Immigrants from Eastern Europe vs South American Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 473,559,356 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.508 and weighted average of 8.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,953,900 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 9.3%, a difference of 14.6%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eastern Europe	South American
Minimum	1.9%	3.6%
Maximum	40.0%	21.7%
Range	38.1%	18.1%
Mean	9.6%	9.6%
Median	7.4%	9.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.9%	7.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.4%	11.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.4%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.2%	3.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.1%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Slavic (8.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Laotian (8.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Indonesia (8.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Norway (8.1%, a difference of 0.10%), and New Zealander (8.1%, a difference of 0.13%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Turkey	96.5 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 8.0%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	96.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| South Africa	95.9 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 8.1%
Welsh	95.8 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 8.1%
New Zealanders	95.8 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Norway	95.7 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	95.7 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	95.6 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 8.1%
Slavs	95.6 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 8.1%
Laotians	95.6 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 8.1%
Egyptians	95.1 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 8.1%
French Canadians	95.0 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 8.1%
Basques	94.9 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 8.1%
Jordanians	94.8 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 8.2%
Romanians	94.7 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 8.2%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Western Asia (9.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Spanish (9.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Ugandan (9.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Venezuelan (9.3%, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (9.3%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Delaware	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Kenya	34.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	32.1 /100 \| #189	Fair 9.2%
Arabs	31.5 /100 \| #190	Fair 9.2%
Ugandans	28.7 /100 \| #191	Fair 9.3%
Spanish	28.7 /100 \| #192	Fair 9.3%
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%