Black/African American vs Senegalese 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 77,978,779 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Senegalese and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.398 and weighted average of 13.3%, a difference of 3.3%.

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Jamaican (13.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Central America (13.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Spanish American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.69%), Belizean (13.6%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Mexico (13.6%, a difference of 0.87%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Senegalese are Central American (13.4%, a difference of 0.82%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.1%, a difference of 1.1%), Yuman (13.1%, a difference of 1.5%), Mexican (13.1%, a difference of 1.6%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (13.0%, a difference of 1.7%).