Ecuadorian vs Black/African American Seniors Poverty Over the Age of 65

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,781,665 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ecuadorians and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.304 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 2.2%.

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Immigrants from Belize (14.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.0%, a difference of 0.070%), U.S. Virgin Islander (14.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Vietnamese (14.0%, a difference of 0.35%), and Yup'ik (14.1%, a difference of 0.36%). Similarly, 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%).