Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,724,175 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.041 and weighted average of 3.28. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,630,009 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.639 and weighted average of 3.18, a difference of 3.2%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	2.28	1.74
Maximum	4.16	3.74
Range	1.88	2.00
Mean	3.28	2.92
Median	3.27	3.05
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.20	2.85
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.38	3.16
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.18	0.32
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.26	0.42
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.26	0.41

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Bahamian (3.28, a difference of 0.020%), Asian (3.28, a difference of 0.050%), Indonesian (3.28, a difference of 0.060%), Black/African American (3.27, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.14%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
West Indians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Western Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 3.29
Bolivians	98.3 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Ghana	98.1 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 3.29
Paiute	98.0 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 3.29
Ghanaians	98.0 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 3.29
Asians	97.0 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 3.28
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

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Hungarian (3.18, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Moldova (3.18, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Japan (3.18, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Brazil (3.18, a difference of 0.030%), and Osage (3.18, a difference of 0.050%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Romania	3.7 /100 \| #237	Tragic 3.18
Romanians	3.7 /100 \| #238	Tragic 3.18
Houma	3.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 3.18
Osage	3.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Japan	3.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 3.18
Hungarians	3.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Moldova	2.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	2.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Brazil	2.7 /100 \| #245	Tragic 3.18
Danes	2.5 /100 \| #246	Tragic 3.17
Cajuns	2.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Belarus	2.3 /100 \| #248	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	2.1 /100 \| #249	Tragic 3.17
Puget Sound Salish	1.9 /100 \| #250	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Spain	1.8 /100 \| #251	Tragic 3.17