Black/African American vs Northern European Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,220,282 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.641 and weighted average of 6.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,488,886 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.747 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 52.1%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Guyanese (6.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Ecuadorian (6.5%, a difference of 0.47%), Dutch West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), Ute (6.4%, a difference of 0.63%), and Salvadoran (6.5%, a difference of 0.66%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Scottish (4.3%, a difference of 0.16%), French Canadian (4.2%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Northern Europe (4.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Swiss (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belgian (4.2%, a difference of 0.66%).