Jamaican vs Black/African American Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 365,413,403 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.179 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 555,331,185 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.847 and weighted average of 24.4%, a difference of 24.2%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from El Salvador (19.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Spanish American Indian (19.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Liberia (19.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Cherokee (19.5%, a difference of 0.66%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Houma (24.9%, a difference of 1.7%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (24.0%, a difference of 2.0%), Pueblo (23.9%, a difference of 2.1%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 2.5%), and Native/Alaskan (23.8%, a difference of 2.8%).