Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Kenya Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,697,572 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.773 and weighted average of 4.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 217,162,212 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Kenya and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 4.9%, a difference of 8.2%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Latvia (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Iran (4.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from South Africa (4.5%, a difference of 0.25%), Icelander (4.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Cambodian (4.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Kenya are Samoan (4.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Puget Sound Salish (4.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (4.9%, a difference of 0.090%), Soviet Union (4.9%, a difference of 0.15%), and Immigrants from Pakistan (4.9%, a difference of 0.16%).