South American vs U.S. Virgin Islander Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,269,778 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 5.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 87,431,067 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.335 and weighted average of 6.6%, a difference of 17.8%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Zaire (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Sudanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.40%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Kiowa (6.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Guyana (6.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (6.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Bahamian (6.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Nicaraguan (6.7%, a difference of 0.62%).