Somali vs Native/Alaskan Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,045,877 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.790 and weighted average of 21.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 501,562,202 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.565 and weighted average of 24.0%, a difference of 14.4%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Hispanic or Latino (21.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Choctaw (21.1%, a difference of 0.62%), Mexican (20.9%, a difference of 0.72%), Seminole (21.2%, a difference of 0.73%), and British West Indian (21.3%, a difference of 1.2%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Apache (23.8%, a difference of 0.86%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.8%, a difference of 0.91%), Kiowa (23.7%, a difference of 1.5%), Dominican (23.7%, a difference of 1.6%), and Black/African American (24.7%, a difference of 2.5%).