Jamaican vs U.S. Virgin Islander 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 87,405,194 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.444 and weighted average of 22.0%, a difference of 11.6%.

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 U.S. Virgin Islanders are Immigrants from Dominica (21.9%, a difference of 0.40%), Yakama (22.1%, a difference of 0.51%), Cajun (22.1%, a difference of 0.71%), Kiowa (22.2%, a difference of 0.90%), and Honduran (22.2%, a difference of 1.1%).