Spanish American vs Mexican Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,037,673 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.287 and weighted average of 6.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 552,712,158 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.841 and weighted average of 7.2%, a difference of 16.3%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Creek (6.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Blackfeet (6.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Alaska Native (6.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Congo (6.1%, a difference of 0.56%), and Immigrants from West Indies (6.2%, a difference of 0.65%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Immigrants from Guatemala (7.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Honduran (7.2%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Latin America (7.2%, a difference of 0.34%), Inupiat (7.1%, a difference of 0.47%), and British West Indian (7.1%, a difference of 0.70%).