Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Black/African American Currently Married

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,652,138 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population currently married in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.193 and weighted average of 43.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 565,898,128 people shows a near-perfect negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population currently married in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.950 and weighted average of 39.6%, a difference of 10.5%.

In terms of currently married, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from Latin America (43.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (43.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Ute (43.9%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Africa (43.9%, a difference of 0.22%), and Bangladeshi (43.7%, a difference of 0.25%).

In terms of currently married, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Cape Verdean (39.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Dominican (39.5%, a difference of 0.25%), British West Indian (39.8%, a difference of 0.38%), Lumbee (39.8%, a difference of 0.56%), and Puerto Rican (39.9%, a difference of 0.72%).