Immigrants from Ghana vs American Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 196,214,024 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.169 and weighted average of 19.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 538,793,741 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.682 and weighted average of 20.5%, a difference of 4.2%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 5 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ghana	American
Minimum	3.5%	2.9%
Maximum	67.4%	100.0%
Range	63.9%	97.1%
Mean	22.1%	38.1%
Median	19.4%	29.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	14.9%	22.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	26.0%	41.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.1%	19.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.4%	23.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.3%	23.7%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ghana by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Osage (19.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Guyana (19.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Western Africa (19.7%, a difference of 0.18%), Alaska Native (19.6%, a difference of 0.24%), and Cree (19.7%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.6 /100 \| #237	Tragic 19.5%
Salvadorans	0.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic 19.5%
Vietnamese	0.6 /100 \| #239	Tragic 19.5%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.5 /100 \| #240	Tragic 19.6%
Alaska Natives	0.5 /100 \| #241	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.5 /100 \| #242	Tragic 19.6%
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #243	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.5 /100 \| #244	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.4 /100 \| #245	Tragic 19.7%
Cree	0.4 /100 \| #246	Tragic 19.7%
Guyanese	0.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 19.7%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #248	Tragic 19.7%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #249	Tragic 19.7%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	0.4 /100 \| #250	Tragic 19.7%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 19.8%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (20.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Jamaican (20.4%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (20.4%, a difference of 0.52%), Ottawa (20.3%, a difference of 0.61%), and Belizean (20.3%, a difference of 0.61%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 20.2%
Spanish American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 20.2%
Aleuts	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 20.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 20.3%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 20.3%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 20.4%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 20.4%
Americans	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 20.5%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 20.5%
Central Americans	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 20.6%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 20.6%
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 20.6%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 20.6%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 20.7%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 20.7%