Immigrants from South America vs Uruguayan 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 144,644,922 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.119 and weighted average of 9.1%, a difference of 3.5%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Uruguayan
Minimum	3.3%	0.67%
Maximum	18.4%	29.2%
Range	15.1%	28.5%
Mean	9.5%	9.0%
Median	9.1%	8.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	6.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.7%	10.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	3.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.6%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	5.5%

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 Uruguayans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are South American Indian (9.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (9.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Morocco (9.1%, a difference of 0.13%), Hmong (9.1%, a difference of 0.14%), and Colombian (9.2%, a difference of 0.43%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Syria	47.5 /100 \| #176	Average 9.0%
Hawaiians	47.2 /100 \| #177	Average 9.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	47.1 /100 \| #178	Average 9.0%
Immigrants \| Iraq	44.4 /100 \| #179	Average 9.1%
Immigrants \| Uganda	43.4 /100 \| #180	Average 9.1%
Hmong	40.2 /100 \| #181	Average 9.1%
Immigrants \| Morocco	40.2 /100 \| #182	Average 9.1%
Uruguayans	39.2 /100 \| #183	Fair 9.1%
South American Indians	38.7 /100 \| #184	Fair 9.1%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	38.6 /100 \| #185	Fair 9.1%
Colombians	36.1 /100 \| #186	Fair 9.2%
Delaware	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Kenya	34.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	32.1 /100 \| #189	Fair 9.2%
Arabs	31.5 /100 \| #190	Fair 9.2%