Immigrants from Laos vs African Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 200,657,338 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.069 and weighted average of 5.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 465,332,891 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.393 and weighted average of 6.0%, a difference of 4.9%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	African
Minimum	0.85%	1.3%
Maximum	21.4%	33.5%
Range	20.6%	32.2%
Mean	7.3%	9.3%
Median	5.5%	6.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.7%	5.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	9.5%	11.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.8%	6.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.8%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.7%	6.9%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

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

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Iraq (5.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Moroccan (5.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Colombia (5.7%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Uruguay (5.7%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%
South Americans	5.7 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Zaire	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.6%
Arabs	5.4 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.7%
Sub-Saharan Africans	4.9 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.7%
Moroccans	4.9 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	4.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.4 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	3.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Sudan	3.5 /100 \| #235	Tragic 5.7%
Ghanaians	3.3 /100 \| #236	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| South America	3.1 /100 \| #237	Tragic 5.7%
Cherokee	2.7 /100 \| #238	Tragic 5.8%
Venezuelans	2.7 /100 \| #239	Tragic 5.8%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Somalia (6.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Western Asia (6.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Comanche (6.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Bangladeshi (6.0%, a difference of 0.71%), and Immigrants from Ghana (5.9%, a difference of 0.73%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
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%
Africans	0.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 6.0%
Comanche	0.7 /100 \| #255	Tragic 6.0%
Bangladeshis	0.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.5 /100 \| #257	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.5 /100 \| #258	Tragic 6.0%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.4 /100 \| #259	Tragic 6.1%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 6.1%