Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Puerto Rican Female Poverty Among 18-24 Year Olds

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,449,032 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and poverty level among females between the ages 18 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.191 and weighted average of 19.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,051,184 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among females between the ages 18 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.711 and weighted average of 29.8%, a difference of 55.4%.

In terms of female poverty among 18-24 year olds, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Uzbekistan (19.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (19.2%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Syria (19.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Ecuador (19.2%, a difference of 0.19%), and Laotian (19.2%, a difference of 0.20%).

In terms of female poverty among 18-24 year olds, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (30.3%, a difference of 1.6%), Kiowa (29.2%, a difference of 2.1%), Colville (29.0%, a difference of 2.8%), Tohono O'odham (31.0%, a difference of 3.9%), and Lumbee (31.1%, a difference of 4.1%).