South American vs Immigrants from Ireland Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,399,793 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.191 and weighted average of 16.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 238,601,869 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.321 and weighted average of 12.7%, a difference of 26.7%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Ireland
Minimum	0.32%	0.95%
Maximum	33.3%	43.3%
Range	33.0%	42.4%
Mean	15.2%	12.4%
Median	15.1%	9.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.6%	7.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.4%	15.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	8.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.4%	8.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.4%	8.5%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Costa Rican (16.0%, a difference of 0.40%), Uruguayan (16.1%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Colombia (16.1%, a difference of 0.43%), Hungarian (16.2%, a difference of 0.67%), and Afghan (16.2%, a difference of 0.69%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	68.1 /100 \| #161	Good 15.8%
Colombians	67.6 /100 \| #162	Good 15.8%
Yugoslavians	67.6 /100 \| #163	Good 15.8%
Immigrants \| Germany	67.3 /100 \| #164	Good 15.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	66.4 /100 \| #165	Good 15.9%
Immigrants \| Oceania	65.4 /100 \| #166	Good 15.9%
Costa Ricans	61.1 /100 \| #167	Good 16.0%
South Americans	57.9 /100 \| #168	Average 16.0%
Uruguayans	54.7 /100 \| #169	Average 16.1%
Immigrants \| Colombia	54.4 /100 \| #170	Average 16.1%
Hungarians	52.5 /100 \| #171	Average 16.2%
Afghans	52.3 /100 \| #172	Average 16.2%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	52.1 /100 \| #173	Average 16.2%
Whites/Caucasians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 16.2%
Scotch-Irish	47.1 /100 \| #175	Average 16.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ireland by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Burmese (12.8%, a difference of 1.1%), Bhutanese (12.5%, a difference of 1.1%), Immigrants from South Central Asia (12.5%, a difference of 1.1%), Immigrants from Lithuania (12.9%, a difference of 1.9%), and Immigrants from Korea (13.0%, a difference of 2.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Chinese	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 11.9%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 12.1%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 12.2%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 12.4%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 12.4%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 12.5%
Bhutanese	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 12.5%
Immigrants \| Ireland	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 12.7%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 12.8%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 12.9%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 13.0%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 13.0%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 13.0%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 13.0%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 13.0%