Immigrants from Latin America vs Brazilian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 557,920,338 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.347 and weighted average of 15.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 323,736,461 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Brazilians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.123 and weighted average of 11.9%, a difference of 26.2%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Latin America	Brazilian
Minimum	9.8%	2.1%
Maximum	70.2%	33.9%
Range	60.4%	31.8%
Mean	16.7%	11.7%
Median	15.7%	11.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.9%	8.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.9%	13.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.9%	5.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	5.0%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Latin America by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Inupiat (15.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Yaqui (15.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Vietnamese (15.0%, a difference of 0.26%), West Indian (15.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Belize (15.1%, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 14.9%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 14.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 14.9%
Comanche	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 15.0%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 15.0%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 15.0%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 15.1%
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 15.1%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.1%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 15.1%

Demographics Similar to Brazilians by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Brazilians are Basque (11.9%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from France (11.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Peru (11.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (11.9%, a difference of 0.27%), and Pakistani (11.9%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Chileans	84.2 /100 \| #136	Excellent 11.8%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	83.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent 11.8%
Immigrants \| Jordan	82.4 /100 \| #138	Excellent 11.9%
Pakistanis	82.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 11.9%
Immigrants \| Peru	81.1 /100 \| #140	Excellent 11.9%
Immigrants \| France	80.5 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.9%
Basques	80.4 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.9%
Brazilians	79.7 /100 \| #143	Good 11.9%
Icelanders	77.9 /100 \| #144	Good 11.9%
Syrians	75.1 /100 \| #145	Good 12.0%
Afghans	74.9 /100 \| #146	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	73.7 /100 \| #147	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Germany	72.7 /100 \| #148	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	72.7 /100 \| #149	Good 12.0%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	72.3 /100 \| #150	Good 12.0%