Immigrants from Scotland vs South American Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 196,152,148 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.073 and weighted average of 7.3%. 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 26.4%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Scotland	South American
Minimum	1.00%	3.6%
Maximum	15.1%	21.7%
Range	14.1%	18.1%
Mean	6.3%	9.6%
Median	6.3%	9.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.0%	7.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.0%	11.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.6%	3.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Scotland by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are Cypriot (7.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Croatian (7.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Burmese (7.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Korea (7.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Northern Europe (7.4%, a difference of 0.55%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.7 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	99.7 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 7.3%
Danes	99.7 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 7.3%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	99.7 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 7.3%
Croatians	99.7 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 7.3%
Burmese	99.7 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 7.3%
Cypriots	99.6 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.6 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.6 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 7.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 7.4%
Italians	99.6 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 7.4%
Czechs	99.6 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 7.4%
Poles	99.5 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 7.4%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.5 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 7.4%
Russians	99.5 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 7.5%

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%