Pew Research CenterMay 22, 2019
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing major racial or ethnic group in the United States. More than 20 million Asians live in America.
Pew Research CenterApril 9, 2019
Many Americans say the country hasn’t gone far enough in giving black people equal rights with whites. Most believe slavery continues to impact black people’s status.
Social TrendsJuly 12, 2018
The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to 2016. Amid rising inequality overall, Asians displaced blacks as the most economically divided major U.S. racial or ethnic group.
Pew Research CenterJuly 12, 2018
Income inequality nearly doubled among Asians in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. Sizable income gaps persist across racial and ethnic groups, a new study finds.
Social TrendsJuly 12, 2018
The charts below show the distributions of white, black, Hispanic and Asian adults in the U.S. by their incomes in 1970 and 2016.
Pew Research CenterJanuary 9, 2018
Women in STEM jobs are more likely than their male counterparts to have experienced discrimination in the workplace and to believe that discrimination is a major reason there are not more women in STEM.
Pew Research CenterSeptember 14, 2017
The U.S. Asian population is diverse. A record 20 million Asian Americans trace their roots to more than 20 countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
ReligionSeptember 1, 2017
Nearly all Muslim Americans (97%) say they take pride in being a member of the Islamic faith. But their devotion to core religious beliefs and practices is only part of a religious identity.
Global Migration and DemographyAugust 3, 2017
Lawful immigrants account for three-quarters of the foreign-born population in the U.S. – 33.8 million people out of 44.7 million people in 2015.
Social TrendsJuly 27, 2017
There were nearly 40 million Americans with a disability in 2015, representing 12.6% of the civilian non-institutionalized population.