Puerto Rican Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

COMPARE

Puerto Rican
Race
Ancestry
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianAmericanApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian/Chaldean/SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianEuropeanFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian/ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuerto RicanPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
Immigration
NonimmigrantsImmigrantsAfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma/MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth AmericaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabweAzores
Select to Compare
Race
Ancestry
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianAmericanApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian/Chaldean/SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianEuropeanFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian/ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
Immigration
NonimmigrantsImmigrantsAfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma/MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth AmericaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabweAzores
Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Income
Poverty
Unemployment
Labor Participation
Family Structure
Vehicle Availability
Education Level
Disability

Puerto Rican Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
Tragic

32.5%
POVERTY | CHILDREN < 16
0.0/ 100
METRIC RATING
347th/ 347
METRIC RANK

Puerto Rican Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Chart

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%. On average, for every 1% (one percent) increase in Puerto Ricans within a typical geography, there is an increase of 0.48% in poverty level among children under the age of 16.
Puerto Rican Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
It is essential to understand that the correlation between the percentage of Puerto Ricans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 does not imply a direct cause-and-effect relationship. It remains uncertain whether the presence of Puerto Ricans influences an upward or downward trend in the level of poverty level among children under the age of 16 within an area, or if Puerto Ricans simply ended up residing in those areas with higher or lower levels of poverty level among children under the age of 16 due to other factors.

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%).
DemographicsRating | RankChild Poverty Under the Age of 16
Immigrants from 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 from 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%

Puerto Rican Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Correlation Summary

Measurement Puerto Rican Data Child Poverty Under the Age of 16 Data
Minimum 0.28% 9.7%
Maximum 99.8% 100.0%
Range 99.5% 90.3%
Mean 43.9% 37.6%
Median 34.9% 31.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1) 17.3% 22.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3) 74.5% 50.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR) 57.3% 28.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample) 31.9% 19.8%
Standard Deviation (Population) 31.7% 19.7%

