Immigrants from Zaire vs Subsaharan African Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 107,226,893 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.258 and weighted average of 10.7%. 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 1.1%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Immigrants from Western Africa (10.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Iroquois (10.7%, a difference of 0.12%), Salvadoran (10.7%, a difference of 0.40%), Ecuadorian (10.8%, a difference of 0.41%), and Immigrants from Liberia (10.8%, a difference of 0.78%). Similarly, 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%).