Scotch-Irish vs Subsaharan African Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 529,237,473 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.510 and weighted average of 16.7%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 20.7%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Portugal (16.6%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Ethiopia (16.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Iraq (16.6%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Syria (16.6%, a difference of 0.44%), and Hawaiian (16.6%, a difference of 0.45%).

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%).