Arab vs Immigrants from Western Africa Births to Unmarried Women

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,045,945 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Arabs and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.563 and weighted average of 29.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 339,836,557 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.474 and weighted average of 36.0%, a difference of 23.2%.

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Arabs are Immigrants from Fiji (29.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Estonian (29.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Ukrainian (29.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Latvia (29.1%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (29.3%, a difference of 0.30%).

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Salvadoran (36.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Mexican American Indian (35.7%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Portugal (36.2%, a difference of 0.58%), Potawatomi (36.2%, a difference of 0.81%), and Chickasaw (36.3%, a difference of 0.95%).