Arab vs Somali Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 480,161,401 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Arabs and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.571 and weighted average of 5.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,100,573 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.790 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 2.4%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Arabs are Immigrants from Zaire (5.6%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Moroccan (5.7%, a difference of 0.28%), and Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.37%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Chickasaw (5.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Africa (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (5.8%, a difference of 0.24%), and Fijian (5.8%, a difference of 0.27%).