Liberian vs African Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 116,697,175 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Liberians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.287 and weighted average of 20.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 453,839,737 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.669 and weighted average of 22.8%, a difference of 13.1%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Barbadian (20.2%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Liberia (20.2%, a difference of 0.19%), Spanish American Indian (20.2%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (20.1%, a difference of 0.41%), and Aleut (20.3%, a difference of 0.43%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Seminole (22.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Houma (22.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Dominica (22.7%, a difference of 0.55%), Immigrants from Bahamas (22.7%, a difference of 0.59%), and Honduran (23.0%, a difference of 0.64%).