Central American vs Immigrants from South America Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,895,847 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.482 and weighted average of 6.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,571,466 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.193 and weighted average of 5.7%, a difference of 17.4%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	2.1%	3.0%
Maximum	41.9%	12.3%
Range	39.8%	9.4%
Mean	9.7%	6.3%
Median	7.9%	5.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	6.1%	5.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.8%	7.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.7%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	1.9%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Ecuador (6.7%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from El Salvador (6.8%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Belize (6.7%, a difference of 0.60%), Nicaraguan (6.7%, a difference of 0.75%), and Cuban (6.8%, a difference of 0.86%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #294	Tragic 6.6%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 6.6%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 6.6%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 6.6%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 6.7%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 6.7%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 6.7%
Central Americans	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 6.7%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 6.7%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 6.8%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 6.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 6.8%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 7.0%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 7.0%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 7.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Ghanaian (5.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Sudan (5.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Cherokee (5.8%, a difference of 0.38%), Venezuelan (5.8%, a difference of 0.40%), and Immigrants from Uruguay (5.7%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Moroccans	4.9 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	4.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.4 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	3.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Sudan	3.5 /100 \| #235	Tragic 5.7%
Ghanaians	3.3 /100 \| #236	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| South America	3.1 /100 \| #237	Tragic 5.7%
Cherokee	2.7 /100 \| #238	Tragic 5.8%
Venezuelans	2.7 /100 \| #239	Tragic 5.8%
Fijians	2.5 /100 \| #240	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Panama	2.5 /100 \| #241	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	2.4 /100 \| #242	Tragic 5.8%
Somalis	2.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 5.8%
Chickasaw	2.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 5.8%