Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Africa Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 520,282,787 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.768 and weighted average of 32.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 464,107,258 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.581 and weighted average of 18.0%, a difference of 80.8%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Africa
Minimum	9.7%	7.4%
Maximum	100.0%	72.6%
Range	90.3%	65.2%
Mean	37.6%	23.3%
Median	31.7%	19.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.3%	16.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	50.4%	25.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	28.0%	9.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	19.8%	12.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	19.7%	12.4%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Tohono O'odham (31.7%, a difference of 2.6%), Lumbee (31.0%, a difference of 5.0%), Navajo (30.2%, a difference of 7.6%), Immigrants from Yemen (29.1%, a difference of 11.9%), and Pima (29.0%, a difference of 12.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 24.0%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 24.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 24.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 25.1%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 25.2%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 25.4%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 26.0%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 27.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 28.9%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 29.1%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 30.2%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 31.0%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 31.7%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 32.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa 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 Africa are Immigrants from Micronesia (18.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Bermudan (18.0%, a difference of 0.18%), Nonimmigrants (17.9%, a difference of 0.25%), Osage (17.9%, a difference of 0.62%), and Immigrants from Cambodia (17.8%, a difference of 0.85%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants \| Panama	4.1 /100 \| #220	Tragic 17.7%
Cubans	3.7 /100 \| #221	Tragic 17.8%
Immigrants \| Armenia	3.6 /100 \| #222	Tragic 17.8%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	3.3 /100 \| #223	Tragic 17.8%
Osage	3.1 /100 \| #224	Tragic 17.9%
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%