Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Ghanaian Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,506,912 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.291 and weighted average of 17.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 189,782,011 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.005 and weighted average of 18.6%, a difference of 8.7%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Ghanaian
Minimum	0.58%	0.68%
Maximum	43.1%	54.9%
Range	42.6%	54.3%
Mean	16.6%	17.0%
Median	15.5%	16.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.7%	11.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.5%	20.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.8%	8.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	9.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.0%	9.4%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone are Ugandan (17.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Hmong (17.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Aleut (17.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (17.1%, a difference of 0.10%), and Immigrants from Cameroon (17.1%, a difference of 0.11%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants \| Lebanon	22.0 /100 \| #196	Fair 16.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	19.1 /100 \| #197	Poor 16.9%
Delaware	17.1 /100 \| #198	Poor 17.0%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	15.1 /100 \| #199	Poor 17.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	14.7 /100 \| #200	Poor 17.1%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	14.7 /100 \| #201	Poor 17.1%
Ugandans	14.3 /100 \| #202	Poor 17.1%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	14.2 /100 \| #203	Poor 17.1%
Hmong	14.0 /100 \| #204	Poor 17.1%
Aleuts	13.9 /100 \| #205	Poor 17.1%
Alaska Natives	11.8 /100 \| #206	Poor 17.2%
German Russians	8.6 /100 \| #207	Tragic 17.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	7.5 /100 \| #208	Tragic 17.4%
Panamanians	6.9 /100 \| #209	Tragic 17.5%
Alaskan Athabascans	6.9 /100 \| #210	Tragic 17.5%

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

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Immigrants from Sudan (18.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Eritrea (18.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Sudanese (18.5%, a difference of 0.33%), Cree (18.5%, a difference of 0.36%), and Alsatian (18.6%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Fijians	1.1 /100 \| #233	Tragic 18.4%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	1.0 /100 \| #234	Tragic 18.4%
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%