Senegalese vs African Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 78,085,105 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Senegalese and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.183 and weighted average of 11.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,652,941 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.088 and weighted average of 11.8%, a difference of 2.7%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Senegalese are Vietnamese (11.5%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Belize (11.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Barbados (11.5%, a difference of 0.51%), West Indian (11.5%, a difference of 0.52%), and Haitian (11.5%, a difference of 0.58%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Latin America (11.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Guatemalan (11.7%, a difference of 0.50%), Bahamian (11.7%, a difference of 0.54%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (11.7%, a difference of 0.80%), and Dutch West Indian (11.7%, a difference of 0.81%).