Iraqi vs American Poverty
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Iraqi
American
Poverty
Poverty Comparison
Iraqis
Americans
12.7%
POVERTY
20.8/ 100
METRIC RATING
196th/ 347
METRIC RANK
13.4%
POVERTY
2.9/ 100
METRIC RATING
220th/ 347
METRIC RANK
Iraqi vs American Poverty Correlation Chart
The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,596,700 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Iraqis and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.048 and weighted average of 12.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,977,330 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.418 and weighted average of 13.4%, a difference of 5.1%.
![Iraqi vs American Poverty](/correlation-charts/metric-comparison/poverty/iraqis-vs-americans-poverty-chart.webp)
Poverty Correlation Summary
Measurement | Iraqi | American |
Minimum | 0.47% | 0.85% |
Maximum | 25.4% | 80.3% |
Range | 25.0% | 79.4% |
Mean | 12.0% | 20.5% |
Median | 11.5% | 17.2% |
Interquartile 25% (IQ1) | 9.4% | 14.1% |
Interquartile 75% (IQ3) | 14.2% | 21.9% |
Interquartile Range (IQR) | 4.8% | 7.8% |
Standard Deviation (Sample) | 4.9% | 12.6% |
Standard Deviation (Population) | 4.9% | 12.5% |
Similar Demographics by Poverty
Demographics Similar to Iraqis by Poverty
In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Iraqis are Immigrants from Kuwait (12.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (12.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.7%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Lebanon (12.8%, a difference of 0.31%), and Spanish (12.8%, a difference of 0.31%).
Demographics | Rating | Rank | Poverty |
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% |
Immigrants | Kenya | 17.5 /100 | #199 | Poor 12.8% |
Spaniards | 16.5 /100 | #200 | Poor 12.8% |
Immigrants | Uganda | 16.5 /100 | #201 | Poor 12.8% |
Immigrants | Uruguay | 15.6 /100 | #202 | Poor 12.8% |
Hmong | 15.0 /100 | #203 | Poor 12.8% |
Demographics Similar to Americans by Poverty
In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Cambodia (13.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Alsatian (13.4%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Thailand (13.3%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Micronesia (13.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (13.3%, a difference of 0.28%).
Demographics | Rating | Rank | Poverty |
Immigrants | Panama | 4.1 /100 | #213 | Tragic 13.3% |
Bermudans | 3.7 /100 | #214 | Tragic 13.3% |
Japanese | 3.3 /100 | #215 | Tragic 13.3% |
Immigrants | Nonimmigrants | 3.3 /100 | #216 | Tragic 13.3% |
Immigrants | Uzbekistan | 3.2 /100 | #217 | Tragic 13.3% |
Immigrants | Thailand | 3.1 /100 | #218 | Tragic 13.3% |
Immigrants | Cambodia | 3.0 /100 | #219 | Tragic 13.4% |
Americans | 2.9 /100 | #220 | Tragic 13.4% |
Alsatians | 2.6 /100 | #221 | Tragic 13.4% |
Immigrants | Micronesia | 2.6 /100 | #222 | Tragic 13.4% |
Immigrants | Africa | 2.5 /100 | #223 | Tragic 13.4% |
Immigrants | Eritrea | 2.4 /100 | #224 | Tragic 13.4% |
German Russians | 2.2 /100 | #225 | Tragic 13.4% |
Marshallese | 2.2 /100 | #226 | Tragic 13.4% |
Alaska Natives | 2.1 /100 | #227 | Tragic 13.5% |