Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs South American Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,444,500 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.034 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,269,778 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 5.6%, a difference of 6.8%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	South American
Minimum	0.66%	1.3%
Maximum	12.0%	14.8%
Range	11.4%	13.6%
Mean	5.1%	6.2%
Median	5.1%	5.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	4.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.4%	7.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.1%	2.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	2.2%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from Chile (5.3%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Vietnam (5.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Peruvian (5.3%, a difference of 0.20%), Spanish (5.3%, a difference of 0.25%), and Nonimmigrants (5.3%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Alsatians	51.2 /100 \| #173	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 5.2%
Marshallese	47.9 /100 \| #175	Average 5.2%
Menominee	47.8 /100 \| #176	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	45.1 /100 \| #177	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	44.9 /100 \| #178	Average 5.2%
Spanish	41.4 /100 \| #179	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	39.3 /100 \| #180	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	38.8 /100 \| #181	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	37.7 /100 \| #182	Fair 5.3%
Peruvians	37.6 /100 \| #183	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	35.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 5.3%
Americans	35.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 5.3%
Hungarians	34.7 /100 \| #186	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Albania	33.8 /100 \| #187	Fair 5.3%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Zaire (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Sudanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Japanese	9.8 /100 \| #219	Tragic 5.6%
Colombians	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 5.6%
Panamanians	9.2 /100 \| #221	Tragic 5.6%
Cajuns	6.9 /100 \| #222	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	6.7 /100 \| #223	Tragic 5.6%
Sudanese	6.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%
South Americans	5.7 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Zaire	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.6%
Arabs	5.4 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.7%
Sub-Saharan Africans	4.9 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.7%
Moroccans	4.9 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	4.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.4 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.7%