Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Vietnamese Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,257,913 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.198 and weighted average of 12.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,677,568 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Vietnamese and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.403 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 19.7%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Vietnamese
Minimum	2.8%	1.0%
Maximum	26.0%	37.7%
Range	23.2%	36.7%
Mean	10.5%	13.6%
Median	10.0%	12.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.8%	10.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.1%	15.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.3%	5.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.5%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.5%	7.0%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from South America (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Sierra Leonean (12.6%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	42.1 /100 \| #181	Average 12.4%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	41.7 /100 \| #182	Average 12.4%
Immigrants \| Iraq	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 12.4%
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%

Demographics Similar to Vietnamese by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Vietnamese are West Indian (15.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Haiti (15.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.0%, a difference of 0.26%), Comanche (15.0%, a difference of 0.28%), and Inupiat (15.1%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Belizeans	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 14.8%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 14.9%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 14.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 14.9%
Comanche	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 15.0%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 15.0%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 15.0%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 15.1%
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 15.1%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.1%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 15.1%