West Indian vs Immigrants from Jamaica Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,611,735 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of 11.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,099,868 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.089 and weighted average of 11.2%, a difference of 3.3%.

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Barbados (11.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belize (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Haitian (11.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Vietnamese (11.5%, a difference of 0.25%), and Senegalese (11.5%, a difference of 0.52%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Bahamas (11.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Somali (11.2%, a difference of 0.51%), Spanish American (11.2%, a difference of 0.60%), Central American (11.2%, a difference of 0.65%), and Immigrants from Guyana (11.2%, a difference of 0.67%).