Black/African American vs Immigrants from Syria 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 173,928,413 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.358 and weighted average of 10.9%, a difference of 25.8%.

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 Syria are Nonimmigrants (10.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (10.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Sri Lankan (10.9%, a difference of 0.19%), Mongolian (10.9%, a difference of 0.30%), and Spaniard (10.9%, a difference of 0.35%).