South American vs Immigrants from Spain 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 239,325,125 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Spain and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.045 and weighted average of 8.6%, a difference of 7.8%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Spain
Minimum	3.6%	0.68%
Maximum	21.7%	27.9%
Range	18.1%	27.3%
Mean	9.6%	7.9%
Median	9.0%	7.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.8%	5.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.0%	9.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.2%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.1%	4.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.1%	4.7%

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 Spain by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Spain are Samoan (8.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Brazilian (8.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Mongolian (8.6%, a difference of 0.26%), Syrian (8.6%, a difference of 0.26%), and Scotch-Irish (8.6%, a difference of 0.67%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Immigrants \| Belarus	83.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Jordan	83.0 /100 \| #147	Excellent 8.5%
Scotch-Irish	82.2 /100 \| #148	Excellent 8.6%
Mongolians	80.4 /100 \| #149	Excellent 8.6%
Syrians	80.3 /100 \| #150	Excellent 8.6%
Brazilians	80.1 /100 \| #151	Excellent 8.6%
Samoans	79.8 /100 \| #152	Good 8.6%
Immigrants \| Spain	79.1 /100 \| #153	Good 8.6%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	75.4 /100 \| #154	Good 8.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	73.6 /100 \| #155	Good 8.7%
Immigrants \| Oceania	71.2 /100 \| #156	Good 8.7%
Tsimshian	69.3 /100 \| #157	Good 8.8%
Whites/Caucasians	69.1 /100 \| #158	Good 8.8%
Peruvians	68.0 /100 \| #159	Good 8.8%
Hungarians	67.2 /100 \| #160	Good 8.8%