Subsaharan African vs West Indian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 507,618,351 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.675 and weighted average of 14.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,897,912 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 3.1%.

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Iroquois (14.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Cuba (14.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Central American (14.6%, a difference of 0.29%), Guyanese (14.5%, a difference of 0.35%), and Shoshone (14.7%, a difference of 0.88%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Vietnamese (15.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Haiti (15.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Comanche (15.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Barbados (14.9%, a difference of 0.55%).