Immigrants from Laos vs Kenyan Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,466,628 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.242 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 168,174,579 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Kenyans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.306 and weighted average of 12.5%, a difference of 10.9%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Kenyan
Minimum	1.2%	2.2%
Maximum	30.2%	29.3%
Range	29.0%	27.1%
Mean	14.0%	12.0%
Median	13.7%	11.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.0%	8.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.8%	14.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	5.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	5.7%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (13.8%, a difference of 0.24%), Cuban (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Armenia (13.9%, a difference of 0.47%), Fijian (13.7%, a difference of 0.49%), and French American Indian (13.9%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Alaska Natives	2.1 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	1.7 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.5%
Osage	1.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.6%
Alaskan Athabascans	1.5 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.6%
Nigerians	1.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.6%
Fijians	0.8 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	0.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.8%
Cubans	0.6 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.5 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.9%
French American Indians	0.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.9%
Nicaraguans	0.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic 14.0%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #241	Tragic 14.0%

Demographics Similar to Kenyans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Kenyans are Immigrants from Iraq (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Israeli (12.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.4%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Afghanistan (12.4%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Syria	47.5 /100 \| #177	Average 12.3%
Uruguayans	44.7 /100 \| #178	Average 12.4%
Immigrants \| Morocco	44.0 /100 \| #179	Average 12.4%
Mongolians	43.6 /100 \| #180	Average 12.4%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	42.1 /100 \| #181	Average 12.4%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	41.7 /100 \| #182	Average 12.4%
Immigrants \| Iraq	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 12.4%
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%