Immigrants from Western Africa vs Black/African American Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,548,520 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.279 and weighted average of 3.29. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 565,344,221 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.770 and weighted average of 3.27, a difference of 0.47%.

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are West Indian (3.29, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (3.29, a difference of 0.040%), Bolivian (3.29, a difference of 0.040%), Guamanian/Chamorro (3.29, a difference of 0.050%), and Immigrants from Oceania (3.29, a difference of 0.060%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.010%), Indonesian (3.28, a difference of 0.060%), South American (3.27, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Liberia (3.27, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from South America (3.27, a difference of 0.070%).