Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Black/African American Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 203,682,696 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 5.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,220,282 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.641 and weighted average of 6.5%, a difference of 19.2%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Chippewa (5.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Osage (5.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Africa (5.5%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Peru (5.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and French American Indian (5.5%, a difference of 0.64%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Guyanese (6.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Ecuadorian (6.5%, a difference of 0.47%), Dutch West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), Ute (6.4%, a difference of 0.63%), and Salvadoran (6.5%, a difference of 0.66%).