AAPI Poverty Profiles

According to the 2015 1-Year ACS, there are current 2.14 million AAPIs living in poverty. Access infographics and profiles on AAPI poverty in the United States.

Change in Poverty Population by Race/Ethnicity

 

 

Total Poor Population Living in High Housing Cost Regions

 

 

 

Top 50 States + D.C. for AAPI Poverty

Rank State AAPI Poverty Pop
1 California 647,479
2 New York 271,383
3 Texas 133,227
4 Illinois 76,737
5 Florida 68,116
6 Washington 65,561
7 Pennsylvania 65,383
8 Hawaii 64,588
9 New Jersey 59,591
10 Massachusetts 59,179
11 Michigan 42,606
12 Georgia 42,217
13 Virginia 41,938
14 Minnesota 41,464
15 North Carolina 33,131
16 Ohio 32,652
17 Arizona 29,408
18 Maryland 28,697
19 Oregon 26,097
20 Nevada 25,465
21 Colorado 25,427
22 Indiana 23,981
23 Wisconsin 22,648
24 Missouri 18,017
25 Utah 14,601
26 Iowa 13,960
27 Oklahoma 13,913
28 Louisiana 13,831
29 Kansas 13,042
30 South Carolina 11,373
31 Connecticut 10,951
32 Tennessee 10,821
33 Nebraska 9,660
34 Arkansas 8,656
35 Alabama 7,985
36 Kentucky 7,755
37 Alaska 7,103
38 Rhode Island 5,848
39 New Hampshire 3,574
40 Mississippi 3,499
41 New Mexico 3,047
42 District of Columbia 2,969
43 West Virginia 2,689
44 South Dakota 2,422
45 Idaho 2,334
46 Delaware 2,117
47 Montana 1,723
48 Vermont 1,654
49 Maine 1,567
50 North Dakota 1,348
51 Wyoming NA

Source: 2015 1-Year ACS