Immigrants from Iraq vs Somali Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 194,097,606 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iraq and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.033 and weighted average of 16.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,170,340 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.776 and weighted average of 21.0%, a difference of 26.3%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iraq are Immigrants from Costa Rica (16.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Portugal (16.6%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Morocco (16.6%, a difference of 0.42%), Arab (16.6%, a difference of 0.44%), and Spanish (16.7%, a difference of 0.57%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Choctaw (21.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Bahamas (21.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Grenada (21.0%, a difference of 0.33%), Indonesian (21.0%, a difference of 0.37%), and Seminole (21.1%, a difference of 0.47%).