Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Sierra Leonean Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 100,756,435 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.153 and weighted average of 17.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 82,787,385 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.369 and weighted average of 17.7%, a difference of 2.3%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 5 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	1.5%	2.1%
Maximum	58.4%	85.3%
Range	57.0%	83.2%
Mean	16.3%	17.4%
Median	14.9%	16.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.2%	10.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.7%	20.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.5%	10.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.9%	12.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.8%	12.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone and Sierra Leoneans by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from Cameroon (17.4%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Iraq (17.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Hawaiian (17.4%, a difference of 0.23%), South American Indian (17.4%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Germany (17.4%, a difference of 0.28%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are French Canadian (17.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uganda (17.7%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Portugal (17.8%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Uruguay (17.7%, a difference of 0.49%), and Immigrants from Afghanistan (17.7%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Immigrants \| Iraq	45.2 /100 \| #176	Average 17.3%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	43.6 /100 \| #177	Average 17.3%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	42.7 /100 \| #178	Average 17.4%
Hawaiians	41.5 /100 \| #179	Average 17.4%
South American Indians	41.4 /100 \| #180	Average 17.4%
Immigrants \| Germany	41.0 /100 \| #181	Average 17.4%
Arabs	40.7 /100 \| #182	Average 17.4%
Lebanese	40.3 /100 \| #183	Average 17.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	39.0 /100 \| #184	Fair 17.4%
Immigrants \| Armenia	38.0 /100 \| #185	Fair 17.5%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	35.0 /100 \| #186	Fair 17.5%
Kenyans	34.7 /100 \| #187	Fair 17.5%
Carpatho Rusyns	33.6 /100 \| #188	Fair 17.5%
French	33.6 /100 \| #189	Fair 17.5%
Slovaks	29.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 17.6%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	27.9 /100 \| #191	Fair 17.7%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	27.8 /100 \| #192	Fair 17.7%
Immigrants \| Uganda	25.0 /100 \| #193	Fair 17.7%
French Canadians	24.6 /100 \| #194	Fair 17.7%
Sierra Leoneans	24.1 /100 \| #195	Fair 17.7%
Immigrants \| Portugal	22.2 /100 \| #196	Fair 17.8%