Subsaharan African vs Marshallese Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,697,114 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.819 and weighted average of 20.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 14,701,855 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Marshallese and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.425 and weighted average of 19.7%, a difference of 5.2%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from Grenada (20.7%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from West Indies (20.7%, a difference of 0.39%), French American Indian (20.8%, a difference of 0.41%), West Indian (20.6%, a difference of 0.56%), and Senegalese (20.9%, a difference of 0.64%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Marshallese are Guyanese (19.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (19.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Nonimmigrants (19.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Cree (19.7%, a difference of 0.17%), and Pennsylvania German (19.8%, a difference of 0.24%).