African vs Immigrants from South America Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,652,941 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.088 and weighted average of 11.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,267,691 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.057 and weighted average of 9.5%, a difference of 24.5%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	African	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.78%	3.3%
Maximum	47.3%	18.4%
Range	46.5%	15.1%
Mean	16.4%	9.5%
Median	14.4%	9.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.2%	8.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.1%	10.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.0%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.2%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.1%	2.6%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Africans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Latin America (11.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Mexican (11.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Guatemalan (11.7%, a difference of 0.50%), Bahamian (11.7%, a difference of 0.54%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (11.7%, a difference of 0.80%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Choctaw	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 11.6%
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 11.7%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 11.7%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 11.7%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 11.7%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 11.7%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 11.7%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 11.8%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 11.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 11.8%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 11.9%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 11.9%
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 11.9%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 12.0%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 12.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Lebanon (9.4%, a difference of 0.20%), German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Portugal (9.4%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Spaniards	22.8 /100 \| #199	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	21.7 /100 \| #200	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Portugal	20.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	19.6 /100 \| #202	Poor 9.4%
German Russians	19.4 /100 \| #203	Poor 9.4%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.9 /100 \| #204	Poor 9.4%
Aleuts	18.0 /100 \| #205	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| South America	18.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 9.5%
Sierra Leoneans	15.6 /100 \| #207	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	15.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	14.0 /100 \| #209	Poor 9.5%
Alsatians	11.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 9.6%
Malaysians	10.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 9.6%
Immigrants \| Thailand	9.7 /100 \| #212	Tragic 9.7%
Osage	8.0 /100 \| #213	Tragic 9.7%