Subsaharan African vs Central American Indian Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,697,114 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.819 and weighted average of 20.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 318,522,579 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Central American Indians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.642 and weighted average of 23.9%, a difference of 15.2%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from Grenada (20.7%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from West Indies (20.7%, a difference of 0.39%), French American Indian (20.8%, a difference of 0.41%), West Indian (20.6%, a difference of 0.56%), and Senegalese (20.9%, a difference of 0.64%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Central American Indians are Immigrants from Congo (23.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Paiute (23.8%, a difference of 0.39%), Dominican (24.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (24.1%, a difference of 0.55%), and Cajun (24.1%, a difference of 0.77%).