Immigrants from Latin America vs Puerto Rican Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,700,324 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.472 and weighted average of 7.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 519,143,813 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.660 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 75.4%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Immigrants from Guatemala (7.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Mexican (7.2%, a difference of 0.34%), Honduran (7.2%, a difference of 0.65%), Inupiat (7.1%, a difference of 0.81%), and British West Indian (7.1%, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Yemen (12.8%, a difference of 1.3%), Yup'ik (13.4%, a difference of 6.0%), Navajo (11.9%, a difference of 6.6%), Pima (11.4%, a difference of 10.8%), and Tohono O'odham (11.2%, a difference of 12.6%).