Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from South America Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,698,421 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.693 and weighted average of 23.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,968,788 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.245 and weighted average of 12.5%, a difference of 88.7%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	2.1%	3.8%
Maximum	91.4%	21.3%
Range	89.3%	17.5%
Mean	27.4%	12.0%
Median	22.3%	12.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	16.3%	10.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	36.2%	13.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	19.9%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	15.7%	3.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	15.6%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (23.1%, a difference of 2.5%), Tohono O'odham (24.4%, a difference of 3.1%), Lumbee (21.9%, a difference of 8.0%), Pima (21.9%, a difference of 8.3%), and Immigrants from Yemen (21.5%, a difference of 10.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 18.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 18.4%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 18.9%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 19.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 19.8%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 20.2%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 20.7%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 20.8%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 20.8%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.5%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 21.9%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 21.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 23.1%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 23.7%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 24.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Aleut (12.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Sierra Leonean (12.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Hawaiian (12.5%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
Immigrants \| Iraq	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 12.4%
Kenyans	38.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 12.5%
Israelis	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.3 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.5%
Hawaiians	34.1 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	33.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.5%
Aleuts	33.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.5%
Immigrants \| South America	32.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.5%
Sierra Leoneans	31.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.6%
South American Indians	23.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.7%
Delaware	21.4 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.7%
Arabs	21.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	20.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.7%
Iraqis	20.8 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.7%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	18.7 /100 \| #197	Poor 12.8%