Immigrants from El Salvador vs Sierra Leonean Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,703,291 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from El Salvador and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.743 and weighted average of 14.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,348,964 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 13.8%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from El Salvador	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	4.1%	1.3%
Maximum	100.0%	27.9%
Range	95.9%	26.7%
Mean	15.6%	10.7%
Median	13.5%	10.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.8%	6.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.1%	12.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.3%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.2%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.1%	5.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from El Salvador by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from El Salvador are Immigrants from Ecuador (14.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Mexican American Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.11%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Ottawa (14.3%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (14.2%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Liberians	0.2 /100 \| #247	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.2 /100 \| #248	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.2 /100 \| #249	Tragic 14.2%
Cree	0.2 /100 \| #250	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.2 /100 \| #251	Tragic 14.2%
Spanish American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.2 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.1 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.3%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.3%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.4%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.4%

Demographics Similar to Sierra Leoneans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Immigrants from South America (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Kenyans	38.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 12.5%
Israelis	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.3 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.5%
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%