Black/African American vs European Poverty
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Black/African American
European
Poverty
Poverty Comparison
Blacks/African Americans
Europeans
17.3%
POVERTY
0.0/ 100
METRIC RATING
329th/ 347
METRIC RANK
11.3%
POVERTY
97.2/ 100
METRIC RATING
72nd/ 347
METRIC RANK
Black/African American vs European Poverty Correlation Chart
The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 565,229,178 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.848 and weighted average of 17.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 561,084,315 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Europeans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.452 and weighted average of 11.3%, a difference of 53.3%.
![Black/African American vs European Poverty](/correlation-charts/metric-comparison/poverty/blacks-african-americans-vs-europeans-poverty-chart.webp)
Poverty Correlation Summary
Measurement | Black/African American | European |
Minimum | 10.3% | 1.9% |
Maximum | 40.1% | 66.0% |
Range | 29.8% | 64.1% |
Mean | 19.7% | 16.6% |
Median | 19.6% | 12.4% |
Interquartile 25% (IQ1) | 15.7% | 9.6% |
Interquartile 75% (IQ3) | 23.1% | 19.0% |
Interquartile Range (IQR) | 7.4% | 9.3% |
Standard Deviation (Sample) | 5.6% | 12.1% |
Standard Deviation (Population) | 5.6% | 12.0% |
Similar Demographics by Poverty
Demographics Similar to Blacks/African Americans by Poverty
In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Ute (16.9%, a difference of 2.0%), Dominican (17.6%, a difference of 2.3%), Kiowa (16.8%, a difference of 2.5%), Paiute (16.7%, a difference of 3.0%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (17.8%, a difference of 3.2%).
Demographics | Rating | Rank | Poverty |
Menominee | 0.0 /100 | #322 | Tragic 16.4% |
Colville | 0.0 /100 | #323 | Tragic 16.6% |
Yakama | 0.0 /100 | #324 | Tragic 16.7% |
Central American Indians | 0.0 /100 | #325 | Tragic 16.7% |
Paiute | 0.0 /100 | #326 | Tragic 16.7% |
Kiowa | 0.0 /100 | #327 | Tragic 16.8% |
Ute | 0.0 /100 | #328 | Tragic 16.9% |
Blacks/African Americans | 0.0 /100 | #329 | Tragic 17.3% |
Dominicans | 0.0 /100 | #330 | Tragic 17.6% |
Immigrants | Dominican Republic | 0.0 /100 | #331 | Tragic 17.8% |
Natives/Alaskans | 0.0 /100 | #332 | Tragic 18.1% |
Houma | 0.0 /100 | #333 | Tragic 18.4% |
Apache | 0.0 /100 | #334 | Tragic 18.4% |
Cheyenne | 0.0 /100 | #335 | Tragic 18.9% |
Pueblo | 0.0 /100 | #336 | Tragic 19.4% |
Demographics Similar to Europeans by Poverty
In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Europeans are Immigrants from Belgium (11.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Zimbabwean (11.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Canada (11.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Carpatho Rusyn (11.3%, a difference of 0.050%), and Serbian (11.2%, a difference of 0.13%).
Demographics | Rating | Rank | Poverty |
Immigrants | Asia | 97.5 /100 | #65 | Exceptional 11.2% |
Immigrants | Netherlands | 97.5 /100 | #66 | Exceptional 11.2% |
Immigrants | Australia | 97.4 /100 | #67 | Exceptional 11.2% |
Slovaks | 97.4 /100 | #68 | Exceptional 11.2% |
Serbians | 97.4 /100 | #69 | Exceptional 11.2% |
Immigrants | Canada | 97.3 /100 | #70 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Zimbabweans | 97.3 /100 | #71 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Europeans | 97.2 /100 | #72 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Immigrants | Belgium | 97.2 /100 | #73 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Carpatho Rusyns | 97.2 /100 | #74 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Immigrants | Eastern Europe | 97.0 /100 | #75 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Immigrants | North America | 96.8 /100 | #76 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Immigrants | Eastern Asia | 96.7 /100 | #77 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Dutch | 96.7 /100 | #78 | Exceptional 11.3% |
Cambodians | 96.7 /100 | #79 | Exceptional 11.3% |