Immigrants from Western Asia vs Somali Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 400,576,171 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.635 and weighted average of 6.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,100,573 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.790 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are African (6.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Somalia (6.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Comanche (6.0%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Ghana (5.9%, a difference of 0.64%), and Bangladeshi (6.0%, a difference of 0.80%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Chickasaw (5.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Africa (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (5.8%, a difference of 0.24%), and Fijian (5.8%, a difference of 0.27%).