Immigrants from Dominican Republic vs Sierra Leonean Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,963,849 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.426 and weighted average of 17.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,348,964 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 41.8%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Dominican Republic	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	3.0%	1.3%
Maximum	36.4%	27.9%
Range	33.4%	26.7%
Mean	20.2%	10.7%
Median	19.8%	10.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	15.8%	6.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	23.5%	12.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.7%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.5%	5.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Dominican (17.6%, a difference of 0.92%), Native/Alaskan (18.1%, a difference of 1.4%), Black/African American (17.3%, a difference of 3.2%), Houma (18.4%, a difference of 3.5%), and Apache (18.4%, a difference of 3.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 16.7%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 16.7%
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 16.7%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 16.8%
Ute	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 16.9%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 17.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 17.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 17.8%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 18.1%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 18.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 18.4%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 18.9%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 19.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 19.8%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 20.2%

Demographics Similar to Sierra Leoneans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Immigrants from South America (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Kenyans	38.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 12.5%
Israelis	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.3 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.5%
Hawaiians	34.1 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	33.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.5%
Aleuts	33.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| South America	32.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.5%
Sierra Leoneans	31.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.6%
South American Indians	23.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.7%
Delaware	21.4 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.7%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%
Spanish	18.7 /100 \| #198	Poor 12.8%