Immigrants from Nicaragua vs Puerto Rican Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,320,114 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.326 and weighted average of 14.3%. 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 65.0%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nicaragua	Puerto Rican
Minimum	0.098%	2.1%
Maximum	43.8%	91.4%
Range	43.7%	89.3%
Mean	14.9%	27.4%
Median	13.6%	22.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.2%	16.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.3%	36.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	19.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.1%	15.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.0%	15.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Cape Verdean (14.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Cherokee (14.4%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Liberia (14.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Ottawa (14.3%, a difference of 0.27%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.3%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Spanish American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.2 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.1 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.3%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.3%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.4%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.4%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.5%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.5%

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%