Somali vs West Indian Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 98,642,642 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.623 and weighted average of 21.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 248,219,785 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.052 and weighted average of 20.6%, a difference of 2.3%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Comanche (21.0%, a difference of 0.33%), Haitian (21.2%, a difference of 0.47%), Potawatomi (21.0%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Latin America (21.2%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Zaire (21.3%, a difference of 0.64%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Bangladeshi (20.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Belize (20.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from West Indies (20.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Grenada (20.7%, a difference of 0.19%), and Central American (20.6%, a difference of 0.24%).