South African vs Immigrants from Africa Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,542,569 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 3.17. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,951,664 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.035 and weighted average of 3.25, a difference of 2.5%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Africa
Minimum	2.17	2.05
Maximum	4.21	4.66
Range	2.04	2.61
Mean	3.02	3.35
Median	3.07	3.32
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.72	3.23
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.28	3.45
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.56	0.23
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.44	0.40
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.44	0.40

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (3.17, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Hungary (3.17, a difference of 0.0%), Cape Verdean (3.17, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Spain (3.17, a difference of 0.030%), and Puget Sound Salish (3.17, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
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
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	1.7 /100 \| #252	Tragic 3.17
South Africans	1.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Hungary	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 3.17
Cape Verdeans	1.6 /100 \| #255	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	1.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 3.17
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

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Armenian (3.25, a difference of 0.010%), Tsimshian (3.25, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Jordan (3.24, a difference of 0.060%), Blackfeet (3.24, a difference of 0.070%), and Liberian (3.25, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	81.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 3.25
Sub-Saharan Africans	81.6 /100 \| #140	Excellent 3.25
Venezuelans	81.4 /100 \| #141	Excellent 3.25
Liberians	81.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 3.25
Bhutanese	81.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 3.25
Tsimshian	80.2 /100 \| #144	Excellent 3.25
Armenians	78.2 /100 \| #145	Good 3.25
Immigrants \| Africa	77.9 /100 \| #146	Good 3.25
Immigrants \| Jordan	75.7 /100 \| #147	Good 3.24
Blackfeet	75.0 /100 \| #148	Good 3.24
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	73.8 /100 \| #149	Good 3.24
Indians (Asian)	73.6 /100 \| #150	Good 3.24
Jordanians	73.5 /100 \| #151	Good 3.24
Spanish Americans	72.5 /100 \| #152	Good 3.24
Immigrants \| Eritrea	71.4 /100 \| #153	Good 3.24