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U.S. Hmong population living in poverty, 2019


% living in poverty
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Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2017-2019 American Community Survey (IPUMS).

Note: Poverty status is determined for individuals in housing units and noninstitutional group quarters. It is unavailable for children younger than 15 who are not related to the householder, people living in institutional group quarters and people living in college dormitories or military barracks. Due to the way in which the IPUMS assigns poverty values, these data will differ from those provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Due to data limitations, figures for Hmong based on single-race population only, regardless of Hispanic origin. Figures for all Asians based on mixed-race and mixed-group populations, regardless of Hispanic origin. See methodology for more detail.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER


% living in poverty

GroupAll AmericansAll AsiansAll Hmong
All13%10%17%
U.S. born13%9%17%
Foreign born14%11%15%

Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2017-2019 American Community Survey (IPUMS).

Note: Poverty status is determined for individuals in housing units and noninstitutional group quarters. It is unavailable for children younger than 15 who are not related to the householder, people living in institutional group quarters and people living in college dormitories or military barracks. Due to the way in which the IPUMS assigns poverty values, these data will differ from those provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Due to data limitations, figures for Hmong based on single-race population only, regardless of Hispanic origin. Figures for all Asians based on mixed-race and mixed-group populations, regardless of Hispanic origin. See methodology for more detail.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER


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