Somali vs Senegalese Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,045,877 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.790 and weighted average of 21.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 77,953,405 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Senegalese and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.238 and weighted average of 20.3%, a difference of 3.5%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Hispanic or Latino (21.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Choctaw (21.1%, a difference of 0.62%), Mexican (20.9%, a difference of 0.72%), Inupiat (20.8%, a difference of 1.2%), and Immigrants from West Indies (20.7%, a difference of 1.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Senegalese are Yaqui (20.3%, a difference of 0.030%), West Indian (20.3%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (20.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Central American (20.2%, a difference of 0.33%), and Iroquois (20.4%, a difference of 0.56%).