Immigrants from Peru vs South American Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 326,777,909 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Peru and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.294 and weighted average of 15.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,399,793 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.191 and weighted average of 16.0%, a difference of 3.7%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Peru	South American
Minimum	0.80%	0.32%
Maximum	43.1%	33.3%
Range	42.3%	33.0%
Mean	17.3%	15.2%
Median	15.1%	15.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.0%	11.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.0%	18.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.0%	6.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.6%	5.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.6%	5.4%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Peru 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 Peru are Slovak (15.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Hungary (15.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Icelander (15.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Brazilian (15.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Kuwait (15.5%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Welsh	87.2 /100 \| #138	Excellent 15.3%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	87.1 /100 \| #139	Excellent 15.3%
New Zealanders	86.9 /100 \| #140	Excellent 15.3%
Slavs	84.2 /100 \| #141	Excellent 15.4%
Brazilians	82.8 /100 \| #142	Excellent 15.4%
Icelanders	82.5 /100 \| #143	Excellent 15.4%
Immigrants \| Hungary	81.9 /100 \| #144	Excellent 15.5%
Immigrants \| Peru	81.7 /100 \| #145	Excellent 15.5%
Slovaks	81.4 /100 \| #146	Excellent 15.5%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	80.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 15.5%
Puget Sound Salish	80.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 15.5%
Israelis	80.1 /100 \| #149	Excellent 15.5%
Immigrants \| Jordan	78.5 /100 \| #150	Good 15.6%
French	78.5 /100 \| #151	Good 15.6%
French Canadians	78.2 /100 \| #152	Good 15.6%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Costa Rican (16.0%, a difference of 0.40%), Uruguayan (16.1%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Colombia (16.1%, a difference of 0.43%), Hungarian (16.2%, a difference of 0.67%), and Afghan (16.2%, a difference of 0.69%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	68.1 /100 \| #161	Good 15.8%
Colombians	67.6 /100 \| #162	Good 15.8%
Yugoslavians	67.6 /100 \| #163	Good 15.8%
Immigrants \| Germany	67.3 /100 \| #164	Good 15.8%
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%