Black/African American vs West Indian 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 253,356,743 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.209 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 2.9%.

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 West Indians are Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (14.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (14.1%, a difference of 0.24%), Yup'ik (14.1%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Latin America (14.2%, a difference of 0.36%), and U.S. Virgin Islander (14.0%, a difference of 0.43%).