Immigrants from South America vs Black/African American Married-couple Households

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,013,684 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of married-couple family households in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.375 and weighted average of 45.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 565,301,242 people shows a near-perfect negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of married-couple family households in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.929 and weighted average of 38.5%, a difference of 19.3%.

In terms of married-couple households, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Chickasaw (45.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Cambodian (45.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Mexican American Indian (45.9%, a difference of 0.060%), Taiwanese (45.9%, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Northern Africa (46.0%, a difference of 0.13%).

In terms of married-couple households, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Somalia (38.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Senegalese (38.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Senegal (38.4%, a difference of 0.30%), British West Indian (38.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (38.7%, a difference of 0.51%).