Immigrants from South America vs Syrian 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 264,232,814 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Syrians and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.730 and weighted average of 15.6%, a difference of 4.7%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Syrian
Minimum	3.2%	1.5%
Maximum	31.7%	84.0%
Range	28.5%	82.5%
Mean	15.6%	16.5%
Median	15.3%	14.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.2%	7.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.1%	18.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.8%	11.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	14.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	14.7%

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 Syrians by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Immigrants from Venezuela (15.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Samoan (15.6%, a difference of 0.21%), Venezuelan (15.6%, a difference of 0.24%), French Canadian (15.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Jordan (15.6%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
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%
Venezuelans	77.4 /100 \| #153	Good 15.6%
Samoans	77.3 /100 \| #154	Good 15.6%
Syrians	76.1 /100 \| #155	Good 15.6%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	74.9 /100 \| #156	Good 15.7%
Immigrants \| Nepal	72.9 /100 \| #157	Good 15.7%
Immigrants \| Chile	72.8 /100 \| #158	Good 15.7%
Immigrants \| Fiji	71.1 /100 \| #159	Good 15.8%
Immigrants \| Albania	70.7 /100 \| #160	Good 15.8%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	68.1 /100 \| #161	Good 15.8%
Colombians	67.6 /100 \| #162	Good 15.8%