Scotch-Irish vs Black/African American Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 529,237,473 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.510 and weighted average of 16.7%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 47.9%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Portugal (16.6%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Ethiopia (16.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Iraq (16.6%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Syria (16.6%, a difference of 0.44%), and Hawaiian (16.6%, a difference of 0.45%).

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%).