Immigrants from Ghana vs Afghan Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 198,995,588 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.123 and weighted average of 5.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,344,373 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Afghans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.527 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 7.0%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ghana	Afghan
Minimum	0.88%	0.76%
Maximum	26.1%	21.6%
Range	25.3%	20.8%
Mean	6.4%	6.4%
Median	5.0%	5.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.9%	3.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.4%	8.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.6%	5.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.5%	3.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.5%	3.9%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ghana by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Immigrants from Eritrea (5.9%, a difference of 0.25%), Tsimshian (5.9%, a difference of 0.46%), Cree (5.9%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Western Asia (6.0%, a difference of 0.64%), and African (6.0%, a difference of 0.73%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Chickasaw	2.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	2.1 /100 \| #245	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	1.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 5.8%
Iraqis	1.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 5.9%
Cree	1.2 /100 \| #248	Tragic 5.9%
Tsimshian	1.1 /100 \| #249	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	1.1 /100 \| #250	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Ghana	1.0 /100 \| #251	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	0.7 /100 \| #252	Tragic 6.0%
Africans	0.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 6.0%
Comanche	0.7 /100 \| #255	Tragic 6.0%
Bangladeshis	0.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.5 /100 \| #257	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.5 /100 \| #258	Tragic 6.0%

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Immigrants from Nigeria (5.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Potawatomi (5.5%, a difference of 0.31%), Japanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.40%), Armenian (5.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Iroquois (5.5%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Nigerians	14.3 /100 \| #211	Poor 5.5%
Immigrants \| Thailand	14.0 /100 \| #212	Poor 5.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	13.3 /100 \| #213	Poor 5.5%
Iroquois	13.1 /100 \| #214	Poor 5.5%
Armenians	12.8 /100 \| #215	Poor 5.5%
Potawatomi	12.4 /100 \| #216	Poor 5.5%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.3 /100 \| #217	Poor 5.5%
Afghans	11.2 /100 \| #218	Poor 5.5%
Japanese	9.8 /100 \| #219	Tragic 5.6%
Colombians	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 5.6%
Panamanians	9.2 /100 \| #221	Tragic 5.6%
Cajuns	6.9 /100 \| #222	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	6.7 /100 \| #223	Tragic 5.6%
Sudanese	6.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%