Black/African American vs Spanish American 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 102,994,758 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.546 and weighted average of 19.2%, a difference of 27.2%.

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 Spanish Americans are Ottawa (19.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Inupiat (19.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (19.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Western Africa (19.2%, a difference of 0.35%), and Mexican American Indian (19.3%, a difference of 0.55%).