Today, I want to share data on Asian and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mothers. The data come from the 2022 Annual Social and Economic Supplement and do not allow for the disaggregation of Asians or Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders by ethnicity. A person is considered a mother if they identified as female and their own child is present in the household. A single mother is defined as a mother with a child under the age of 18 and with no spouse present in the household.
In 2022, there were approximately 2.55 million Asian mothers and just under 130,000. (See Table 1). Nine percent of Asian mothers were single mothers, and 1% of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mothers were single mothers. (See Table 2).
Table 1. Marital Status of Asian and Hawaiin/Pacific Islander Mothers (Count 10,000)
Table 2. Marital Status of Asian and Hawaiin/Pacific Islander Mothers (Percent) 
The median age of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander single mothers is lower than other Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mothers, and the median age of their children is lower. The median age of Asian single mothers is the same as that of other Asian mothers, but the median age of their children is older. (See Table 3).
Table 3. Household Characteristics of Asian and Hawaiin/Pacific Islander Mothers
Single mothers have a lower level of education. Less than 4% of Asian single mothers have a bachelor’s degree or higher compared to nearly 60% of other Asian mothers. The education gap is smaller for Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mothers, .3% of single mothers have a bachelor’s degree or higher compared to 1.3% of other Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mothers. (See Table 4).
Table 4. Educational Attainment of Asian and Hawaiin/Pacific Islander Mothers
For the last year, we have researched single low-income mothers. Later this month, we will host two webinars to share our findings with these women and their allies and to identify inaccuracies and blindspots in the data. Information about the webinar is available here.
In my next WISER Wednesday, I will share information about the poverty status of Asian and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mothers.
