Arab vs American Poverty
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Arab
American
Poverty
Poverty Comparison
Arabs
Americans
12.7%
POVERTY
21.1/ 100
METRIC RATING
194th/ 347
METRIC RANK
13.4%
POVERTY
2.9/ 100
METRIC RATING
220th/ 347
METRIC RANK
Arab vs American Poverty Correlation Chart
The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,388,677 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Arabs and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.710 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 5.2%.
Poverty Correlation Summary
| Measurement | Arab | American |
| Minimum | 3.3% | 0.85% |
| Maximum | 100.0% | 80.3% |
| Range | 96.7% | 79.4% |
| Mean | 18.1% | 20.5% |
| Median | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| Interquartile 25% (IQ1) | 9.5% | 14.1% |
| Interquartile 75% (IQ3) | 22.3% | 21.9% |
| Interquartile Range (IQR) | 12.9% | 7.8% |
| Standard Deviation (Sample) | 15.4% | 12.6% |
| Standard Deviation (Population) | 15.3% | 12.5% |
Similar Demographics by Poverty
Demographics Similar to Arabs by Poverty
In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Arabs are Immigrants from Kuwait (12.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Delaware (12.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Iraqi (12.7%, a difference of 0.050%), South American Indian (12.7%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Lebanon (12.8%, a difference of 0.36%).
| Demographics | Rating | Rank | Poverty |
| 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% |
| 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% |
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% |