Immigrants from Laos vs Central American Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,466,628 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.242 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 504,069,914 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.354 and weighted average of 14.6%, a difference of 5.6%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Central American
Minimum	1.2%	1.8%
Maximum	30.2%	62.9%
Range	29.0%	61.2%
Mean	14.0%	17.4%
Median	13.7%	15.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.0%	13.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.8%	19.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	9.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	9.1%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (13.8%, a difference of 0.24%), Cuban (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Armenia (13.9%, a difference of 0.47%), Fijian (13.7%, a difference of 0.49%), and French American Indian (13.9%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Alaska Natives	2.1 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	1.7 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.5%
Osage	1.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.6%
Alaskan Athabascans	1.5 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.6%
Nigerians	1.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.6%
Fijians	0.8 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	0.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.8%
Cubans	0.6 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.5 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.9%
French American Indians	0.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.9%
Nicaraguans	0.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic 14.0%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #241	Tragic 14.0%

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Cuba (14.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Subsaharan African (14.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Iroquois (14.5%, a difference of 0.33%), Shoshone (14.7%, a difference of 0.58%), and Chickasaw (14.7%, a difference of 0.63%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.5%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.5%
Iroquois	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.5%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.5%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 14.6%
Central Americans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 14.6%
Shoshone	0.0 /100 \| #271	Tragic 14.7%
Chickasaw	0.0 /100 \| #272	Tragic 14.7%
Spanish Americans	0.0 /100 \| #273	Tragic 14.7%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 14.8%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 14.8%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 14.8%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 14.8%