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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,730,201 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.229 and weighted average of 16.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 567,812,680 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.661 and weighted average of 18.3%, a difference of 11.9%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	American
Minimum	3.2%	3.4%
Maximum	31.7%	100.0%
Range	28.5%	96.6%
Mean	15.6%	33.5%
Median	15.3%	26.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.2%	20.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.1%	38.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.8%	18.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	21.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	21.3%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America 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 South America are South American Indian (16.4%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Ethiopia (16.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Syria (16.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Ethiopian (16.3%, a difference of 0.31%), and Hawaiian (16.4%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
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%
South American Indians	41.8 /100 \| #180	Average 16.4%
Immigrants \| South America	40.8 /100 \| #181	Average 16.4%
Hawaiians	38.2 /100 \| #182	Fair 16.4%
Celtics	38.2 /100 \| #183	Fair 16.4%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	38.0 /100 \| #184	Fair 16.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 16.5%
Kenyans	34.1 /100 \| #186	Fair 16.5%
Arabs	31.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 16.6%
Immigrants \| Morocco	31.2 /100 \| #188	Fair 16.6%

Demographics Similar to 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 Americans are Fijian (18.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Nigeria (18.4%, a difference of 0.47%), Nigerian (18.4%, a difference of 0.53%), Cree (18.5%, a difference of 0.82%), and Sudanese (18.5%, a difference of 0.85%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	2.7 /100 \| #225	Tragic 17.9%
Bermudans	2.6 /100 \| #226	Tragic 18.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	2.5 /100 \| #227	Tragic 18.0%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	2.3 /100 \| #228	Tragic 18.0%
Marshallese	1.8 /100 \| #229	Tragic 18.1%
Nepalese	1.7 /100 \| #230	Tragic 18.2%
Nicaraguans	1.7 /100 \| #231	Tragic 18.2%
Americans	1.2 /100 \| #232	Tragic 18.3%
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%