Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Sri Lankan Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,115,485 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.140 and weighted average of 9.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,246,520 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.362 and weighted average of 8.5%, a difference of 11.0%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.92%	2.3%
Maximum	22.0%	45.5%
Range	21.1%	43.2%
Mean	8.5%	10.8%
Median	8.4%	8.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.0%	7.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.2%	11.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.1%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.8%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.7%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Spaniard (9.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Portugal (9.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.40%), Iraqi (9.3%, a difference of 0.44%), and German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Western Asia	28.2 /100 \| #193	Fair 9.3%
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%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Chilean (8.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Malaysia (8.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Brazil (8.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (8.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Argentina (8.4%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Icelanders	90.3 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Hungary	89.9 /100 \| #127	Excellent 8.4%
Argentineans	89.6 /100 \| #128	Excellent 8.4%
Portuguese	89.2 /100 \| #129	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	88.6 /100 \| #130	Excellent 8.4%
Puget Sound Salish	88.6 /100 \| #131	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Argentina	88.2 /100 \| #132	Excellent 8.4%
Sri Lankans	86.6 /100 \| #133	Excellent 8.5%
Chileans	86.6 /100 \| #134	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	86.5 /100 \| #135	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Brazil	86.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	86.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent 8.5%
Armenians	84.6 /100 \| #138	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	84.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	84.1 /100 \| #140	Excellent 8.5%