Black/African American vs Native/Alaskan Seniors Poverty Over the Age of 65

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 561,317,692 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.814 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 510,101,075 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.600 and weighted average of 14.2%, a difference of 3.9%.

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Spanish American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.69%), Immigrants from Guatemala (13.8%, a difference of 0.88%), Cheyenne (13.9%, a difference of 1.3%), Apache (13.9%, a difference of 1.5%), and Immigrants from Jamaica (13.9%, a difference of 1.8%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Bahamian (14.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Honduran (14.2%, a difference of 0.27%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.2%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from West Indies (14.2%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Latin America (14.2%, a difference of 0.57%).