Immigrants from South America vs Subsaharan African Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,267,691 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.057 and weighted average of 9.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,098,570 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.508 and weighted average of 10.9%, a difference of 14.8%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Subsaharan African
Minimum	3.3%	0.78%
Maximum	18.4%	62.5%
Range	15.1%	61.7%
Mean	9.5%	15.6%
Median	9.1%	11.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	9.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.7%	18.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.6%	11.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	11.0%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Lebanon (9.4%, a difference of 0.20%), German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Portugal (9.4%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
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%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	14.0 /100 \| #209	Poor 9.5%
Alsatians	11.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 9.6%
Malaysians	10.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 9.6%
Immigrants \| Thailand	9.7 /100 \| #212	Tragic 9.7%
Osage	8.0 /100 \| #213	Tragic 9.7%

Demographics Similar to Sub-Saharan Africans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from Ghana (10.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Mexican American Indian (10.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Chickasaw (10.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Liberia (10.8%, a difference of 0.34%), and Bangladeshi (10.9%, a difference of 0.39%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Iroquois	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 10.7%
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 10.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.3 /100 \| #253	Tragic 10.7%
Ecuadorians	0.2 /100 \| #254	Tragic 10.8%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.2 /100 \| #255	Tragic 10.8%
Chickasaw	0.2 /100 \| #256	Tragic 10.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.2 /100 \| #257	Tragic 10.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.2 /100 \| #258	Tragic 10.9%
Mexican American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #259	Tragic 10.9%
Bangladeshis	0.2 /100 \| #260	Tragic 10.9%
Shoshone	0.2 /100 \| #261	Tragic 10.9%
Spanish American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 10.9%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 10.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 10.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 10.9%