Iraqi vs Subsaharan African Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,086,919 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Iraqis and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.391 and weighted average of 5.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 501,239,511 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 5.7%, a difference of 3.5%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Iraqis are Cree (5.9%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Venezuela (5.8%, a difference of 0.62%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (5.8%, a difference of 1.1%), Chickasaw (5.8%, a difference of 1.3%), and Somali (5.8%, a difference of 1.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Moroccan (5.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Iraq (5.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Laos (5.7%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Colombia (5.7%, a difference of 0.79%).