Black/African American vs Immigrants from West Indies Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 555,331,185 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.847 and weighted average of 24.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,404,879 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.114 and weighted average of 20.2%, a difference of 21.2%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Houma (24.9%, a difference of 1.7%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (24.0%, a difference of 2.0%), Pueblo (23.9%, a difference of 2.1%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 2.5%), and Native/Alaskan (23.8%, a difference of 2.8%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Blackfeet (20.2%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (20.1%, a difference of 0.14%), West Indian (20.1%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Zaire (20.1%, a difference of 0.35%), and Barbadian (20.0%, a difference of 0.57%).