Black/African American vs Subsaharan African 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 502,334,948 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.650 and weighted average of 19.9%, a difference of 22.8%.

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 Sub-Saharan Africans are Bangladeshi (19.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Comanche (19.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Iroquois (19.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Belizean (19.9%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Cabo Verde (19.9%, a difference of 0.25%).