Black/African American vs African Child Poverty Among Boys Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,051,875 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among boys under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.846 and weighted average of 24.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,090,980 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among boys under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 21.7%, a difference of 12.9%.

In terms of child poverty among boys under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Apache (24.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (24.3%, a difference of 0.84%), Yup'ik (24.7%, a difference of 0.85%), Dominican (24.2%, a difference of 1.4%), and Colville (24.1%, a difference of 1.8%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Yakama (21.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Menominee (21.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Somalia (21.7%, a difference of 0.090%), Dutch West Indian (21.8%, a difference of 0.54%), and U.S. Virgin Islander (22.0%, a difference of 1.2%).