Irish vs Immigrants from Portugal Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 574,608,080 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.639 and weighted average of 7.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,489,914 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.328 and weighted average of 9.4%, a difference of 19.3%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	1.7%	1.6%
Maximum	100.0%	21.9%
Range	98.3%	20.4%
Mean	16.9%	9.4%
Median	7.9%	8.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.2%	6.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.5%	12.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.2%	6.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.6%	5.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.5%	4.9%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Irish by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are English (7.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Poland (7.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Europe (7.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from North America (7.9%, a difference of 0.15%), and Slovak (7.9%, a difference of 0.20%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| China	98.1 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 7.8%
Immigrants \| Croatia	98.1 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 7.8%
Immigrants \| Latvia	98.0 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 7.9%
Ukrainians	98.0 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 7.9%
Immigrants \| North America	97.9 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 7.9%
Immigrants \| Europe	97.8 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 7.9%
English	97.8 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 7.9%
Irish	97.8 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 7.9%
Immigrants \| Poland	97.8 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 7.9%
Slovaks	97.7 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 7.9%
British	97.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 7.9%
Immigrants \| Asia	97.4 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 7.9%
Scottish	97.3 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 7.9%
Belgians	97.3 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 8.0%
Serbians	97.2 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 8.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.17%), German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (9.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Lebanon (9.4%, a difference of 0.31%), and Spaniard (9.4%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
South Americans	28.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 9.3%
Venezuelans	27.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	26.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Colombia	24.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 9.3%
Iraqis	24.2 /100 \| #198	Fair 9.3%
Spaniards	22.8 /100 \| #199	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	21.7 /100 \| #200	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Portugal	20.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	19.6 /100 \| #202	Poor 9.4%
German Russians	19.4 /100 \| #203	Poor 9.4%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.9 /100 \| #204	Poor 9.4%
Aleuts	18.0 /100 \| #205	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| South America	18.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 9.5%
Sierra Leoneans	15.6 /100 \| #207	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	15.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 9.5%