West Indian vs African Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,611,735 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of 11.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,652,941 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.088 and weighted average of 11.8%, a difference of 2.2%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Barbados (11.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belize (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Haitian (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Somalia (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Vietnamese (11.5%, a difference of 0.25%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Latin America (11.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Mexican (11.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Guatemalan (11.7%, a difference of 0.50%), Bahamian (11.7%, a difference of 0.54%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (11.7%, a difference of 0.80%).