Immigrants from Guyana vs West Indian Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 183,648,527 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Guyana and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.044 and weighted average of 14.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,897,912 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 3.6%.

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Guyana are Immigrants from Jamaica (14.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Guyanese (14.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Iroquois (14.5%, a difference of 0.49%), Subsaharan African (14.5%, a difference of 0.52%), and Immigrants from Cuba (14.6%, a difference of 0.68%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Haiti (15.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Comanche (15.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Barbados (14.9%, a difference of 0.55%), Haitian (14.9%, a difference of 0.63%), and Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (14.9%, a difference of 0.82%).