Correlation Details

Puerto Rican Percentile Sample Size Child Poverty Under the Age of 16
[
0.0%
-
0.5%
]
0.28%
166,672,663 17.0%
[
0.5%
-
1.0%
]
0.72%
135,341,752 16.8%
[
1.0%
-
1.5%
]
1.22%
59,851,727 15.6%
[
1.5%
-
2.0%
]
1.73%
29,544,169 15.3%
[
2.0%
-
2.5%
]
2.23%
17,361,339 15.3%
[
2.5%
-
3.0%
]
2.74%
13,790,019 15.9%
[
3.0%
-
3.5%
]
3.30%
12,702,443 17.4%
[
3.5%
-
4.0%
]
3.72%
9,899,730 16.6%
[
4.0%
-
4.5%
]
4.23%
7,113,930 15.7%
[
4.5%
-
5.0%
]
4.75%
6,847,250 17.7%
[
5.0%
-
5.5%
]
5.22%
4,587,097 18.3%
[
5.5%
-
6.0%
]
5.75%
4,705,760 18.7%
[
6.0%
-
6.5%
]
6.26%
3,485,049 16.1%
[
6.5%
-
7.0%
]
6.76%
3,426,263 19.5%
[
7.0%
-
7.5%
]
7.43%
11,142,742 22.3%
[
7.5%
-
8.0%
]
7.78%
2,228,017 18.7%
[
8.0%
-
8.5%
]
8.25%
2,088,203 19.8%
[
8.5%
-
9.0%
]
8.68%
3,938,579 28.0%
[
9.0%
-
9.5%
]
9.25%
2,106,648 18.4%
[
9.5%
-
10.0%
]
9.71%
1,954,453 24.1%
[
10.0%
-
10.5%
]
10.24%
848,257 21.3%
[
10.5%
-
11.0%
]
10.74%
1,490,436 18.9%
[
11.0%
-
11.5%
]
11.21%
871,269 21.5%
[
11.5%
-
12.0%
]
11.72%
798,940 23.1%
[
12.0%
-
12.5%
]
12.21%
630,883 27.6%
[
12.5%
-
13.0%
]
12.69%
755,878 20.4%
[
13.0%
-
13.5%
]
13.21%
569,592 25.7%
[
13.5%
-
14.0%
]
13.69%
424,402 28.0%
[
14.0%
-
14.5%
]
14.31%
775,803 27.2%
[
14.5%
-
15.0%
]
14.70%
823,109 32.9%
[
15.0%
-
15.5%
]
15.32%
143,924 29.3%
[
15.5%
-
16.0%
]
15.70%
872,819 30.8%
[
16.0%
-
16.5%
]
16.25%
431,182 29.7%
[
16.5%
-
17.0%
]
16.77%
525,426 23.2%
[
17.0%
-
17.5%
]
17.25%
237,496 29.2%
[
17.5%
-
18.0%
]
17.82%
304,345 32.2%
[
18.0%
-
18.5%
]
18.16%
367,931 25.4%
[
18.5%
-
19.0%
]
18.64%
189,506 28.6%
[
19.0%
-
19.5%
]
19.27%
201,964 18.7%
[
19.5%
-
20.0%
]
19.76%
217,840 32.5%
[
20.0%
-
20.5%
]
20.23%
91,525 20.8%
[
20.5%
-
21.0%
]
20.69%
354,632 26.9%
[
21.0%
-
21.5%
]
21.28%
324,014 31.1%
[
21.5%
-
22.0%
]
21.70%
147,601 31.0%
[
22.0%
-
22.5%
]
22.25%
72,418 34.5%
[
22.5%
-
23.0%
]
22.78%
155,282 18.0%
[
23.0%
-
23.5%
]
23.26%
259,604 30.1%
[
23.5%
-
24.0%
]
23.76%
53,772 21.6%
[
24.0%
-
24.5%
]
24.21%
189,672 23.7%
[
24.5%
-
25.0%
]
24.78%
41,372 33.8%
[
25.0%
-
25.5%
]
25.17%
74,666 22.5%
[
25.5%
-
26.0%
]
25.78%
294,946 28.8%
[
26.0%
-
26.5%
]
26.24%
113,185 31.8%
[
26.5%
-
27.0%
]
26.82%
211,727 30.3%
[
27.0%
-
27.5%
]
27.29%
115,635 17.2%
[
27.5%
-
28.0%
]
27.85%
84,562 17.8%
[
28.0%
-
28.5%
]
28.10%
207,807 35.8%
[
28.5%
-
29.0%
]
28.75%
138,085 31.0%
[
29.0%
-
29.5%
]
29.43%
88,180 33.0%
[
29.5%
-
30.0%
]
29.69%
118,990 33.1%
[
30.0%
-
30.5%
]
30.13%
50,636 23.3%
[
30.5%
-
31.0%
]
30.78%
29,086 35.7%
[
31.0%
-
31.5%
]
31.05%
50,450 40.4%
[
31.5%
-
32.0%
]
31.94%
127,342 35.2%
[
32.0%
-
32.5%
]
32.18%
64,284 42.8%
[
32.5%
-
33.0%
]
32.66%
154,688 33.5%
[
33.0%
-
33.5%
]
33.32%
121,057 37.2%
