Black/African American vs Immigrants from Colombia 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 377,503,020 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Colombia and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.100 and weighted average of 12.9%, a difference of 6.2%.

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 Immigrants from Colombia are Immigrants from the Azores (12.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Paiute (12.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Salvadoran (12.8%, a difference of 0.67%), Kiowa (12.8%, a difference of 0.92%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (13.0%, a difference of 1.1%).