Immigrants from Nigeria vs African Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,008,178 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.225 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 465,332,891 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.393 and weighted average of 6.0%, a difference of 7.9%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	African
Minimum	0.65%	1.3%
Maximum	16.7%	33.5%
Range	16.0%	32.2%
Mean	6.0%	9.3%
Median	5.5%	6.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.5%	5.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.9%	11.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.4%	6.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.8%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.8%	6.9%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

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

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Afghan (5.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Potawatomi (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Armenian (5.5%, a difference of 0.41%), Japanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.42%), and Iroquois (5.5%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Micronesia	14.4 /100 \| #210	Poor 5.5%
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%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Somalia (6.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Western Asia (6.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Comanche (6.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Bangladeshi (6.0%, a difference of 0.71%), and Immigrants from Ghana (5.9%, a difference of 0.73%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
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%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.4 /100 \| #259	Tragic 6.1%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 6.1%