South American vs Mexican Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 481,449,574 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.169 and weighted average of 16.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 545,930,969 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.831 and weighted average of 20.9%, a difference of 29.4%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Germany (16.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Colombia (16.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Oceania (16.1%, a difference of 0.16%), French Canadian (16.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Uruguayan (16.2%, a difference of 0.32%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Hispanic or Latino (21.0%, a difference of 0.40%), Inupiat (20.8%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from West Indies (20.7%, a difference of 0.59%), Somali (21.0%, a difference of 0.72%), and Immigrants from Caribbean (20.7%, a difference of 0.87%).