Immigrants from Jamaica vs Immigrants from Somalia Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 292,663,090 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.140 and weighted average of 20.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 91,565,484 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.482 and weighted average of 21.6%, a difference of 5.2%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Central American (20.6%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Belize (20.6%, a difference of 0.62%), Bangladeshi (20.6%, a difference of 0.67%), West Indian (20.6%, a difference of 0.76%), and Immigrants from West Indies (20.7%, a difference of 0.93%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are British West Indian (21.4%, a difference of 0.60%), Immigrants from Caribbean (21.4%, a difference of 0.77%), Immigrants from Haiti (21.3%, a difference of 1.2%), Immigrants from Senegal (21.3%, a difference of 1.3%), and Immigrants from Zaire (21.3%, a difference of 1.4%).