According to a report by the U.S. World Journal, May marks "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month." The U.S. Census Bureau released the latest data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on the 1st (local time), showing that the total Asian population in the United States has reached 21.4 million, with Chinese Americans being the largest group at over 5.08 million. However, in terms of income, the median household income for Chinese Americans is approximately over $72,800, slightly lower than the median household income for all Asian Americans. Additionally, Asians remain the most highly educated ethnic group.
Chinese Americans participated actively in the 2016 election year. According to the latest Asian voter turnout data released by the Census Bureau, the Asian voter turnout rate was 49.9%, breaking the historical high of 47.9% set in the 2012 election.
The Census Bureau pointed out that as of the latest 2016 data, the Asian American population has reached 21,419,159. California continues to lead with an Asian population of over 6.61 million, followed by New York State with over 1.91 million and Texas with over 1.53 million. By ethnic group, Chinese Americans remain the largest at 5,081,682, followed by Indian Americans and Filipino Americans with over 4.12 million and 3.91 million respectively.
In terms of median household income, the median income for Asian households continues to lead other ethnic groups at $79,653, followed by white households at $61,349. However, there is a significant disparity in median income among different ethnic groups within the Asian community.
Asians remain the most highly educated ethnic group in the United States, with 53.2% of Asians aged 25 and older holding a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the national average of 31.2%. At the same time, Asians are mostly concentrated in educational services, healthcare and social assistance, as well as professional, scientific, management, and administrative industries, accounting for over 39%. Among them, Chinese Americans have a higher proportion working in educational services, healthcare and social assistance, while Indian Americans have a higher proportion in professional, scientific, management, and administrative industries. Additionally, only 11.5% of Asians work in government.
Furthermore, the poverty rate for Asians is 11.8%, a decrease of 0.2% from the previous year.
