Somali vs Immigrants from Kenya Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,253,282 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.817 and weighted average of 11.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 217,776,212 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Kenya and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.265 and weighted average of 9.2%, a difference of 21.8%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Kenya
Minimum	4.2%	1.9%
Maximum	42.2%	40.8%
Range	38.0%	39.0%
Mean	12.6%	11.6%
Median	10.0%	9.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	8.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.4%	12.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.5%	3.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.7%	7.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.7%	7.8%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Spanish American (11.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Central American (11.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Guyana (11.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Chippewa (11.2%, a difference of 0.25%), and Guyanese (11.2%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 11.0%
Comanche	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 11.0%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 11.2%
Somalis	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 11.2%
Spanish Americans	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 11.2%
Central Americans	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 11.2%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 11.2%
Chippewa	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 11.2%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 11.2%
Blackfeet	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 11.3%
Belizeans	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 11.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Kenya by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Kenya are Delaware (9.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Colombian (9.2%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (9.2%, a difference of 0.29%), Arab (9.2%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (9.1%, a difference of 0.63%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Hmong	40.2 /100 \| #181	Average 9.1%
Immigrants \| Morocco	40.2 /100 \| #182	Average 9.1%
Uruguayans	39.2 /100 \| #183	Fair 9.1%
South American Indians	38.7 /100 \| #184	Fair 9.1%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	38.6 /100 \| #185	Fair 9.1%
Colombians	36.1 /100 \| #186	Fair 9.2%
Delaware	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Kenya	34.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	32.1 /100 \| #189	Fair 9.2%
Arabs	31.5 /100 \| #190	Fair 9.2%
Ugandans	28.7 /100 \| #191	Fair 9.3%
Spanish	28.7 /100 \| #192	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	28.2 /100 \| #193	Fair 9.3%
South Americans	28.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 9.3%
Venezuelans	27.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 9.3%