Immigrants from South America vs Scottish 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 562,331,846 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.686 and weighted average of 7.9%, a difference of 19.0%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Scottish
Minimum	3.3%	2.3%
Maximum	18.4%	100.0%
Range	15.1%	97.7%
Mean	9.5%	20.4%
Median	9.1%	10.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	7.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.7%	22.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	15.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.6%	22.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	22.1%

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 Scottish by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from Asia (7.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Belgian (8.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Serbian (8.0%, a difference of 0.15%), British (7.9%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Denmark (8.0%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Europe	97.8 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 7.9%
English	97.8 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 7.9%
Irish	97.8 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 7.9%
Immigrants \| Poland	97.8 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 7.9%
Slovaks	97.7 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 7.9%
British	97.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 7.9%
Immigrants \| Asia	97.4 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 7.9%
Scottish	97.3 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 7.9%
Belgians	97.3 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 8.0%
Serbians	97.2 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 8.0%
Immigrants \| Denmark	97.1 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 8.0%
Immigrants \| England	97.1 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 8.0%
Immigrants \| Italy	97.0 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 8.0%
Czechoslovakians	96.8 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 8.0%
Tlingit-Haida	96.7 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 8.0%