Black/African American vs Jamaican 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 366,396,233 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.115 and weighted average of 13.6%, a difference of 0.46%.

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are 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%), Immigrants from Mexico (13.6%, a difference of 0.87%), and Immigrants from Guatemala (13.8%, a difference of 0.88%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Central America (13.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Belizean (13.6%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Mexico (13.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Senegal (13.6%, a difference of 0.53%), and Guatemalan (13.5%, a difference of 0.81%).