Black/African American vs Dominican 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 349,076,345 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Dominicans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.355 and weighted average of 23.7%, a difference of 4.2%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Dominicans are Kiowa (23.7%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.8%, a difference of 0.65%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Native/Alaskan (24.0%, a difference of 1.6%), and Central American Indian (22.8%, a difference of 3.8%).