Immigrants from Ghana vs African Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 199,809,831 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.314 and weighted average of 3.29. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,598,302 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Africans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.172 and weighted average of 3.25, a difference of 1.0%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ghana	African
Minimum	1.98	1.39
Maximum	4.47	4.88
Range	2.49	3.49
Mean	3.26	3.20
Median	3.27	3.24
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.14	3.02
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.39	3.33
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.25	0.31
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.30	0.56
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.30	0.55

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ghana by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Paiute (3.29, a difference of 0.020%), Ghanaian (3.29, a difference of 0.030%), Bolivian (3.29, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Western Africa (3.29, a difference of 0.090%), and West Indian (3.29, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Barbadians	98.6 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 3.29
Nigerians	98.6 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 3.29
Guamanians/Chamorros	98.6 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	98.6 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 3.29
West Indians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Western Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 3.29
Bolivians	98.3 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Ghana	98.1 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 3.29
Paiute	98.0 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 3.29
Ghanaians	98.0 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 3.29
Asians	97.0 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 3.28
Puerto Ricans	96.7 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 3.28
Bahamians	96.6 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 3.28
Indonesians	96.2 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 3.28
Blacks/African Americans	95.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 3.27

Demographics Similar to Africans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Panamanian (3.25, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Venezuela (3.26, a difference of 0.050%), Costa Rican (3.26, a difference of 0.070%), Comanche (3.25, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Middle Africa (3.25, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Syria	90.6 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 3.26
Colombians	89.9 /100 \| #128	Excellent 3.26
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	88.6 /100 \| #129	Excellent 3.26
Laotians	88.5 /100 \| #130	Excellent 3.26
Immigrants \| Western Asia	87.7 /100 \| #131	Excellent 3.26
Costa Ricans	86.8 /100 \| #132	Excellent 3.26
Immigrants \| Venezuela	86.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 3.26
Africans	84.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 3.25
Panamanians	84.2 /100 \| #135	Excellent 3.25
Comanche	82.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 3.25
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	82.4 /100 \| #137	Excellent 3.25
Cubans	81.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 3.25
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	81.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 3.25
Sub-Saharan Africans	81.6 /100 \| #140	Excellent 3.25
Venezuelans	81.4 /100 \| #141	Excellent 3.25