South American vs Immigrants from Latin America Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,671,648 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 3.27. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 558,036,591 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.030 and weighted average of 3.42, a difference of 4.6%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Latin America
Minimum	2.46	2.00
Maximum	4.13	4.69
Range	1.67	2.69
Mean	3.28	3.45
Median	3.29	3.46
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.18	3.22
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.39	3.67
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.20	0.45
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.24	0.32
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.24	0.32

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Liberia (3.27, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from South America (3.27, a difference of 0.010%), Kiowa (3.27, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.050%), and Black/African American (3.27, a difference of 0.060%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
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
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

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Latin America by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Nepalese (3.42, a difference of 0.090%), Mexican American Indian (3.43, a difference of 0.12%), Samoan (3.42, a difference of 0.12%), Native Hawaiian (3.43, a difference of 0.13%), and Central American (3.41, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Yuman	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 3.47
Apache	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 3.46
Immigrants \| Fiji	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 3.45
Natives/Alaskans	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 3.45
Yakama	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 3.45
Native Hawaiians	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 3.43
Mexican American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 3.43
Immigrants \| Latin America	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 3.42
Nepalese	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 3.42
Samoans	100.0 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 3.42
Central Americans	100.0 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 3.41
Immigrants \| Guatemala	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 3.41
Hawaiians	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 3.41
Hispanics or Latinos	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 3.41
Guatemalans	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 3.40