Pennsylvania German vs African Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 226,788,326 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.128 and weighted average of 19.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 453,839,737 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.669 and weighted average of 22.8%, a difference of 15.4%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Immigrants from Nicaragua (19.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Nonimmigrants (19.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (19.7%, a difference of 0.22%), Marshallese (19.7%, a difference of 0.24%), and Guyanese (19.7%, a difference of 0.26%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Seminole (22.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Houma (22.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Dominica (22.7%, a difference of 0.55%), Immigrants from Bahamas (22.7%, a difference of 0.59%), and Honduran (23.0%, a difference of 0.64%).