Immigrants from Lebanon vs Syrian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 217,129,888 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Lebanon and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.509 and weighted average of 12.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 266,206,750 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Syrians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.333 and weighted average of 12.0%, a difference of 6.4%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Lebanon	Syrian
Minimum	0.24%	0.89%
Maximum	33.6%	47.0%
Range	33.4%	46.1%
Mean	11.8%	10.6%
Median	10.2%	9.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	6.9%	4.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.7%	13.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.0%	8.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.9%	8.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Lebanon by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Lebanon are Spanish (12.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Kenya (12.8%, a difference of 0.20%), Iraqi (12.7%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Kuwait (12.7%, a difference of 0.32%), and Spaniard (12.8%, a difference of 0.35%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
Immigrants \| Kenya	17.5 /100 \| #199	Poor 12.8%
Spaniards	16.5 /100 \| #200	Poor 12.8%
Immigrants \| Uganda	16.5 /100 \| #201	Poor 12.8%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	15.6 /100 \| #202	Poor 12.8%
Hmong	15.0 /100 \| #203	Poor 12.8%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	14.1 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.9%

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Afghan (12.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (12.0%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Germany (12.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Malaysia (12.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Kazakhstan (12.0%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Jordan	82.4 /100 \| #138	Excellent 11.9%
Pakistanis	82.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 11.9%
Immigrants \| Peru	81.1 /100 \| #140	Excellent 11.9%
Immigrants \| France	80.5 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.9%
Basques	80.4 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.9%
Brazilians	79.7 /100 \| #143	Good 11.9%
Icelanders	77.9 /100 \| #144	Good 11.9%
Syrians	75.1 /100 \| #145	Good 12.0%
Afghans	74.9 /100 \| #146	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	73.7 /100 \| #147	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Germany	72.7 /100 \| #148	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	72.7 /100 \| #149	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	72.3 /100 \| #150	Good 12.0%
Samoans	71.9 /100 \| #151	Good 12.0%
Armenians	67.6 /100 \| #152	Good 12.1%