Black/African American vs Salvadoran 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 397,362,950 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Salvadorans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.059 and weighted average of 12.8%, a difference of 6.9%.

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 Salvadorans are Kiowa (12.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Uruguay (12.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Colombia (12.9%, a difference of 0.67%), Immigrants from the Azores (12.9%, a difference of 0.90%), and Paiute (12.9%, a difference of 0.99%).