Immigrants from South America vs Portuguese 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 448,364,700 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.153 and weighted average of 8.4%, a difference of 12.7%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Portuguese
Minimum	3.3%	0.81%
Maximum	18.4%	23.1%
Range	15.1%	22.3%
Mean	9.5%	8.7%
Median	9.1%	7.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	6.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.7%	11.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	5.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.6%	5.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	4.9%

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 Portuguese by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Argentinean (8.4%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (8.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Puget Sound Salish (8.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Hungary (8.4%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Argentina (8.4%, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Paraguayans	91.2 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 8.3%
Palestinians	91.1 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 8.3%
Soviet Union	90.8 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 8.3%
Pakistanis	90.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 8.3%
Icelanders	90.3 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Hungary	89.9 /100 \| #127	Excellent 8.4%
Argentineans	89.6 /100 \| #128	Excellent 8.4%
Portuguese	89.2 /100 \| #129	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	88.6 /100 \| #130	Excellent 8.4%
Puget Sound Salish	88.6 /100 \| #131	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Argentina	88.2 /100 \| #132	Excellent 8.4%
Sri Lankans	86.6 /100 \| #133	Excellent 8.5%
Chileans	86.6 /100 \| #134	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	86.5 /100 \| #135	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Brazil	86.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 8.5%