Immigrants from Central America vs Black/African American Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 533,860,839 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.765 and weighted average of 12.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,121,260 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.860 and weighted average of 13.3%, a difference of 10.2%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Ute (12.1%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Caribbean (12.2%, a difference of 0.68%), Kiowa (12.2%, a difference of 1.2%), Immigrants from Guatemala (12.0%, a difference of 1.2%), and Immigrants from Mexico (12.3%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Central American Indian (13.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Yakama (13.1%, a difference of 1.8%), Colville (13.0%, a difference of 2.5%), Paiute (13.0%, a difference of 2.6%), and Immigrants from Dominica (12.7%, a difference of 4.6%).