South American vs Immigrants 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 562,504,380 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.675 and weighted average of 6.0%, a difference of 6.8%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants
Minimum	1.3%	3.6%
Maximum	14.8%	13.9%
Range	13.6%	10.3%
Mean	6.2%	6.9%
Median	5.8%	6.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	5.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.2%	8.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.5%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	2.2%

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 by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (6.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Bangladeshi (6.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Alaskan Athabascan (6.1%, a difference of 0.58%), Jamaican (6.1%, a difference of 0.79%), and Comanche (6.0%, a difference of 0.87%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Ghana	1.0 /100 \| #251	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	0.7 /100 \| #252	Tragic 6.0%
Africans	0.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 6.0%
Comanche	0.7 /100 \| #255	Tragic 6.0%
Bangladeshis	0.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.5 /100 \| #257	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.5 /100 \| #258	Tragic 6.0%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.4 /100 \| #259	Tragic 6.1%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 6.1%
Senegalese	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 6.1%
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%