African vs Subsaharan African Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,760,233 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.521 and weighted average of 21.9%. 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 9.0%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Guatemala (21.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Ute (21.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Dominica (22.1%, a difference of 0.66%), U.S. Virgin Islander (22.1%, a difference of 0.82%), and Arapaho (21.7%, a difference of 0.87%).

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%).