Black/African American vs Central American 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 501,778,259 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.467 and weighted average of 13.4%, a difference of 2.4%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Senegalese (13.3%, a difference of 0.82%), Colville (13.5%, a difference of 0.89%), Guatemalan (13.5%, a difference of 1.1%), Immigrants from Senegal (13.6%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from Mexico (13.6%, a difference of 1.5%).