Black/African American vs Immigrants from Africa Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,554,396 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.837 and weighted average of 24.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 459,102,842 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.585 and weighted average of 18.2%, a difference of 35.7%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (25.0%, a difference of 1.5%), Pueblo (25.2%, a difference of 2.2%), Native/Alaskan (24.0%, a difference of 2.5%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 3.4%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.8%, a difference of 3.5%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Bermudan (18.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Cambodia (18.1%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Armenia (18.1%, a difference of 0.17%), Nicaraguan (18.2%, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Micronesia (18.0%, a difference of 0.69%).