Central American vs Liberian Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 498,716,679 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.336 and weighted average of 20.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 117,874,935 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Liberians and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.341 and weighted average of 19.5%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Barbadian (20.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Zaire (20.1%, a difference of 0.26%), Comanche (19.9%, a difference of 0.71%), Bangladeshi (19.9%, a difference of 0.72%), and Subsaharan African (19.9%, a difference of 0.72%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Chickasaw (19.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ecuador (19.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Vietnamese (19.4%, a difference of 0.28%), Cherokee (19.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Jamaican (19.7%, a difference of 0.96%).