Immigrants from Liberia vs Black/African American Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 134,804,518 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.212 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,220,282 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.641 and weighted average of 6.5%, a difference of 17.7%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Iroquois (5.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Armenian (5.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Thailand (5.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Potawatomi (5.5%, a difference of 0.23%), and Nigerian (5.5%, a difference of 0.25%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Guyanese (6.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Ecuadorian (6.5%, a difference of 0.47%), Dutch West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), Ute (6.4%, a difference of 0.63%), and Salvadoran (6.5%, a difference of 0.66%).