Immigrants from Central America vs Black/African American Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,817,501 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.725 and weighted average of 21.3%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 15.0%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are British West Indian (21.3%, a difference of 0.29%), Guatemalan (21.2%, a difference of 0.41%), Seminole (21.1%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Mexico (21.5%, a difference of 0.94%), and Bahamian (21.5%, a difference of 0.96%).

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%).