West Indian vs Somali Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,611,735 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of 11.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,253,282 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.817 and weighted average of 11.2%, a difference of 2.8%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Barbados (11.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belize (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Haitian (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Vietnamese (11.5%, a difference of 0.25%), and Senegalese (11.5%, a difference of 0.52%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Spanish American (11.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Central American (11.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Guyana (11.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Chippewa (11.2%, a difference of 0.25%), and Guyanese (11.2%, a difference of 0.28%).