Immigrants from Dominican Republic vs African Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,963,849 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.426 and weighted average of 17.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,617,855 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.542 and weighted average of 15.6%, a difference of 14.2%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Dominican Republic	African
Minimum	3.0%	0.57%
Maximum	36.4%	100.0%
Range	33.4%	99.4%
Mean	20.2%	22.7%
Median	19.8%	18.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	15.8%	14.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	23.5%	28.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.7%	14.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	15.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.5%	15.5%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Dominican (17.6%, a difference of 0.92%), Native/Alaskan (18.1%, a difference of 1.4%), Black/African American (17.3%, a difference of 3.2%), Houma (18.4%, a difference of 3.5%), and Apache (18.4%, a difference of 3.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 16.7%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 16.7%
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 16.7%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 16.8%
Ute	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 16.9%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 17.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 17.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 17.8%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 18.1%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 18.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 18.4%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 18.9%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 19.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 19.8%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 20.2%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Creek (15.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Choctaw (15.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Seminole (15.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Dutch West Indian (15.6%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Guatemala (15.5%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.4%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 15.4%
Somalis	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 15.4%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 15.5%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 15.5%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 15.5%
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 15.6%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 15.6%
Choctaw	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 15.6%
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 15.6%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 15.6%
Chippewa	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 15.7%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 15.8%