Black/African American vs Immigrants from Western Africa Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,220,282 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.641 and weighted average of 6.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,238,602 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.096 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 12.1%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Guyanese (6.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Ecuadorian (6.5%, a difference of 0.47%), Dutch West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), Ute (6.4%, a difference of 0.63%), and Salvadoran (6.5%, a difference of 0.66%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Immigrants from Panama (5.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Fijian (5.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Somali (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Chickasaw (5.8%, a difference of 0.17%), and Venezuelan (5.8%, a difference of 0.28%).