Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs American Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,689,020 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.143 and weighted average of 3.22. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 581,385,339 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Americans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.046 and weighted average of 3.16, a difference of 1.9%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	American
Minimum	2.63	1.82
Maximum	3.78	4.81
Range	1.15	2.99
Mean	3.18	3.19
Median	3.17	3.13
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.07	3.05
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.27	3.27
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.20	0.22
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.22	0.39
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.22	0.39

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Argentina (3.22, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Malaysia (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Thai (3.22, a difference of 0.030%), and Immigrants from Northern Africa (3.22, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Spaniards	47.2 /100 \| #178	Average 3.23
Immigrants \| Korea	46.9 /100 \| #179	Average 3.23
Palestinians	46.6 /100 \| #180	Average 3.23
Spanish	44.8 /100 \| #181	Average 3.23
Moroccans	44.2 /100 \| #182	Average 3.22
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	41.7 /100 \| #183	Average 3.22
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	40.8 /100 \| #184	Average 3.22
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	39.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Argentina	39.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Malaysia	39.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 3.22
Thais	38.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 3.22
Pakistanis	33.7 /100 \| #189	Fair 3.22
Burmese	31.0 /100 \| #190	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Zaire	30.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	30.1 /100 \| #192	Fair 3.22

Demographics Similar to Americans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Bulgaria (3.16, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from South Africa (3.16, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Greece (3.16, a difference of 0.060%), Iroquois (3.16, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from Russia (3.16, a difference of 0.11%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Albanians	1.5 /100 \| #257	Tragic 3.17
Turks	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 3.16
Potawatomi	1.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Albania	1.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	1.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Russia	1.3 /100 \| #262	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	1.0 /100 \| #263	Tragic 3.16
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #264	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.9 /100 \| #265	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Greece	0.9 /100 \| #266	Tragic 3.16
Iroquois	0.8 /100 \| #267	Tragic 3.16
Maltese	0.8 /100 \| #268	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Singapore	0.7 /100 \| #269	Tragic 3.16
Tlingit-Haida	0.7 /100 \| #270	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Germany	0.7 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.15