South African vs Immigrants from Eastern 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 354,870,663 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.175 and weighted average of 3.22, a difference of 1.5%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	2.17	1.97
Maximum	4.21	4.19
Range	2.04	2.22
Mean	3.02	3.17
Median	3.07	3.20
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.72	3.13
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.28	3.33
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.56	0.20
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.44	0.39
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.44	0.38

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 Eastern Africa by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are Immigrants from Zaire (3.22, a difference of 0.010%), Burmese (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Israel (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Sudan (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), and Choctaw (3.21, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	39.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Argentina	39.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Malaysia	39.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 3.22
Thais	38.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 3.22
Pakistanis	33.7 /100 \| #189	Fair 3.22
Burmese	31.0 /100 \| #190	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Zaire	30.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	30.1 /100 \| #192	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Israel	29.3 /100 \| #193	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Sudan	29.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 3.22
Choctaw	28.3 /100 \| #195	Fair 3.21
Senegalese	28.2 /100 \| #196	Fair 3.21
Kenyans	28.0 /100 \| #197	Fair 3.21
Immigrants \| Azores	21.7 /100 \| #198	Fair 3.21
Hmong	20.7 /100 \| #199	Fair 3.21