Immigrants from Western Africa vs Immigrants from Nigeria 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 283,303,904 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.370 and weighted average of 3.32, a difference of 0.79%.

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 Nigeria are Immigrants from Afghanistan (3.32, a difference of 0.030%), Afghan (3.31, a difference of 0.040%), Jamaican (3.31, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Peru (3.31, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Bolivia (3.31, a difference of 0.20%).