Immigrants from Middle Africa vs Puerto Rican Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 202,643,852 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Middle Africa and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.349 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,698,421 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.693 and weighted average of 23.7%, a difference of 69.6%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Middle Africa	Puerto Rican
Minimum	0.62%	2.1%
Maximum	27.1%	91.4%
Range	26.5%	89.3%
Mean	12.8%	27.4%
Median	13.6%	22.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	16.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.7%	36.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	19.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.9%	15.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.8%	15.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Middle Africa by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Middle Africa are Salvadoran (14.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Nicaraguan (13.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Ecuadorian (14.0%, a difference of 0.34%), Sudanese (14.0%, a difference of 0.41%), and Nepalese (14.0%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #242	Tragic 14.0%
Sudanese	0.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 14.0%
Nepalese	0.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 14.0%
Immigrants \| Sudan	0.3 /100 \| #245	Tragic 14.1%
Potawatomi	0.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 14.1%
Liberians	0.2 /100 \| #247	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (23.1%, a difference of 2.5%), Tohono O'odham (24.4%, a difference of 3.1%), Lumbee (21.9%, a difference of 8.0%), Pima (21.9%, a difference of 8.3%), and Immigrants from Yemen (21.5%, a difference of 10.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 20.7%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 20.8%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 20.8%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.5%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 21.9%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 21.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 23.1%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 23.7%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 24.4%