Immigrants from Latin America vs Jamaican Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 557,920,338 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.347 and weighted average of 15.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,709,935 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.003 and weighted average of 14.4%, a difference of 4.2%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Latin America	Jamaican
Minimum	9.8%	2.9%
Maximum	70.2%	39.6%
Range	60.4%	36.7%
Mean	16.7%	14.5%
Median	15.7%	13.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.9%	11.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.9%	16.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	4.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.9%	5.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	5.4%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Latin America by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Inupiat (15.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Yaqui (15.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Vietnamese (15.0%, a difference of 0.26%), West Indian (15.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Belize (15.1%, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 14.9%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 14.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 14.9%
Comanche	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 15.0%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 15.0%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 15.0%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 15.1%
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 15.1%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.1%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 15.1%

Demographics Similar to Jamaicans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Jamaica (14.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Guyana (14.5%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Liberia (14.4%, a difference of 0.35%), Guyanese (14.5%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cherokee (14.4%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.3%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.3%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.4%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.4%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.4%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.5%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.5%
Iroquois	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.5%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.5%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 14.6%
Central Americans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 14.6%