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Central American Poverty
Tragic

14.6%
POVERTY
0.1/ 100
METRIC RATING
270th/ 347
METRIC RANK

Central American Poverty Correlation Chart

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 504,069,914 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.354 and weighted average of 14.6%. On average, for every 1% (one percent) increase in Central Americans within a typical geography, there is an increase of 0.20% in poverty level.
Central American Poverty
It is essential to understand that the correlation between the percentage of Central Americans and poverty level does not imply a direct cause-and-effect relationship. It remains uncertain whether the presence of Central Americans influences an upward or downward trend in the level of poverty level within an area, or if Central Americans simply ended up residing in those areas with higher or lower levels of poverty level due to other factors.

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Cuba (14.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Subsaharan African (14.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Iroquois (14.5%, a difference of 0.33%), Shoshone (14.7%, a difference of 0.58%), and Chickasaw (14.7%, a difference of 0.63%).
DemographicsRating | RankPoverty
Jamaicans
0.1
/100
|
#263
Tragic
14.4%
Immigrants from Jamaica
0.1
/100
|
#264
Tragic
14.4%
Immigrants from Guyana
0.1
/100
|
#265
Tragic
14.5%
Guyanese
0.1
/100
|
#266
Tragic
14.5%
Iroquois
0.1
/100
|
#267
Tragic
14.5%
Sub-Saharan Africans
0.1
/100
|
#268
Tragic
14.5%
Immigrants from Cuba
0.1
/100
|
#269
Tragic
14.6%
Central Americans
0.1
/100
|
#270
Tragic
14.6%
Shoshone
0.0
/100
|
#271
Tragic
14.7%
Chickasaw
0.0
/100
|
#272
Tragic
14.7%
Spanish Americans
0.0
/100
|
#273
Tragic
14.7%
Barbadians
0.0
/100
|
#274
Tragic
14.8%
Immigrants from West Indies
0.0
/100
|
#275
Tragic
14.8%
Immigrants from Bahamas
0.0
/100
|
#276
Tragic
14.8%
Bangladeshis
0.0
/100
|
#277
Tragic
14.8%

Central American Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement Central American Data Poverty Data
Minimum 0.24% 1.8%
Maximum 77.3% 62.9%
Range 77.1% 61.2%
Mean 25.6% 17.4%
Median 24.5% 15.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1) 12.2% 13.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3) 36.6% 19.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR) 24.4% 6.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample) 16.4% 9.1%
Standard Deviation (Population) 16.3% 9.1%

