Black/African American vs Immigrants from Western Africa Child Poverty Among Boys Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,051,875 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among boys under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.846 and weighted average of 24.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 353,712,129 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level among boys under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 19.3%, a difference of 27.3%.

In terms of child poverty among boys under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Apache (24.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (24.3%, a difference of 0.84%), Yup'ik (24.7%, a difference of 0.85%), Dominican (24.2%, a difference of 1.4%), and Colville (24.1%, a difference of 1.8%).

In terms of child poverty among boys under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Liberian (19.3%, a difference of 0.070%), French American Indian (19.2%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (19.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (19.3%, a difference of 0.34%), and Ecuadorian (19.3%, a difference of 0.34%).