South American vs Immigrants from Eastern Africa Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,269,778 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 5.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 352,572,169 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.825 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 8.2%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	1.3%	1.7%
Maximum	14.8%	31.7%
Range	13.6%	30.0%
Mean	6.2%	7.5%
Median	5.8%	5.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	4.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.2%	7.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.5%	3.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	5.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	5.3%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Zaire (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Sudanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Japanese	9.8 /100 \| #219	Tragic 5.6%
Colombians	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 5.6%
Panamanians	9.2 /100 \| #221	Tragic 5.6%
Cajuns	6.9 /100 \| #222	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	6.7 /100 \| #223	Tragic 5.6%
Sudanese	6.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%
South Americans	5.7 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Zaire	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.6%
Arabs	5.4 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.7%
Sub-Saharan Africans	4.9 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.7%
Moroccans	4.9 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	4.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.4 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are Alsatian (5.2%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (5.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Marshallese (5.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Menominee (5.2%, a difference of 0.25%), and Bermudan (5.2%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Costa Ricans	61.5 /100 \| #167	Good 5.1%
Immigrants \| Uganda	54.9 /100 \| #168	Average 5.2%
Ottawa	54.5 /100 \| #169	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Argentina	54.4 /100 \| #170	Average 5.2%
Bermudans	52.9 /100 \| #171	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	51.3 /100 \| #172	Average 5.2%
Alsatians	51.2 /100 \| #173	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 5.2%
Marshallese	47.9 /100 \| #175	Average 5.2%
Menominee	47.8 /100 \| #176	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	45.1 /100 \| #177	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	44.9 /100 \| #178	Average 5.2%
Spanish	41.4 /100 \| #179	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	39.3 /100 \| #180	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	38.8 /100 \| #181	Fair 5.3%