Central American vs Mexican American Indian Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,895,847 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.482 and weighted average of 6.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,454,269 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Mexican American Indians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.192 and weighted average of 6.4%, a difference of 5.1%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Belize (6.7%, a difference of 0.60%), Nicaraguan (6.7%, a difference of 0.75%), Immigrants from Guyana (6.7%, a difference of 1.3%), Kiowa (6.6%, a difference of 1.4%), and U.S. Virgin Islander (6.6%, a difference of 1.4%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Mexican American Indians are Seminole (6.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Ute (6.4%, a difference of 0.39%), Dutch West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.50%), Black/African American (6.5%, a difference of 1.0%), and Guyanese (6.5%, a difference of 1.1%).