Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Spain Births to Unmarried Women

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 481,236,419 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.603 and weighted average of 45.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 227,898,948 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Spain and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.310 and weighted average of 30.3%, a difference of 50.6%.

Births to Unmarried Women Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Spain
Minimum	11.1%	14.9%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	88.9%	85.1%
Mean	55.2%	40.2%
Median	53.0%	30.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	38.0%	28.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	64.5%	43.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	26.5%	15.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.1%	24.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.0%	24.3%

Similar Demographics by Births to Unmarried Women

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Births to Unmarried Women

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Colville (45.3%, a difference of 0.78%), Houma (46.6%, a difference of 1.9%), Yuman (44.4%, a difference of 2.9%), Black/African American (44.3%, a difference of 3.1%), and Arapaho (47.1%, a difference of 3.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Births to Unmarried Women
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 42.5%
Chippewa	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 42.6%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 43.0%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 43.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 44.3%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 44.4%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 45.3%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 45.7%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 46.6%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 47.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 48.2%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 49.8%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 50.8%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 51.1%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 51.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Spain by Births to Unmarried Women

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Spain are Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (30.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe (30.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Icelander (30.3%, a difference of 0.040%), New Zealander (30.3%, a difference of 0.060%), and Immigrants from Morocco (30.4%, a difference of 0.11%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Births to Unmarried Women
Immigrants \| Argentina	88.7 /100 \| #122	Excellent 30.1%
Syrians	88.2 /100 \| #123	Excellent 30.2%
Croatians	88.0 /100 \| #124	Excellent 30.2%
Vietnamese	87.7 /100 \| #125	Excellent 30.2%
Europeans	87.2 /100 \| #126	Excellent 30.2%
Chinese	87.1 /100 \| #127	Excellent 30.2%
Icelanders	86.0 /100 \| #128	Excellent 30.3%
Immigrants \| Spain	85.8 /100 \| #129	Excellent 30.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	85.7 /100 \| #130	Excellent 30.3%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	85.7 /100 \| #131	Excellent 30.3%
New Zealanders	85.5 /100 \| #132	Excellent 30.3%
Immigrants \| Morocco	85.2 /100 \| #133	Excellent 30.4%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	85.2 /100 \| #134	Excellent 30.4%
Brazilians	84.8 /100 \| #135	Excellent 30.4%
Immigrants \| Scotland	84.6 /100 \| #136	Excellent 30.4%