Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Western Africa Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 499,116,593 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 34.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 347,415,255 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.197 and weighted average of 19.7%, a difference of 75.5%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 5 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	10.4%	1.5%
Maximum	100.0%	56.7%
Range	89.6%	55.2%
Mean	38.2%	21.9%
Median	31.3%	19.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	21.9%	17.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	52.5%	26.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	30.6%	9.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.3%	10.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.2%	10.2%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Lumbee (33.3%, a difference of 3.7%), Navajo (31.6%, a difference of 9.4%), Crow (31.0%, a difference of 11.5%), Yuman (29.5%, a difference of 16.9%), and Tohono O'odham (29.5%, a difference of 17.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 25.6%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 25.7%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 25.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 26.9%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 27.4%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 27.7%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 27.7%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 28.3%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 29.3%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 29.5%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 29.5%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 31.0%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 31.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 33.3%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 34.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Cree (19.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Ghana (19.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Osage (19.6%, a difference of 0.21%), Guyanese (19.7%, a difference of 0.23%), and Marshallese (19.7%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Salvadorans	0.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic 19.5%
Vietnamese	0.6 /100 \| #239	Tragic 19.5%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.5 /100 \| #240	Tragic 19.6%
Alaska Natives	0.5 /100 \| #241	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.5 /100 \| #242	Tragic 19.6%
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #243	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.5 /100 \| #244	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.4 /100 \| #245	Tragic 19.7%
Cree	0.4 /100 \| #246	Tragic 19.7%
Guyanese	0.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 19.7%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #248	Tragic 19.7%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #249	Tragic 19.7%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	0.4 /100 \| #250	Tragic 19.7%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 19.8%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 19.8%