Immigrants from Ireland vs African Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,751,818 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.436 and weighted average of 3.13. 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 3.9%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ireland	African
Minimum	2.06	1.39
Maximum	3.85	4.88
Range	1.79	3.49
Mean	2.99	3.20
Median	3.05	3.24
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.86	3.02
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.19	3.33
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.34	0.31
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.33	0.56
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.33	0.55

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ireland by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Serbia (3.13, a difference of 0.010%), Slavic (3.13, a difference of 0.060%), Northern European (3.13, a difference of 0.060%), Australian (3.13, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Switzerland (3.13, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Canadians	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 3.14
Immigrants \| Sweden	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.14
Macedonians	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Latvia	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.13
British	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Switzerland	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.13
Australians	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Ireland	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Serbia	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 3.13
Slavs	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.13
Northern Europeans	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.13
Czechoslovakians	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Australia	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.13
Bulgarians	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.13

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