Immigrants from Zaire vs American Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 106,157,538 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.399 and weighted average of 21.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 538,793,741 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.682 and weighted average of 20.5%, a difference of 3.8%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Immigrants from Latin America (21.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Haitian (21.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Senegal (21.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Haiti (21.3%, a difference of 0.25%), and Somali (21.1%, a difference of 0.64%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (20.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Jamaican (20.4%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (20.4%, a difference of 0.52%), Central American (20.6%, a difference of 0.64%), and Immigrants from Belize (20.6%, a difference of 0.74%).