Jamaican vs African Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 362,780,888 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.129 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,760,233 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.521 and weighted average of 21.9%, a difference of 11.5%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (19.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Chickasaw (19.6%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Jamaica (19.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Spanish American (19.8%, a difference of 0.68%), and Vietnamese (19.5%, a difference of 0.76%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Guatemala (21.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Ute (21.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Dominica (22.1%, a difference of 0.66%), U.S. Virgin Islander (22.1%, a difference of 0.82%), and Arapaho (21.7%, a difference of 0.87%).