Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Hong Kong Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,246,520 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.362 and weighted average of 8.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,546,628 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Hong Kong and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.274 and weighted average of 7.3%, a difference of 16.6%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Hong Kong
Minimum	2.3%	0.35%
Maximum	45.5%	13.9%
Range	43.2%	13.5%
Mean	10.8%	6.2%
Median	8.6%	6.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.0%	4.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.9%	7.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.8%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	2.5%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Chilean (8.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Malaysia (8.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Brazil (8.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (8.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Argentina (8.4%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Icelanders	90.3 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Hungary	89.9 /100 \| #127	Excellent 8.4%
Argentineans	89.6 /100 \| #128	Excellent 8.4%
Portuguese	89.2 /100 \| #129	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	88.6 /100 \| #130	Excellent 8.4%
Puget Sound Salish	88.6 /100 \| #131	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Argentina	88.2 /100 \| #132	Excellent 8.4%
Sri Lankans	86.6 /100 \| #133	Excellent 8.5%
Chileans	86.6 /100 \| #134	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	86.5 /100 \| #135	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Brazil	86.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	86.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent 8.5%
Armenians	84.6 /100 \| #138	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	84.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	84.1 /100 \| #140	Excellent 8.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Hong Kong by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Hong Kong are Eastern European (7.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Iran (7.3%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Lithuania (7.2%, a difference of 0.46%), Luxembourger (7.2%, a difference of 0.48%), and Danish (7.3%, a difference of 0.64%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Swedes	99.8 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 7.1%
Iranians	99.8 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 7.1%
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 7.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.8 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 7.2%
Luxembourgers	99.8 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 7.2%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	99.8 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 7.2%
Eastern Europeans	99.7 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 7.2%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.7 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	99.7 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 7.3%
Danes	99.7 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 7.3%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	99.7 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 7.3%
Croatians	99.7 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 7.3%
Burmese	99.7 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 7.3%
Cypriots	99.6 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.6 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 7.3%