Subsaharan African vs Immigrants from Jamaica Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 496,899,151 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.693 and weighted average of 20.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 297,997,980 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.139 and weighted average of 19.8%, a difference of 1.8%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (20.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Comanche (20.2%, a difference of 0.32%), Belizean (20.2%, a difference of 0.43%), Barbadian (20.2%, a difference of 0.46%), and Bangladeshi (20.0%, a difference of 0.57%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Spanish American (19.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Jamaican (19.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.9%, a difference of 0.46%), Spanish American Indian (19.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (19.7%, a difference of 0.55%).