Samoan vs Kenyan Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,354,255 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.180 and weighted average of 4.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 167,574,201 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Kenyans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.577 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 2.1%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Immigrants from Kenya (4.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Puget Sound Salish (4.9%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (4.9%, a difference of 0.090%), Soviet Union (4.9%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Pakistan (4.9%, a difference of 0.17%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Kenyans are Immigrants from Philippines (4.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Celtic (4.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Taiwanese (4.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia (4.8%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Southern Europe (4.8%, a difference of 0.71%).