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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 456,163,835 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.558 and weighted average of 4.5%. 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 182.6%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Immigrants from England (4.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Ukrainian (4.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Austria (4.5%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Korea (4.5%, a difference of 0.42%), and New Zealander (4.4%, a difference of 0.55%).

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%).