Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Nonimmigrants Single Mother Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,892,421 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and poverty level among single mothers in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.488 and weighted average of 26.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,388,851 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and poverty level among single mothers in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.232 and weighted average of 32.2%, a difference of 22.2%.

In terms of single mother poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Asia (26.3%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Japan (26.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Korean (26.4%, a difference of 0.24%), Jordanian (26.4%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Moldova (26.2%, a difference of 0.32%).

In terms of single mother poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Cree (32.2%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from the Azores (32.2%, a difference of 0.14%), Marshallese (32.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Spanish American (32.3%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Zaire (32.0%, a difference of 0.62%).