Immigrants from Latin America vs West Indian Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 554,872,289 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.283 and weighted average of 11.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,611,735 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of 11.5%, a difference of 2.4%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Mexican (11.8%, a difference of 0.18%), African (11.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Guatemalan (11.7%, a difference of 0.69%), Bahamian (11.7%, a difference of 0.73%), and Cajun (11.9%, a difference of 0.74%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Barbados (11.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belize (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Haitian (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Somalia (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Vietnamese (11.5%, a difference of 0.25%).