Immigrants from Western Africa vs Houma Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,561,912 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.110 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 36,796,778 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Houma and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.853 and weighted average of 18.4%, a difference of 30.2%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Houma
Minimum	6.4%	7.7%
Maximum	33.8%	55.1%
Range	27.5%	47.4%
Mean	15.2%	20.8%
Median	13.5%	16.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.3%	15.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.5%	22.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.2%	7.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.9%	11.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.8%	10.8%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Liberian (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Potawatomi (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%), Cree (14.2%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (14.2%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #241	Tragic 14.0%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #242	Tragic 14.0%
Sudanese	0.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 14.0%
Nepalese	0.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 14.0%
Immigrants \| Sudan	0.3 /100 \| #245	Tragic 14.1%
Potawatomi	0.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 14.1%
Liberians	0.2 /100 \| #247	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.2 /100 \| #248	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.2 /100 \| #249	Tragic 14.2%
Cree	0.2 /100 \| #250	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.2 /100 \| #251	Tragic 14.2%
Spanish American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.2 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.2%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.1 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.3%

Demographics Similar to Houma by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Houma are Apache (18.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Native/Alaskan (18.1%, a difference of 2.0%), Cheyenne (18.9%, a difference of 2.8%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (17.8%, a difference of 3.5%), and Dominican (17.6%, a difference of 4.4%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 16.7%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 16.8%
Ute	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 16.9%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 17.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 17.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 17.8%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 18.1%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 18.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 18.4%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 18.9%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 19.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 19.8%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 20.2%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 20.7%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 20.8%