Correlation Details

Central American Percentile Sample Size Poverty
[
0.0%
-
0.5%
]
0.24%
145,556,008 12.8%
[
0.5%
-
1.0%
]
0.73%
100,035,521 12.3%
[
1.0%
-
1.5%
]
1.24%
67,742,380 13.1%
[
1.5%
-
2.0%
]
1.74%
40,959,162 13.0%
[
2.0%
-
2.5%
]
2.21%
34,518,108 14.3%
[
2.5%
-
3.0%
]
2.75%
18,047,170 12.8%
[
3.0%
-
3.5%
]
3.25%
13,500,062 13.5%
[
3.5%
-
4.0%
]
3.74%
10,905,402 14.1%
[
4.0%
-
4.5%
]
4.20%
11,920,963 13.6%
[
4.5%
-
5.0%
]
4.77%
7,847,197 13.8%
[
5.0%
-
5.5%
]
5.26%
5,377,379 14.4%
[
5.5%
-
6.0%
]
5.74%
5,805,854 13.6%
[
6.0%
-
6.5%
]
6.27%
3,668,079 13.9%
[
6.5%
-
7.0%
]
6.76%
3,879,311 14.6%
[
7.0%
-
7.5%
]
7.25%
2,754,243 14.9%
[
7.5%
-
8.0%
]
7.76%
1,919,149 13.2%
[
8.0%
-
8.5%
]
8.21%
2,111,795 13.4%
[
8.5%
-
9.0%
]
8.74%
1,802,022 14.0%
[
9.0%
-
9.5%
]
9.33%
3,986,074 17.2%
[
9.5%
-
10.0%
]
9.73%
1,158,362 16.2%
[
10.0%
-
10.5%
]
10.29%
944,877 14.9%
[
10.5%
-
11.0%
]
10.78%
1,217,546 13.9%
[
11.0%
-
11.5%
]
11.23%
804,126 15.5%
[
11.5%
-
12.0%
]
11.80%
1,079,831 14.3%
[
12.0%
-
12.5%
]
12.25%
646,731 16.6%
[
12.5%
-
13.0%
]
12.84%
4,756,321 16.6%
[
13.0%
-
13.5%
]
13.27%
805,809 17.3%
[
13.5%
-
14.0%
]
13.79%
826,697 15.5%
[
14.0%
-
14.5%
]
14.31%
890,073 17.0%
[
14.5%
-
15.0%
]
14.73%
447,173 19.6%
[
15.0%
-
15.5%
]
15.17%
402,292 15.7%
[
15.5%
-
16.0%
]
15.73%
447,291 14.7%
[
16.0%
-
16.5%
]
16.33%
836,848 16.1%
[
16.5%
-
17.0%
]
16.74%
537,386 17.7%
[
17.0%
-
17.5%
]
17.16%
387,140 14.8%
[
17.5%
-
18.0%
]
17.84%
298,102 12.6%
[
18.0%
-
18.5%
]
18.37%
53,977 17.6%
[
18.5%
-
19.0%
]
18.84%
669,010 16.1%
[
19.0%
-
19.5%
]
19.23%
110,447 11.4%
[
19.5%
-
20.0%
]
19.76%
248,099 17.2%
[
20.0%
-
20.5%
]
20.14%
208,675 10.1%
[
20.5%
-
21.0%
]
20.76%
170,564 14.4%
[
21.0%
-
21.5%
]
21.28%
255,562 16.4%
[
21.5%
-
22.0%
]
21.63%
107,458 12.4%
[
22.0%
-
22.5%
]
22.31%
75,746 29.5%
[
22.5%
-
23.0%
]
22.87%
187,299 24.3%
[
23.0%
-
23.5%
]
23.19%
142,767 17.2%
[
23.5%
-
24.0%
]
23.86%
12,949 19.4%
[
24.0%
-
24.5%
]
24.18%
183,890 13.0%
[
24.5%
-
25.0%
]
24.80%
179,958 21.2%
[
25.0%
-
25.5%
]
25.27%
120,749 24.8%
[
25.5%
-
26.0%
]
25.77%
250,986 20.5%
[
26.0%
-
26.5%
]
26.24%
222,979 21.5%
[
26.5%
-
27.0%
]
26.79%
258,344 20.0%
[
27.0%
-
27.5%
]
27.27%
16,364 16.4%
[
27.5%
-
28.0%
]
27.62%
152,945 20.3%
[
28.0%
-
28.5%
]
28.21%
47,338 11.8%
[
28.5%
-
29.0%
]
28.67%
57,519 8.0%
[
29.0%
-
29.5%
]
29.17%
107,395 13.1%
[
29.5%
-
30.0%
]
29.76%
115,067 14.7%
[
30.0%
-
30.5%
]
30.32%
124,191 15.3%
[
30.5%
-
31.0%
]
30.77%
207,899 21.5%
[
31.0%
-
31.5%
]
31.04%
98,190 9.9%
[
31.5%
-
32.0%
]
31.64%
62,846 21.9%
[
32.0%
-
32.5%
]
32.32%
138,223 7.3%
[
32.5%
-
33.0%
]
32.90%
24,660 11.3%
[
33.0%
-
33.5%
]
33.17%
77,314 11.0%
[
33.5%
-
34.0%
]
33.56%
33,122 11.8%
[
34.0%
-
34.5%
]
34.38%
10,639 15.1%
[
34.5%
-
35.0%
]
34.73%
59,607 30.8%
[
35.0%
-
35.5%
]
35.20%
9,444 12.6%
[
35.5%
-
36.0%
]
35.69%
33,018 17.5%
[
36.0%
-
36.5%
]
36.32%
1,473 19.0%
[
36.5%
-
37.0%
]
36.65%
96,220 22.6%
[
37.0%
-
37.5%
]
37.05%
19,289 7.6%
[
37.5%
-
38.0%
]
37.61%
10,563 9.8%
[
38.0%
-
38.5%
]
38.18%
2,664 34.4%
[
38.5%
-
39.0%
]
38.65%
39,220 11.3%
[
39.0%
-
39.5%
]
39.46%
25,324 14.3%
[
39.5%
-
40.0%
]
39.65%
7,945 45.5%
[
40.0%
-
40.5%
]
40.10%
17,329 25.0%
[
40.5%
-
41.0%
]
40.86%
15,109 30.2%
[
41.0%
-
41.5%
]
41.21%
18,695 17.9%
[
41.5%
-
42.0%
]
41.78%
1,764 18.1%
[
42.5%
-
43.0%
]
42.98%
114 1.8%
[
43.0%
-
43.5%
]
43.43%
175 11.4%
[
45.0%
-
45.5%
]
45.12%
79,765 21.4%
[
46.0%
-
46.5%
]
46.36%
2,118 4.1%
[
46.5%
-
47.0%
]
46.92%
211 44.5%
[
48.0%
-
48.5%
]
48.35%
182 52.2%
[
48.5%
-
49.0%
]
48.89%
180 7.8%
[
52.0%
-
52.5%
]
52.21%
113 4.4%
[
55.5%
-
56.0%
]
55.70%
149 14.8%
[
57.5%
-
58.0%
]
57.69%
182 32.4%
[
59.5%
-
60.0%
]
59.89%
1,112 62.9%
[
60.0%
-
60.5%
]
60.18%
50,387 20.2%
[
61.0%
-
61.5%
]
61.24%
129 19.4%
[
77.0%
-
77.5%
]
77.31%
21,778 26.3%