Immigrants from Jamaica vs Immigrants from Caribbean Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 292,663,090 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.140 and weighted average of 20.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 429,670,121 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.032 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 4.4%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are American (20.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Central American (20.6%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Belize (20.6%, a difference of 0.62%), Bangladeshi (20.6%, a difference of 0.67%), and West Indian (20.6%, a difference of 0.76%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are British West Indian (21.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Haiti (21.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Senegal (21.3%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Zaire (21.3%, a difference of 0.65%), and Immigrants from Latin America (21.2%, a difference of 0.75%).