Ghanaian vs Immigrants from Western Africa Births to Unmarried Women

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 184,401,191 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.216 and weighted average of 34.3%. 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 5.0%.

Births to Unmarried Women Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ghanaian	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	4.9%	7.8%
Maximum	62.6%	80.6%
Range	57.7%	72.8%
Mean	34.4%	41.0%
Median	33.9%	39.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	29.2%	34.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	39.1%	47.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.9%	13.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.1%	12.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.0%	12.3%

Similar Demographics by Births to Unmarried Women

Demographics Similar to Ghanaians by Births to Unmarried Women

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (34.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Panamanian (34.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Native Hawaiian (34.3%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Panama (34.2%, a difference of 0.17%), and Delaware (34.2%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Births to Unmarried Women
Pennsylvania Germans	4.3 /100 \| #223	Tragic 34.0%
Immigrants \| Laos	4.3 /100 \| #224	Tragic 34.0%
Spanish	4.0 /100 \| #225	Tragic 34.1%
Delaware	3.3 /100 \| #226	Tragic 34.2%
Immigrants \| Panama	3.3 /100 \| #227	Tragic 34.2%
Panamanians	3.3 /100 \| #228	Tragic 34.2%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	3.1 /100 \| #229	Tragic 34.2%
Ghanaians	3.1 /100 \| #230	Tragic 34.3%
Native Hawaiians	2.9 /100 \| #231	Tragic 34.3%
French Canadians	2.5 /100 \| #232	Tragic 34.4%
Bangladeshis	2.5 /100 \| #233	Tragic 34.4%
Immigrants \| Zaire	2.3 /100 \| #234	Tragic 34.5%
Immigrants \| Ghana	2.2 /100 \| #235	Tragic 34.5%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 34.7%
Marshallese	1.6 /100 \| #237	Tragic 34.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Births to Unmarried Women

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Births to Unmarried Women
Guyanese	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 35.2%
Shoshone	0.8 /100 \| #245	Tragic 35.3%
Nigerians	0.7 /100 \| #246	Tragic 35.3%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 35.4%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	0.6 /100 \| #248	Tragic 35.5%
Bermudans	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 35.5%
Mexican American Indians	0.4 /100 \| #250	Tragic 35.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 36.0%
Salvadorans	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 36.0%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #253	Tragic 36.2%
Potawatomi	0.2 /100 \| #254	Tragic 36.2%
Chickasaw	0.2 /100 \| #255	Tragic 36.3%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.2 /100 \| #256	Tragic 36.3%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.2 /100 \| #257	Tragic 36.3%
Americans	0.2 /100 \| #258	Tragic 36.4%