Immigrants from West Indies vs Puerto Rican Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,454,628 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.388 and weighted average of 14.8%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 59.8%.

Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from West Indies	Puerto Rican
Minimum	3.7%	2.1%
Maximum	22.6%	91.4%
Range	18.9%	89.3%
Mean	12.6%	27.4%
Median	11.9%	22.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.2%	16.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.8%	36.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.6%	19.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.4%	15.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.3%	15.6%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Bahamas (14.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Barbadian (14.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Bangladeshi (14.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (14.9%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Poverty
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%
Shoshone	0.0 /100 \| #271	Tragic 14.7%
Chickasaw	0.0 /100 \| #272	Tragic 14.7%
Spanish Americans	0.0 /100 \| #273	Tragic 14.7%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 14.8%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 14.8%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 14.8%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 14.8%
Belizeans	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 14.8%
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%

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%