Afghan vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,344,373 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Afghans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.527 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,133,206 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.651 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 4.8%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Afghan	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	0.76%	1.9%
Maximum	21.6%	21.6%
Range	20.8%	19.6%
Mean	6.4%	7.2%
Median	5.2%	5.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.7%	4.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.7%	9.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.1%	4.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.9%	4.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.9%	4.1%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Immigrants from Nigeria (5.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Potawatomi (5.5%, a difference of 0.31%), Japanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.40%), Armenian (5.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Iroquois (5.5%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
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%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%

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

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Chickasaw (5.8%, a difference of 0.15%), Somali (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Western Africa (5.8%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Panama (5.8%, a difference of 0.40%), and Fijian (5.8%, a difference of 0.43%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Cherokee	2.7 /100 \| #238	Tragic 5.8%
Venezuelans	2.7 /100 \| #239	Tragic 5.8%
Fijians	2.5 /100 \| #240	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Panama	2.5 /100 \| #241	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	2.4 /100 \| #242	Tragic 5.8%
Somalis	2.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 5.8%
Chickasaw	2.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	2.1 /100 \| #245	Tragic 5.8%
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%