Immigrants from Portugal vs African Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,489,914 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.328 and weighted average of 9.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,652,941 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.088 and weighted average of 11.8%, a difference of 25.2%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	African
Minimum	1.6%	0.78%
Maximum	21.9%	47.3%
Range	20.4%	46.5%
Mean	9.4%	16.4%
Median	8.0%	14.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	6.1%	11.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	12.5%	20.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.4%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.0%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.9%	9.1%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.17%), German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (9.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Lebanon (9.4%, a difference of 0.31%), and Spaniard (9.4%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
South Americans	28.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 9.3%
Venezuelans	27.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	26.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Colombia	24.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 9.3%
Iraqis	24.2 /100 \| #198	Fair 9.3%
Spaniards	22.8 /100 \| #199	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	21.7 /100 \| #200	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Portugal	20.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	19.6 /100 \| #202	Poor 9.4%
German Russians	19.4 /100 \| #203	Poor 9.4%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.9 /100 \| #204	Poor 9.4%
Aleuts	18.0 /100 \| #205	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| South America	18.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 9.5%
Sierra Leoneans	15.6 /100 \| #207	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	15.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 9.5%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Latin America (11.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Mexican (11.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Guatemalan (11.7%, a difference of 0.50%), Bahamian (11.7%, a difference of 0.54%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (11.7%, a difference of 0.80%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Choctaw	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 11.6%
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 11.7%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 11.7%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 11.7%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 11.7%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 11.7%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 11.7%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 11.8%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 11.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 11.8%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 11.9%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 11.9%
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 11.9%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 12.0%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 12.0%