Nicaraguan vs Immigrants from South America Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 285,615,173 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Nicaraguans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.280 and weighted average of 13.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,968,788 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.245 and weighted average of 12.5%, a difference of 11.2%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Nicaraguan	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	4.2%	3.8%
Maximum	36.5%	21.3%
Range	32.4%	17.5%
Mean	14.7%	12.0%
Median	13.2%	12.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.5%	10.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.3%	13.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.8%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	3.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.5%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Nicaraguans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Nicaraguans are Immigrants from Middle Africa (14.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Salvadoran (14.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Ghanaian (13.9%, a difference of 0.35%), Ecuadorian (14.0%, a difference of 0.46%), and French American Indian (13.9%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Fijians	0.8 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	0.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.8%
Cubans	0.6 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.5 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.9%
French American Indians	0.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.9%
Nicaraguans	0.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic 14.0%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #241	Tragic 14.0%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #242	Tragic 14.0%
Sudanese	0.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 14.0%
Nepalese	0.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 14.0%
Immigrants \| Sudan	0.3 /100 \| #245	Tragic 14.1%
Potawatomi	0.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Sierra Leonean (12.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Iraq	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 12.4%
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%