Immigrants from Middle Africa vs Jamaican Child Poverty Among Boys Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,664,173 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Middle Africa and poverty level among boys under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.401 and weighted average of 18.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 362,890,024 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among boys under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.069 and weighted average of 20.0%, a difference of 5.3%.

In terms of child poverty among boys under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Middle Africa are Immigrants from the Azores (18.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Cree (19.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (19.0%, a difference of 0.33%), Ghanaian (18.9%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (19.0%, a difference of 0.45%).

In terms of child poverty among boys under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Subsaharan African (20.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Barbados (20.0%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from West Indies (20.0%, a difference of 0.29%), and Belizean (19.9%, a difference of 0.38%).