Black/African American vs Bahamian Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,554,396 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.837 and weighted average of 24.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 112,230,228 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Bahamians and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.551 and weighted average of 21.5%, a difference of 14.6%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (25.0%, a difference of 1.5%), Pueblo (25.2%, a difference of 2.2%), Native/Alaskan (24.0%, a difference of 2.5%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 3.4%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.8%, a difference of 3.5%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Bahamians are Houma (21.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Somalia (21.6%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Bahamas (21.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Central America (21.4%, a difference of 0.31%), and Dutch West Indian (21.6%, a difference of 0.33%).