Immigrants from Jamaica vs Sierra Leonean Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,608,738 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.395 and weighted average of 14.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,348,964 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 15.1%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	5.2%	1.3%
Maximum	55.6%	27.9%
Range	50.4%	26.7%
Mean	14.9%	10.7%
Median	13.9%	10.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.6%	6.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.8%	12.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.3%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.9%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	5.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Jamaican (14.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Guyana (14.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Guyanese (14.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Liberia (14.4%, a difference of 0.43%), and Cherokee (14.4%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.3%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.4%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.4%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.5%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.5%
Iroquois	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.5%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.5%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 14.6%
Central Americans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 14.6%
Shoshone	0.0 /100 \| #271	Tragic 14.7%

Demographics Similar to Sierra Leoneans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Immigrants from South America (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Kenyans	38.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 12.5%
Israelis	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.3 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.5%
Hawaiians	34.1 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	33.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.5%
Aleuts	33.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| South America	32.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.5%
Sierra Leoneans	31.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.6%
South American Indians	23.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.7%
Delaware	21.4 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.7%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%
Spanish	18.7 /100 \| #198	Poor 12.8%