Immigrants from South America vs Chinese Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,968,788 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.245 and weighted average of 12.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 64,802,428 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Chinese and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.156 and weighted average of 9.5%, a difference of 31.3%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Chinese
Minimum	3.8%	3.4%
Maximum	21.3%	26.1%
Range	17.5%	22.7%
Mean	12.0%	10.2%
Median	12.0%	9.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.7%	5.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.5%	11.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.8%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.1%	5.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.1%	5.5%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Sierra Leonean (12.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Iraq	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 12.4%
Kenyans	38.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 12.5%
Israelis	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.3 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.5%
Hawaiians	34.1 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	33.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.5%
Aleuts	33.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| South America	32.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.5%
Sierra Leoneans	31.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.6%
South American Indians	23.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.7%
Delaware	21.4 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.7%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%

Demographics Similar to Chinese by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Thai (9.6%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Taiwan (9.7%, a difference of 1.9%), Immigrants from Ireland (10.1%, a difference of 5.6%), Immigrants from India (9.0%, a difference of 5.6%), and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.1%, a difference of 5.8%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| India	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 9.0%
Chinese	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 9.5%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Ireland	99.9 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 10.1%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	99.9 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 10.1%
Filipinos	99.9 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 10.1%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 10.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 10.2%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 10.2%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 10.3%
Bhutanese	99.8 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Bolivia	99.8 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 10.4%
Bolivians	99.8 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 10.4%