Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Western Africa Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 545,166,810 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.785 and weighted average of 8.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,059,325 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.183 and weighted average of 10.7%, a difference of 25.6%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	3.0%	1.2%
Maximum	100.0%	29.6%
Range	97.0%	28.4%
Mean	17.2%	11.9%
Median	10.8%	10.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.6%	9.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.4%	13.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.8%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	15.9%	5.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	15.7%	5.2%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Jordan (8.5%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Belarus (8.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (8.5%, a difference of 0.25%), Albanian (8.5%, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Germany (8.5%, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Ukraine	83.9 /100 \| #141	Excellent 8.5%
Yugoslavians	83.5 /100 \| #142	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Germany	83.3 /100 \| #143	Excellent 8.5%
Albanians	83.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Belarus	83.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Jordan	83.0 /100 \| #147	Excellent 8.5%
Scotch-Irish	82.2 /100 \| #148	Excellent 8.6%
Mongolians	80.4 /100 \| #149	Excellent 8.6%
Syrians	80.3 /100 \| #150	Excellent 8.6%
Brazilians	80.1 /100 \| #151	Excellent 8.6%
Samoans	79.8 /100 \| #152	Good 8.6%
Immigrants \| Spain	79.1 /100 \| #153	Good 8.6%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	75.4 /100 \| #154	Good 8.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	73.6 /100 \| #155	Good 8.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Immigrants from Zaire (10.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Iroquois (10.7%, a difference of 0.23%), Ecuadorian (10.8%, a difference of 0.30%), Salvadoran (10.7%, a difference of 0.51%), and Immigrants from Liberia (10.8%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Cherokee	0.5 /100 \| #246	Tragic 10.6%
Liberians	0.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 10.6%
Nicaraguans	0.4 /100 \| #248	Tragic 10.6%
Cubans	0.4 /100 \| #249	Tragic 10.6%
Salvadorans	0.3 /100 \| #250	Tragic 10.7%
Iroquois	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 10.7%
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 10.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.3 /100 \| #253	Tragic 10.7%
Ecuadorians	0.2 /100 \| #254	Tragic 10.8%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.2 /100 \| #255	Tragic 10.8%
Chickasaw	0.2 /100 \| #256	Tragic 10.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.2 /100 \| #257	Tragic 10.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.2 /100 \| #258	Tragic 10.9%
Mexican American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #259	Tragic 10.9%
Bangladeshis	0.2 /100 \| #260	Tragic 10.9%