Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Nicaraguan Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,642,850 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.066 and weighted average of 12.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 285,615,173 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Nicaraguans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.280 and weighted average of 13.9%, a difference of 11.7%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Nicaraguan
Minimum	1.3%	4.2%
Maximum	27.8%	36.5%
Range	26.5%	32.4%
Mean	11.3%	14.7%
Median	10.6%	13.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.4%	11.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.2%	17.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	5.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.0%	6.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.0%	6.5%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Israeli (12.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Kenyan (12.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.32%), and Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Morocco	44.0 /100 \| #179	Average 12.4%
Mongolians	43.6 /100 \| #180	Average 12.4%
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%

Demographics Similar to Nicaraguans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Nicaraguans are Immigrants from Middle Africa (14.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Salvadoran (14.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Ghanaian (13.9%, a difference of 0.35%), Ecuadorian (14.0%, a difference of 0.46%), and French American Indian (13.9%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Fijians	0.8 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	0.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.8%
Cubans	0.6 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.5 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.9%
French American Indians	0.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.9%
Nicaraguans	0.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic 14.0%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #241	Tragic 14.0%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #242	Tragic 14.0%
Sudanese	0.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 14.0%
Nepalese	0.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 14.0%
Immigrants \| Sudan	0.3 /100 \| #245	Tragic 14.1%
Potawatomi	0.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 14.1%