Portuguese vs Spanish American Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 444,135,508 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.067 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,037,673 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.287 and weighted average of 6.2%, a difference of 34.1%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Italy (4.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Poland (4.6%, a difference of 0.080%), Korean (4.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Belgium (4.6%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Norway (4.6%, a difference of 0.27%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Creek (6.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Blackfeet (6.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Alaska Native (6.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Congo (6.1%, a difference of 0.56%), and Immigrants from West Indies (6.2%, a difference of 0.65%).