Immigrants from Barbados vs West Indian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 112,771,584 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Barbados and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.097 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 0.55%.

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Barbados are Haitian (14.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (14.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Comanche (15.0%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Haiti (15.0%, a difference of 0.45%), and Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.56%). 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%).