Haitian vs West Indian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 287,739,300 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Haitians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.278 and weighted average of 14.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,897,912 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 0.63%.

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Haitians are Immigrants from Barbados (14.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (14.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Comanche (15.0%, a difference of 0.40%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.49%), and Bangladeshi (14.8%, a difference of 0.51%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Vietnamese (15.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Haiti (15.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Comanche (15.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and Inupiat (15.1%, a difference of 0.53%).