Black/African American vs U.S. Virgin Islander Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 529,558,738 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.816 and weighted average of 25.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 86,786,104 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.336 and weighted average of 23.0%, a difference of 11.7%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Native/Alaskan (25.6%, a difference of 0.50%), Apache (25.0%, a difference of 2.8%), Kiowa (24.5%, a difference of 5.0%), Creek (24.2%, a difference of 6.1%), and Cajun (24.1%, a difference of 6.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Arapaho (23.1%, a difference of 0.56%), Yakama (23.1%, a difference of 0.68%), Menominee (23.3%, a difference of 1.2%), Dutch West Indian (23.3%, a difference of 1.3%), and Chippewa (23.4%, a difference of 1.8%).