Immigrants from Laos vs Afghan Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 200,797,762 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.179 and weighted average of 18.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,458,786 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Afghans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.460 and weighted average of 16.2%, a difference of 15.5%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Afghan
Minimum	2.0%	1.6%
Maximum	47.9%	48.0%
Range	45.9%	46.4%
Mean	21.0%	17.3%
Median	19.2%	15.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	15.7%	10.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	26.1%	21.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.4%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.2%	9.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.1%	9.4%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Alsatian (18.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Cuba (18.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Cape Verdean (18.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Ghanaian (18.6%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Sudan (18.5%, a difference of 0.63%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Nigerians	1.0 /100 \| #235	Tragic 18.4%
Cree	0.9 /100 \| #236	Tragic 18.5%
Sudanese	0.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic 18.5%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	0.8 /100 \| #238	Tragic 18.5%
Immigrants \| Sudan	0.8 /100 \| #239	Tragic 18.5%
Ghanaians	0.8 /100 \| #240	Tragic 18.6%
Alsatians	0.7 /100 \| #241	Tragic 18.6%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.6 /100 \| #242	Tragic 18.7%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.6 /100 \| #243	Tragic 18.7%
Cape Verdeans	0.6 /100 \| #244	Tragic 18.7%
Shoshone	0.5 /100 \| #245	Tragic 18.8%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.4 /100 \| #246	Tragic 18.8%
French American Indians	0.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 18.9%
Ecuadorians	0.3 /100 \| #248	Tragic 19.0%
Potawatomi	0.3 /100 \| #249	Tragic 19.0%

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Hungarian (16.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (16.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Colombia (16.1%, a difference of 0.26%), White/Caucasian (16.2%, a difference of 0.27%), and Uruguayan (16.1%, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Guamanians/Chamorros	66.4 /100 \| #165	Good 15.9%
Immigrants \| Oceania	65.4 /100 \| #166	Good 15.9%
Costa Ricans	61.1 /100 \| #167	Good 16.0%
South Americans	57.9 /100 \| #168	Average 16.0%
Uruguayans	54.7 /100 \| #169	Average 16.1%
Immigrants \| Colombia	54.4 /100 \| #170	Average 16.1%
Hungarians	52.5 /100 \| #171	Average 16.2%
Afghans	52.3 /100 \| #172	Average 16.2%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	52.1 /100 \| #173	Average 16.2%
Whites/Caucasians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 16.2%
Scotch-Irish	47.1 /100 \| #175	Average 16.3%
Lebanese	45.9 /100 \| #176	Average 16.3%
Ethiopians	43.4 /100 \| #177	Average 16.3%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	42.3 /100 \| #178	Average 16.4%
Immigrants \| Syria	42.3 /100 \| #179	Average 16.4%