Immigrants from Jamaica vs Bangladeshi Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 297,997,980 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.139 and weighted average of 19.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 140,467,619 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Bangladeshis and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.412 and weighted average of 20.0%, a difference of 1.2%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Spanish American (19.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Jamaican (19.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.9%, a difference of 0.46%), Spanish American Indian (19.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (19.7%, a difference of 0.55%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Bangladeshis are Immigrants from El Salvador (20.0%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Barbados (19.9%, a difference of 0.31%), Cherokee (19.9%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (20.1%, a difference of 0.42%), and Subsaharan African (20.1%, a difference of 0.57%).