South African vs Immigrants from South America Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,354,069 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.807 and weighted average of 8.2%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 14.9%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	2.1%	3.3%
Maximum	30.8%	18.4%
Range	28.7%	15.1%
Mean	7.0%	9.5%
Median	6.0%	9.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	8.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.4%	10.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.7%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	2.6%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Israel (8.2%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Russia (8.2%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Western Europe (8.2%, a difference of 0.26%), French (8.3%, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (8.2%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Jordanians	94.8 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 8.2%
Romanians	94.7 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 8.2%
Taiwanese	94.6 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 8.2%
Immigrants \| France	94.4 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 8.2%
Canadians	94.2 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 8.2%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	94.0 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 8.2%
Immigrants \| Israel	93.5 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 8.2%
South Africans	93.4 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 8.2%
Immigrants \| Russia	93.2 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 8.2%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	92.9 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 8.2%
French	92.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Egypt	91.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 8.3%
Native Hawaiians	91.3 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 8.3%
Paraguayans	91.2 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 8.3%
Palestinians	91.1 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 8.3%

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%