Immigrants from South America vs Houma Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,267,691 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.057 and weighted average of 9.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 36,784,035 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Houma and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.758 and weighted average of 14.6%, a difference of 54.6%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Houma
Minimum	3.3%	6.6%
Maximum	18.4%	42.0%
Range	15.1%	35.4%
Mean	9.5%	17.7%
Median	9.1%	13.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	12.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.7%	20.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	8.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.6%	10.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	9.8%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Lebanon (9.4%, a difference of 0.20%), German Russian (9.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (9.4%, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Portugal (9.4%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
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%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	19.6 /100 \| #202	Poor 9.4%
German Russians	19.4 /100 \| #203	Poor 9.4%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.9 /100 \| #204	Poor 9.4%
Aleuts	18.0 /100 \| #205	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| South America	18.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 9.5%
Sierra Leoneans	15.6 /100 \| #207	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	15.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 9.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	14.0 /100 \| #209	Poor 9.5%
Alsatians	11.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 9.6%
Malaysians	10.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 9.6%
Immigrants \| Thailand	9.7 /100 \| #212	Tragic 9.7%
Osage	8.0 /100 \| #213	Tragic 9.7%

Demographics Similar to Houma by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Houma are Apache (14.7%, a difference of 0.85%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (14.4%, a difference of 1.3%), Dominican (14.3%, a difference of 1.9%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 2.4%), and Native/Alaskan (14.3%, a difference of 2.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 13.1%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 13.3%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 13.3%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 14.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 14.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 14.6%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 14.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 15.9%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 15.9%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 16.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 16.6%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 17.0%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 17.0%