Black/African American vs Immigrants from South America 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 483,863,368 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.095 and weighted average of 12.7%, a difference of 7.7%.

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 Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Venezuela (12.7%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Ghana (12.8%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Uruguay (12.8%, a difference of 0.30%), Kiowa (12.8%, a difference of 0.42%), and Salvadoran (12.8%, a difference of 0.67%).