Immigrants from Zaire vs Somali Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 106,970,215 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.384 and weighted average of 5.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,100,573 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.790 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.24%), Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.38%), and Moroccan (5.7%, a difference of 0.41%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Chickasaw (5.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Africa (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (5.8%, a difference of 0.24%), and Fijian (5.8%, a difference of 0.27%).