Immigrants from Jamaica vs Puerto Rican Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,099,868 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.089 and weighted average of 11.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 525,427,340 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.713 and weighted average of 20.3%, a difference of 82.2%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Puerto Rican
Minimum	3.3%	5.3%
Maximum	22.2%	79.2%
Range	19.0%	73.9%
Mean	10.8%	24.4%
Median	10.5%	18.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.7%	13.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	12.4%	33.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.7%	20.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.9%	15.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.9%	15.9%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Bahamas (11.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (11.1%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Ecuador (11.1%, a difference of 0.35%), Somali (11.2%, a difference of 0.51%), and Spanish American (11.2%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 10.9%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 11.0%
Comanche	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 11.0%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 11.1%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 11.2%
Somalis	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 11.2%
Spanish Americans	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 11.2%
Central Americans	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 11.2%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 11.2%
Chippewa	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 11.2%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 11.2%
Blackfeet	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 11.3%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Tohono O'odham (20.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Navajo (18.8%, a difference of 8.1%), Yup'ik (18.7%, a difference of 8.6%), Pima (18.4%, a difference of 10.6%), and Immigrants from Yemen (17.5%, a difference of 16.4%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 14.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 14.6%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 14.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 15.9%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 15.9%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 16.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 16.6%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 17.0%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 17.0%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 17.5%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 18.4%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 18.7%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 18.8%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 20.3%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 20.4%