Asians Top Incomes In US

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Washington, Aug 6: Asians earn the fattest incomes and are the most qualified and employed among the foreign-born population in the United States, according to the latest US census bureau report.

The report, released on August 5, said Asians make up a quarter of the 33.5 million foreign-born, who in turn make up 11.7 per cent of the total 288.4 million population in the world’s most developed economy.

“The Asian population is doing well in terms of socio-economic characteristics in the US,” Kevin Deardorff, the chief immigration statistics staff at the population division of the census bureau, said at a press conference.

In presenting “The Foreign-born Population In The United States: 2003” report, he said Asians had “a tendency to have higher incomes levels and higher educational attainment.

The report, based on data from the so-called “2003 Current Population Survey,” showed that 87.4 per cent of Asians in the US had a “high school or more” qualification, compared with 84.9 per cent among those from Europe and 49.1 per cent from Latin America.

The report also showed that the proportion of foreign-born workers in management and professional occupations was the highest among those from Asia — 47 per cent — compared with 41.3 per cent from Europe and 12.7 per cent from Latin America.