Immigrants from Northern Africa vs Sierra Leonean Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 321,083,252 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.535 and weighted average of 12.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,348,964 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 3.3%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Northern Africa	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	2.1%	1.3%
Maximum	41.8%	27.9%
Range	39.7%	26.7%
Mean	14.8%	10.7%
Median	12.2%	10.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	6.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.6%	12.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.6%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.5%	5.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Guamanian/Chamorro (12.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Hungarian (12.2%, a difference of 0.030%), Scotch-Irish (12.2%, a difference of 0.15%), Costa Rican (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), and Taiwanese (12.2%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Afghans	74.9 /100 \| #146	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	73.7 /100 \| #147	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Germany	72.7 /100 \| #148	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	72.7 /100 \| #149	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	72.3 /100 \| #150	Good 12.0%
Samoans	71.9 /100 \| #151	Good 12.0%
Armenians	67.6 /100 \| #152	Good 12.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	63.9 /100 \| #153	Good 12.1%
Guamanians/Chamorros	63.9 /100 \| #154	Good 12.1%
Hungarians	63.6 /100 \| #155	Good 12.2%
Scotch-Irish	62.6 /100 \| #156	Good 12.2%
Costa Ricans	62.2 /100 \| #157	Good 12.2%
Taiwanese	61.8 /100 \| #158	Good 12.2%
Pennsylvania Germans	60.8 /100 \| #159	Good 12.2%
Immigrants \| Nepal	60.4 /100 \| #160	Good 12.2%

Demographics Similar to Sierra Leoneans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Immigrants from South America (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
South American Indians	23.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.7%
Delaware	21.4 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.7%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%
Spanish	18.7 /100 \| #198	Poor 12.8%