Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Peruvian Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,115,485 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.140 and weighted average of 9.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 362,496,768 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Peruvians and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.556 and weighted average of 8.8%, a difference of 6.8%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Peruvian
Minimum	0.92%	0.80%
Maximum	22.0%	33.3%
Range	21.1%	32.5%
Mean	8.5%	9.5%
Median	8.4%	8.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.0%	7.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.2%	10.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.1%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.8%	5.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.7%	4.9%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Spaniard (9.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Portugal (9.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.40%), Iraqi (9.3%, a difference of 0.44%), and German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Western Asia	28.2 /100 \| #193	Fair 9.3%
South Americans	28.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 9.3%
Venezuelans	27.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	26.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Colombia	24.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 9.3%
Iraqis	24.2 /100 \| #198	Fair 9.3%
Spaniards	22.8 /100 \| #199	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	21.7 /100 \| #200	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Portugal	20.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	19.6 /100 \| #202	Poor 9.4%
German Russians	19.4 /100 \| #203	Poor 9.4%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.9 /100 \| #204	Poor 9.4%
Aleuts	18.0 /100 \| #205	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| South America	18.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 9.5%
Sierra Leoneans	15.6 /100 \| #207	Poor 9.5%

Demographics Similar to Peruvians by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Peruvians are Hungarian (8.8%, a difference of 0.13%), White/Caucasian (8.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (8.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Tsimshian (8.8%, a difference of 0.20%), and Ethiopian (8.8%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Samoans	79.8 /100 \| #152	Good 8.6%
Immigrants \| Spain	79.1 /100 \| #153	Good 8.6%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	75.4 /100 \| #154	Good 8.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	73.6 /100 \| #155	Good 8.7%
Immigrants \| Oceania	71.2 /100 \| #156	Good 8.7%
Tsimshian	69.3 /100 \| #157	Good 8.8%
Whites/Caucasians	69.1 /100 \| #158	Good 8.8%
Peruvians	68.0 /100 \| #159	Good 8.8%
Hungarians	67.2 /100 \| #160	Good 8.8%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	66.9 /100 \| #161	Good 8.8%
Ethiopians	66.3 /100 \| #162	Good 8.8%
Pennsylvania Germans	66.0 /100 \| #163	Good 8.8%
Celtics	64.9 /100 \| #164	Good 8.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	64.7 /100 \| #165	Good 8.8%
Afghans	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 8.8%