South American vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,953,900 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 9.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,499,505 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.445 and weighted average of 14.4%, a difference of 55.5%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Dominican Republic
Minimum	3.6%	5.8%
Maximum	21.7%	31.5%
Range	18.1%	25.8%
Mean	9.6%	17.0%
Median	9.0%	16.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.8%	12.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.0%	20.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.2%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.1%	6.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.1%	6.0%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Western Asia (9.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Spanish (9.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Ugandan (9.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Venezuelan (9.3%, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (9.3%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
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%
Ugandans	28.7 /100 \| #191	Fair 9.3%
Spanish	28.7 /100 \| #192	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	28.2 /100 \| #193	Fair 9.3%
South Americans	28.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 9.3%
Venezuelans	27.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	26.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Colombia	24.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 9.3%
Iraqis	24.2 /100 \| #198	Fair 9.3%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Dominican (14.3%, a difference of 0.63%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 1.1%), Native/Alaskan (14.3%, a difference of 1.2%), Houma (14.6%, a difference of 1.3%), and Apache (14.7%, a difference of 2.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 13.0%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 13.1%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 13.3%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 13.3%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 14.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 14.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 14.6%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 14.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 15.9%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 15.9%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 16.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 16.6%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 17.0%