Black/African American vs Immigrants from West Indies Seniors Poverty Over the Age of 65

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 561,317,692 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.814 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,451,544 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and poverty level among seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.334 and weighted average of 14.2%, a difference of 3.4%.

In terms of seniors poverty over the age of 65, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Jamaican (13.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Central America (13.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Spanish American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.69%), Immigrants from Guatemala (13.8%, a difference of 0.88%), and Cheyenne (13.9%, a difference of 1.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.2%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Latin America (14.2%, a difference of 0.14%), Honduran (14.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (14.1%, a difference of 0.44%), and West Indian (14.1%, a difference of 0.50%).