South American vs Immigrants from Nicaragua Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,269,778 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 5.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 235,581,482 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.208 and weighted average of 7.1%, a difference of 25.7%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Nicaragua
Minimum	1.3%	0.79%
Maximum	14.8%	19.2%
Range	13.6%	18.4%
Mean	6.2%	7.7%
Median	5.8%	6.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	5.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.2%	9.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.5%	4.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	4.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	3.9%

Similar Demographics by Married-Couple Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Zaire (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Arab (5.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Sudanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (5.7%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Japanese	9.8 /100 \| #219	Tragic 5.6%
Colombians	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 5.6%
Panamanians	9.2 /100 \| #221	Tragic 5.6%
Cajuns	6.9 /100 \| #222	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	6.7 /100 \| #223	Tragic 5.6%
Sudanese	6.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	6.1 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.6%
South Americans	5.7 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.6%
Immigrants \| Zaire	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.6%
Arabs	5.4 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.7%
Sub-Saharan Africans	4.9 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.7%
Moroccans	4.9 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	4.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.4 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Hopi (7.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Dominica (7.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Armenia (7.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (7.1%, a difference of 0.17%), and British West Indian (7.1%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 6.8%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 6.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 6.8%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 7.0%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 7.0%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 7.1%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 7.1%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 7.1%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 7.1%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 7.1%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 7.1%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 7.1%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 7.1%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 7.2%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 7.2%