Immigrants from Western Africa vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,548,520 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.279 and weighted average of 3.29. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,621,409 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.356 and weighted average of 3.32, a difference of 0.82%.

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are West Indian (3.29, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (3.29, a difference of 0.040%), Guamanian/Chamorro (3.29, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Oceania (3.29, a difference of 0.060%), and Barbadian (3.29, a difference of 0.060%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Nigeria (3.32, a difference of 0.030%), Afghan (3.31, a difference of 0.080%), Jamaican (3.31, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Peru (3.31, a difference of 0.15%), and Immigrants from Bolivia (3.31, a difference of 0.24%).