Immigrants from Zaire vs Nigerian Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 106,970,215 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.384 and weighted average of 5.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 330,785,707 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.180 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 2.8%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.24%), Sudanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.38%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Immigrants from Micronesia (5.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Thailand (5.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Syria (5.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Liberia (5.5%, a difference of 0.25%), and Iroquois (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%).