Immigrants from Senegal vs West Indian Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 90,075,938 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Senegal and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.182 and weighted average of 11.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,611,735 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of 11.5%, a difference of 1.2%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Senegal are Dutch West Indian (11.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (11.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Creek (11.7%, a difference of 0.14%), Bahamian (11.7%, a difference of 0.36%), and Choctaw (11.6%, a difference of 0.37%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Barbados (11.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belize (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Haitian (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Somalia (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Vietnamese (11.5%, a difference of 0.25%).