Immigrants from Africa vs Puerto Rican Single Mother Households

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 467,655,792 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of single mother households in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.326 and weighted average of 7.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 525,510,984 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of single mother households in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.114 and weighted average of 8.7%, a difference of 20.0%.

Single Mother Households Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	Puerto Rican
Minimum	2.3%	2.4%
Maximum	18.4%	22.5%
Range	16.1%	20.0%
Mean	8.8%	10.7%
Median	8.4%	10.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.0%	7.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.0%	12.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	5.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	3.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	3.8%

Similar Demographics by Single Mother Households

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Single Mother Households

In terms of single mother households, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Bermudan (7.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Spanish American Indian (7.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Dutch West Indian (7.3%, a difference of 0.33%), Malaysian (7.3%, a difference of 0.34%), and Alaskan Athabascan (7.3%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Single Mother Households
Ecuadorians	0.6 /100 \| #243	Tragic 7.2%
Cubans	0.6 /100 \| #244	Tragic 7.2%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #245	Tragic 7.2%
Nicaraguans	0.5 /100 \| #246	Tragic 7.2%
Dutch West Indians	0.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 7.3%
Spanish American Indians	0.4 /100 \| #248	Tragic 7.3%
Bermudans	0.4 /100 \| #249	Tragic 7.3%
Immigrants \| Africa	0.4 /100 \| #250	Tragic 7.3%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 7.3%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 7.3%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #253	Tragic 7.3%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 7.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #255	Tragic 7.4%
Seminole	0.2 /100 \| #256	Tragic 7.4%
Alaska Natives	0.2 /100 \| #257	Tragic 7.4%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Single Mother Households

In terms of single mother households, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Dominica (8.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Liberia (8.7%, a difference of 0.33%), Liberian (8.6%, a difference of 1.1%), Navajo (8.8%, a difference of 1.2%), and Cape Verdean (8.9%, a difference of 1.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Single Mother Households
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 8.5%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 8.5%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 8.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 8.6%
Liberians	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 8.6%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 8.7%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 8.7%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 8.7%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 8.8%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 8.9%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 9.0%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 9.1%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 9.1%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 9.2%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 9.2%