Black/African American vs Alaska Native Seniors Poverty Over the Age of 65

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 561,317,692 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.814 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 76,614,353 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Alaska Natives and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.160 and weighted average of 10.8%, a difference of 26.5%.

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Jamaican (13.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Central America (13.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Spanish American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.69%), Belizean (13.6%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Mexico (13.6%, a difference of 0.87%).

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Alaska Natives are Malaysian (10.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (10.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Potawatomi (10.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Mongolian (10.9%, a difference of 0.22%), and Sri Lankan (10.9%, a difference of 0.32%).