Immigrants from Middle Africa vs Black/African American Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,454,449 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Middle Africa and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.288 and weighted average of 19.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,554,396 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.837 and weighted average of 24.7%, a difference of 28.1%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Middle Africa are Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (19.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Cape Verdean (19.2%, a difference of 0.15%), Potawatomi (19.2%, a difference of 0.18%), French American Indian (19.2%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Guyana (19.3%, a difference of 0.20%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (25.0%, a difference of 1.5%), Pueblo (25.2%, a difference of 2.2%), Native/Alaskan (24.0%, a difference of 2.5%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 3.4%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.8%, a difference of 3.5%).