Immigrants from Ireland vs West Indian Family Households with Children

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,683,763 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and percentage of family households with children in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.217 and weighted average of 26.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,803,119 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of West Indians and percentage of family households with children in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.121 and weighted average of 26.3%, a difference of 1.2%.

In terms of family households with children, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Barbadian (26.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Chinese (26.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Australia (26.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Greece (26.0%, a difference of 0.15%), and British West Indian (26.0%, a difference of 0.16%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Lumbee (26.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Bermudan (26.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Somalia (26.3%, a difference of 0.13%), Marshallese (26.2%, a difference of 0.18%), and Colville (26.2%, a difference of 0.22%).