South American vs Immigrants from Portugal 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 173,825,666 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.208 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 13.9%.

Married-Couple Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	1.3%	1.4%
Maximum	14.8%	17.6%
Range	13.6%	16.3%
Mean	6.2%	5.4%
Median	5.8%	4.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	2.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.2%	6.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.5%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	3.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	3.7%

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 Portugal by Married-Couple Family Poverty

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Brazil (5.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from China (5.0%, a difference of 0.050%), German Russian (5.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Chilean (4.9%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Egypt (5.0%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Married-Couple Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Kenya	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.9%
Samoans	90.2 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 4.9%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	89.4 /100 \| #135	Excellent 4.9%
Immigrants \| Hungary	88.7 /100 \| #136	Excellent 4.9%
Guamanians/Chamorros	86.5 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.9%
Chileans	86.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.9%
German Russians	85.1 /100 \| #139	Excellent 5.0%
Immigrants \| Portugal	84.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 5.0%
Immigrants \| Brazil	84.6 /100 \| #141	Excellent 5.0%
Immigrants \| China	84.6 /100 \| #142	Excellent 5.0%
Immigrants \| Egypt	83.4 /100 \| #143	Excellent 5.0%
Hmong	83.2 /100 \| #144	Excellent 5.0%
Immigrants \| Spain	79.9 /100 \| #145	Good 5.0%
Mongolians	79.8 /100 \| #146	Good 5.0%
Syrians	78.7 /100 \| #147	Good 5.0%