South American vs Immigrants from West Indies 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 72,419,228 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.195 and weighted average of 6.2%, a difference of 10.1%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	1.3%	1.2%
Maximum	14.8%	17.4%
Range	13.6%	16.2%
Mean	6.2%	6.3%
Median	5.8%	5.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	3.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.2%	7.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.5%	3.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	4.3%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Japanese	9.8 /100 \| #219	Tragic 5.6%
Colombians	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 5.6%
Panamanians	9.2 /100 \| #221	Tragic 5.6%
Cajuns	6.9 /100 \| #222	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	6.7 /100 \| #223	Tragic 5.6%
Sudanese	6.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%
South Americans	5.7 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Zaire	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.6%
Arabs	5.4 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.7%
Sub-Saharan Africans	4.9 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.7%
Moroccans	4.9 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	4.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.4 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Jamaica (6.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Alaska Native (6.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Bahamas (6.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (6.2%, a difference of 0.29%), and Spanish American (6.2%, a difference of 0.65%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Shoshone	0.3 /100 \| #262	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.3 /100 \| #263	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 6.1%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 6.2%
Creek	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 6.2%
Spanish Americans	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 6.2%
Alaska Natives	0.2 /100 \| #268	Tragic 6.2%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 6.2%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 6.2%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 6.2%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 6.2%
Colville	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 6.3%
Barbadians	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 6.3%
Choctaw	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 6.3%
Yaqui	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 6.3%