Immigrants from Dominican Republic vs West Indian Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 273,209,047 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.367 and weighted average of 24.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,918,543 people shows no correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.026 and weighted average of 20.1%, a difference of 19.1%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Pueblo (23.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Native/Alaskan (23.8%, a difference of 0.78%), Dominican (23.8%, a difference of 0.87%), and Black/African American (24.4%, a difference of 2.0%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (20.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Zaire (20.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from West Indies (20.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Blackfeet (20.2%, a difference of 0.32%), and Barbadian (20.0%, a difference of 0.37%).