Somali vs Immigrants from Zaire Single Mother Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 98,871,600 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among single mothers in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.415 and weighted average of 32.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 106,703,532 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and poverty level among single mothers in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.268 and weighted average of 32.0%, a difference of 1.9%.

In terms of single mother poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are U.S. Virgin Islander (32.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Osage (32.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Dominica (32.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Yup'ik (32.5%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Latin America (32.4%, a difference of 0.43%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Mexican American Indian (31.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Marshallese (32.1%, a difference of 0.40%), Delaware (31.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Central American (31.8%, a difference of 0.60%), and Nonimmigrants (32.2%, a difference of 0.62%).