Nigerian vs Immigrants from South America Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 332,501,950 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.055 and weighted average of 13.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,968,788 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.245 and weighted average of 12.5%, a difference of 8.4%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Nigerian	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.27%	3.8%
Maximum	35.0%	21.3%
Range	34.7%	17.5%
Mean	13.0%	12.0%
Median	12.6%	12.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.1%	10.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.2%	13.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.1%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.2%	3.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.1%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Nigerians by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Alaskan Athabascan (13.6%, a difference of 0.17%), Osage (13.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Nigeria (13.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Alaska Native (13.5%, a difference of 0.92%), and Marshallese (13.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Eritrea	2.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 13.4%
German Russians	2.2 /100 \| #225	Tragic 13.4%
Marshallese	2.2 /100 \| #226	Tragic 13.4%
Alaska Natives	2.1 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	1.7 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.5%
Osage	1.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.6%
Alaskan Athabascans	1.5 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.6%
Nigerians	1.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.6%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Sierra Leonean (12.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%