Immigrants from Laos vs Puerto Rican 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 527,698,421 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.693 and weighted average of 23.7%, a difference of 71.4%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Puerto Rican
Minimum	1.2%	2.1%
Maximum	30.2%	91.4%
Range	29.0%	89.3%
Mean	14.0%	27.4%
Median	13.7%	22.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.0%	16.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.8%	36.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	19.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	15.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	15.6%

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 Puerto Ricans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (23.1%, a difference of 2.5%), Tohono O'odham (24.4%, a difference of 3.1%), Lumbee (21.9%, a difference of 8.0%), Pima (21.9%, a difference of 8.3%), and Immigrants from Yemen (21.5%, a difference of 10.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 20.7%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 20.8%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 20.8%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.5%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 21.9%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 21.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 23.1%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 23.7%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 24.4%