in the U.S. middle class or other income tiers varied greatly across origin groups
- Asian Americans 65 and older were more likely to live in lower-income households in 2022 than other ages
- Asian immigrants were less likely than the U.S. born to be in the upper-income tier in 2022
- Among unemployed Asian Americans and those who did not graduate from high school, 4 in 10 or more were in the lower-income tier in 2022
- About half of Asian workers in technology and management were in the upper-income tier in 2022
- Asian workers in the information, financial and professional services sectors were more likely to be upper income in 2022
- 10 metropolitan areas with the largest shares of Asian Americans in the upper-income tier, 2018-22
- 10 metropolitan areas with the largest shares of Asian Americans in the lower-income tier, 2018-22
- Married Asian Americans or veterans were less likely to live in lower-income households in 2022
- Among unemployed Asian Americans and those who did not graduate from high school, 4 in 10 or more were in the lower-income tier in 2022
- Asian workers in the information, financial and professional services sectors were more likely to be upper income in 2022