Black/African American vs Immigrants from Dominica 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 83,543,005 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominica and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 22.1%, a difference of 11.7%.

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 Immigrants from Dominica are U.S. Virgin Islander (22.1%, a difference of 0.16%), African (21.9%, a difference of 0.66%), Honduran (22.2%, a difference of 0.76%), Immigrants from Guatemala (21.9%, a difference of 0.99%), and Ute (21.8%, a difference of 1.3%).