Income & Poverty

New York State
2021

$83,822

Median Household Income of Asian American Population, New York State

$74,937 Median Household Income of Total Population, New York State

2021

$52,650

Median Personal Income of Civilian Employed Population over 25 Years Old, New York State

$54,675 Median Personal Income of Civilian Employed Population over 25 Years Old, New York State

2021

14.0%

Poverty Rate of Asian American Population, New York State

13.5% Poverty Rate of Total Population, New York State

2021

17.5%

Near Poverty Rate of Asian American Population, New York State

15.0% Near Poverty Rate of Total Population, New York State

2021

39.5%

SNAP Enrollment Rate of Eligible Asian American Households, New York State

51.4% SNAP Enrollment Rate of Eligible Total Households, New York State

Income and Earnings

Median Household Income, New York State

201020152021
Asian$59,885$63,673$83,822
Bangladeshi$39,608$39,051$59,973
BurmeseNA$36,379$52,584
Chinese$50,620$53,203$70,035
Filipino$85,509$89,870$108,450
Indian$74,562$84,352$111,742
Japanese$65,900$72,422$92,736
Korean$53,660$59,239$83,795
NepaleseNA$49,663$83,208
Pakistani$53,512$53,650$79,365
Sri Lankan$61,552$52,787$82,968
TaiwaneseNA$74,960$105,707
Thai$47,175$70,671$51,760
Vietnamese$47,389$65,536$77,810

Median Personal Income, New York State

Civilian Employed Population 25 Year Old and Over with Positive Earnings

201020152021
Asian$39,943$41,254$52,650
Bangladeshi$24,361$26,081$33,753
BurmeseNA$24,035$30,973
Chinese$32,947$35,336$46,343
Filipino$49,409$52,620$63,167
Indian$45,682$50,477$64,078
Japanese$54,447$56,116$71,816
Korean$40,547$45,443$63,399
NepaleseNA$25,528$34,163
Pakistani$36,972$34,512$46,257
Sri Lankan$36,952$31,772$51,922
TaiwaneseNA$52,821$77,133
Thai$41,306$45,063$40,605
Vietnamese$32,966$34,850$44,821

Poverty

Poverty, New York State

In Poverty RateNear Poverty Rate
201020152021201020152021
Asian15.9%17.7%14.0%18.6%19.3%17.5%
Bangladeshi31.2%28.1%19.8%27.7%31.9%29.5%
BurmeseNA45.9%24.0%NA17.8%37.0%
Chinese18.4%20.6%17.1%22.0%22.8%20.4%
Filipino5.9%8.0%7.1%8.7%9.7%10.2%
Indian13.6%13.1%10.2%16.7%15.8%12.8%
Japanese11.8%11.6%10.2%9.4%8.5%8.5%
Korean15.8%17.4%11.4%16.4%15.0%14.4%
NepaleseNA23.8%12.4%NA26.0%24.8%
Pakistani19.5%26.1%18.7%30.1%26.9%21.8%
Sri Lankan17.8%14.2%10.5%15.6%30.6%14.5%
TaiwaneseNA14.5%10.9%NA7.1%9.1%
Thai20.4%20.1%20.7%16.0%11.0%22.1%
Vietnamese20.2%17.2%9.5%18.4%23.8%21.3%

SNAP Enrollment

SNAP Enrollment, New York State

Percentage of Households Led by Citizen and Living in Poverty being Enrolled in SNAP

201020152021
Asian43.4%38.2%39.5%
Bangladeshi29.8%38.7%46.8%
BurmeseNA31.7%60.5%
Chinese47.5%43.3%44.4%
Filipino27.6%23.1%15.7%
Indian42.5%29.9%33.4%
Japanese15.4%17.4%22.6%
Korean43.0%30.1%34.6%
NepaleseNA35.8%1.6%
Pakistani20.1%36.1%36.9%
Sri LankanN/A19.4%9.3%
TaiwaneseN/A17.4%14.8%
Thai42.9%NA49.8%
Vietnamese46.9%44.8%31.2%