South African vs Immigrants from South America 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 486,031,470 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.193 and weighted average of 3.27, a difference of 3.3%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	2.17	2.18
Maximum	4.21	4.02
Range	2.04	1.84
Mean	3.02	3.25
Median	3.07	3.28
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.72	3.18
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.28	3.37
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.56	0.19
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.44	0.28
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.44	0.27

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 South America by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Liberia (3.27, a difference of 0.0%), South American (3.27, a difference of 0.010%), Kiowa (3.27, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.060%), and Black/African American (3.27, a difference of 0.070%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
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
Kiowa	94.8 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Asia	94.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Indonesia	93.7 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Bahamas	93.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Thailand	93.3 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Colombia	92.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 3.27
Alaskan Athabascans	92.4 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 3.27