Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs British West Indian Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 100,756,435 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.153 and weighted average of 17.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 150,575,514 people shows no correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.041 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 23.5%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from Cameroon (17.4%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Iraq (17.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Hawaiian (17.4%, a difference of 0.23%), South American Indian (17.4%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Germany (17.4%, a difference of 0.28%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Caribbean (21.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Haiti (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Immigrants from Somalia (21.6%, a difference of 0.60%), Immigrants from Senegal (21.3%, a difference of 0.65%), and Immigrants from Zaire (21.3%, a difference of 0.82%).