Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from Jamaica Married-couple Households

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,013,684 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of married-couple family households in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.375 and weighted average of 45.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,578,290 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of married-couple family households in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.307 and weighted average of 40.7%, a difference of 12.9%.

In terms of married-couple households, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Chickasaw (45.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Cambodian (45.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Mexican American Indian (45.9%, a difference of 0.060%), Taiwanese (45.9%, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Northern Africa (46.0%, a difference of 0.13%).

In terms of married-couple households, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Liberian (40.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Caribbean (40.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Bahamian (40.5%, a difference of 0.36%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (40.9%, a difference of 0.47%), and Jamaican (40.9%, a difference of 0.55%).