Somali vs Hispanic or Latino Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 98,642,642 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.623 and weighted average of 21.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,195,934 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.745 and weighted average of 21.7%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Comanche (21.0%, a difference of 0.33%), Haitian (21.2%, a difference of 0.47%), Potawatomi (21.0%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Latin America (21.2%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Zaire (21.3%, a difference of 0.64%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Yaqui (21.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Cherokee (21.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Blackfeet (21.8%, a difference of 0.39%), Chickasaw (21.8%, a difference of 0.39%), and Alaskan Athabascan (21.8%, a difference of 0.40%).