Immigrants from Dominican Republic vs South American Indian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,963,849 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.426 and weighted average of 17.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,528,335 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.119 and weighted average of 12.7%, a difference of 40.5%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Dominican Republic	South American Indian
Minimum	3.0%	1.4%
Maximum	36.4%	58.5%
Range	33.4%	57.1%
Mean	20.2%	14.8%
Median	19.8%	11.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	15.8%	8.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	23.5%	18.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.7%	9.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	10.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.5%	10.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Dominican (17.6%, a difference of 0.92%), Native/Alaskan (18.1%, a difference of 1.4%), Black/African American (17.3%, a difference of 3.2%), Houma (18.4%, a difference of 3.5%), and Apache (18.4%, a difference of 3.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 16.7%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 16.7%
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 16.7%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 16.8%
Ute	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 16.9%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 17.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 17.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 17.8%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 18.1%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 18.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 18.4%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 18.9%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 19.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 19.8%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 20.2%

Demographics Similar to South American Indians by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Delaware (12.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Arab (12.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Kuwait (12.7%, a difference of 0.33%), Iraqi (12.7%, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Lebanon (12.8%, a difference of 0.65%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Israelis	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.3 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.5%
Hawaiians	34.1 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	33.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.5%
Aleuts	33.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| South America	32.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.5%
Sierra Leoneans	31.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.6%
South American Indians	23.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.7%
Delaware	21.4 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.7%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%
Spanish	18.7 /100 \| #198	Poor 12.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	17.5 /100 \| #199	Poor 12.8%