[
33.5%
-
34.0%
]
33.83%
74,212 28.7%
[
34.5%
-
35.0%
]
34.57%
71,241 14.1%
[
35.0%
-
35.5%
]
35.17%
39,166 36.1%
[
35.5%
-
36.0%
]
35.53%
13,479 53.4%
[
36.5%
-
37.0%
]
36.60%
68,452 27.6%
[
37.0%
-
37.5%
]
37.23%
19,353 9.7%
[
37.5%
-
38.0%
]
37.86%
9,467 24.2%
[
38.0%
-
38.5%
]
38.35%
16,024 24.6%
[
39.0%
-
39.5%
]
39.30%
194,833 31.8%
[
39.5%
-
40.0%
]
39.75%
51,640 39.4%
[
40.0%
-
40.5%
]
40.34%
76,094 22.6%
[
40.5%
-
41.0%
]
40.69%
69,311 18.2%
[
41.0%
-
41.5%
]
41.13%
44,030 40.7%
[
41.5%
-
42.0%
]
41.93%
62,474 57.9%
[
43.0%
-
43.5%
]
43.47%
8,418 47.2%
[
43.5%
-
44.0%
]
43.72%
70,222 36.0%
[
44.0%
-
44.5%
]
44.43%
25,642 53.0%
[
44.5%
-
45.0%
]
44.86%
43,330 23.3%
[
45.5%
-
46.0%
]
45.93%
34,257 21.8%
[
46.0%
-
46.5%
]
46.38%
276 18.0%
[
46.5%
-
47.0%
]
46.89%
77,830 38.2%
[
47.5%
-
48.0%
]
47.85%
466 45.6%
[
48.5%
-
49.0%
]
49.00%
549 43.1%
[
49.0%
-
49.5%
]
49.13%
633 24.7%
[
51.0%
-
51.5%
]
51.41%
22,606 19.6%
[
55.5%
-
56.0%
]
55.67%
697 27.1%
[
58.0%
-
58.5%
]
58.07%
12,443 49.9%
[
65.0%
-
65.5%
]
65.24%
12,045 61.3%
[
65.5%
-
66.0%
]
65.76%
257 47.8%
[
66.0%
-
66.5%
]
66.33%
781 83.8%
[
66.5%
-
67.0%
]
66.65%
17,941 78.0%
[
68.0%
-
68.5%
]
68.15%
7,087 18.7%
[
68.5%
-
69.0%
]
68.99%
8,220 36.0%
[
71.5%
-
72.0%
]
71.61%
701 100.0%
[
72.0%
-
72.5%
]
72.22%
24,713 81.7%
[
72.5%
-
73.0%
]
72.96%
5,955 52.5%
[
74.5%
-
75.0%
]
74.52%
5,260 69.7%
[
76.0%
-
76.5%
]
76.20%
17,293 48.5%
[
77.5%
-
78.0%
]
77.98%
16,890 24.4%
[
80.5%
-
81.0%
]
80.95%
16,607 42.5%
[
81.5%
-
82.0%
]
81.92%
553 84.9%
[
83.0%
-
83.5%
]
83.33%
3,233 85.6%
[
83.5%
-
84.0%
]
83.71%
2,492 45.3%
[
85.5%
-
86.0%
]
85.93%
34,685 71.9%
[
86.0%
-
86.5%
]
86.12%
342,297 60.9%
[
86.5%
-
87.0%
]
86.74%
40,064 62.6%
[
87.0%
-
87.5%
]
87.45%
16,451 31.5%
[
87.5%
-
88.0%
]
87.90%
4,562 71.4%
[
88.0%
-
88.5%
]
88.19%
40,300 57.0%
[
88.5%
-
89.0%
]
88.88%
7,068 91.3%
[
89.5%
-
90.0%
]
89.97%
13,876 60.2%
[
90.0%
-
90.5%
]
90.35%
147,165 45.7%
[
90.5%
-
91.0%
]
90.80%
32,781 55.1%
[
91.0%
-
91.5%
]
91.25%
189,184 46.2%
[
91.5%
-
92.0%
]
91.58%
606 100.0%
[
92.0%
-
92.5%
]
92.08%
51,852 54.0%
[
92.5%
-
93.0%
]
92.66%
25,542 62.0%
[
93.0%
-
93.5%
]
93.15%
110,548 40.2%
[
93.5%
-
94.0%
]
93.63%
30,160 40.7%
[
94.0%
-
94.5%
]
94.10%
281,717 50.4%
[
94.5%
-
95.0%
]
94.81%
235,271 54.8%
[
95.0%
-
95.5%
]
95.25%
311,824 52.0%
[
95.5%
-
96.0%
]
95.73%
149,189 57.7%
[
96.0%
-
96.5%
]
96.18%
328,623 53.1%
[
96.5%
-
97.0%
]
96.73%
351,924 61.0%
[
97.0%
-
97.5%
]
97.19%
196,560 58.5%
[
97.5%
-
98.0%
]
97.73%
522,283 63.6%
[
98.0%
-
98.5%
]
98.27%
376,077 64.3%
[
98.5%
-
99.0%
]
98.78%
508,516 60.7%
[
99.0%
-
99.5%
]
99.17%
450,589 61.6%
[
99.5%
-
100.0%
]
99.82%
231,847 66.2%