Immigrants from South Africa vs West Indian Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 231,973,185 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.786 and weighted average of 4.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,794,442 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.325 and weighted average of 6.4%, a difference of 41.7%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Cambodian (4.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Latvia (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Austria (4.5%, a difference of 0.38%), and Ukrainian (4.5%, a difference of 0.48%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Houma (6.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (6.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Mexican American Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), Seminole (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), and Indonesian (6.3%, a difference of 0.78%).