Immigrants from South America vs Native/Alaskan Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,571,466 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.193 and weighted average of 5.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,148,611 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.629 and weighted average of 8.2%, a difference of 42.6%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Ghanaian (5.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Sudan (5.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Cherokee (5.8%, a difference of 0.38%), Venezuelan (5.8%, a difference of 0.40%), and Immigrants from Uruguay (5.7%, a difference of 0.50%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Paiute (8.3%, a difference of 1.3%), Central American Indian (8.3%, a difference of 1.3%), Dominican (8.3%, a difference of 1.4%), Lumbee (8.3%, a difference of 1.9%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (8.4%, a difference of 2.5%).