Somali vs African Single Female Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,025,014 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among single females in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.594 and weighted average of 25.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,525,497 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among single females in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.201 and weighted average of 24.8%, a difference of 1.9%.

In terms of single female poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Immigrants from Congo (25.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (25.3%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Mexico (25.3%, a difference of 0.38%), Shoshone (25.1%, a difference of 0.40%), and Honduran (25.1%, a difference of 0.48%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Central America (24.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Hispanic or Latino (24.6%, a difference of 0.48%), Yaqui (24.9%, a difference of 0.48%), French American Indian (24.6%, a difference of 0.83%), and American (24.5%, a difference of 0.98%).