Immigrants from South America vs Mexican Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,031,470 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.193 and weighted average of 3.27. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,667,700 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.906 and weighted average of 3.48, a difference of 6.2%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Mexican
Minimum	2.18	3.09
Maximum	4.02	4.59
Range	1.84	1.50
Mean	3.25	3.61
Median	3.28	3.60
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.18	3.31
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.37	3.89
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.19	0.58
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.28	0.34
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.27	0.34

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Liberia (3.27, a difference of 0.0%), South American (3.27, a difference of 0.010%), Kiowa (3.27, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.060%), and Black/African American (3.27, a difference of 0.070%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
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
Immigrants \| Panama	95.6 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 3.27
South Americans	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Liberia	95.0 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| South America	95.0 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 3.27
Kiowa	94.8 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Asia	94.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Indonesia	93.7 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Bahamas	93.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Thailand	93.3 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Colombia	92.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 3.27
Alaskan Athabascans	92.4 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 3.27

Demographics Similar to Mexicans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Cheyenne (3.47, a difference of 0.040%), Salvadoran (3.48, a difference of 0.070%), Yuman (3.47, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from El Salvador (3.49, a difference of 0.32%), and Apache (3.46, a difference of 0.35%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Mexico	100.0 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 3.52
Sioux	100.0 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 3.52
Immigrants \| Central America	100.0 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 3.49
Tongans	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 3.49
Ute	100.0 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 3.49
Immigrants \| El Salvador	100.0 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 3.49
Salvadorans	100.0 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 3.48
Mexicans	100.0 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 3.48
Cheyenne	100.0 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 3.47
Yuman	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 3.47
Apache	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 3.46
Immigrants \| Fiji	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 3.45
Natives/Alaskans	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 3.45
Yakama	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 3.45
Native Hawaiians	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 3.43