Subsaharan African vs U.S. Virgin Islander 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 86,786,104 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.336 and weighted average of 23.0%, a difference of 10.8%.

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 U.S. Virgin Islanders are Bahamian (23.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Honduran (23.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Arapaho (23.1%, a difference of 0.56%), Yakama (23.1%, a difference of 0.68%), and Seminole (22.8%, a difference of 0.73%).