Jamaican vs American Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 365,413,403 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.179 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 567,812,680 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.661 and weighted average of 18.3%, a difference of 7.3%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from El Salvador (19.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Spanish American Indian (19.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Liberia (19.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Cherokee (19.5%, a difference of 0.66%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Fijian (18.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Nigeria (18.4%, a difference of 0.47%), Nigerian (18.4%, a difference of 0.53%), Cree (18.5%, a difference of 0.82%), and Sudanese (18.5%, a difference of 0.85%).