Immigrants from Laos vs Puerto Rican 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 519,143,813 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.660 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 122.2%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Puerto Rican
Minimum	0.85%	4.4%
Maximum	21.4%	63.5%
Range	20.6%	59.1%
Mean	7.3%	14.4%
Median	5.5%	9.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.7%	7.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	9.5%	16.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.8%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.8%	11.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.7%	11.7%

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 Puerto Ricans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Yemen (12.8%, a difference of 1.3%), Yup'ik (13.4%, a difference of 6.0%), Navajo (11.9%, a difference of 6.6%), Pima (11.4%, a difference of 10.8%), and Tohono O'odham (11.2%, a difference of 12.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 8.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 8.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 8.7%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 9.0%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 9.0%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 9.4%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 9.6%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 9.7%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 11.1%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 11.2%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 11.4%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 11.9%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 12.6%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 12.8%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 13.4%