South American vs Marshallese 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 14,723,885 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Marshallese and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.251 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 7.9%.

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%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Marshallese are Menominee (5.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (5.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Kazakhstan (5.2%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Ukraine (5.2%, a difference of 0.35%), and Alsatian (5.2%, a difference of 0.38%).