Immigrants from Western Africa vs Immigrants from Nigeria Currently Married

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,817,257 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population currently married in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.296 and weighted average of 42.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,441,157 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population currently married in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.516 and weighted average of 43.4%, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of currently married, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Menominee (42.3%, a difference of 0.21%), Honduran (42.5%, a difference of 0.33%), Yuman (42.6%, a difference of 0.46%), Subsaharan African (42.6%, a difference of 0.47%), and Immigrants from Guatemala (42.6%, a difference of 0.63%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Sierra Leonean (43.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Central American (43.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Central American Indian (43.3%, a difference of 0.33%), Apache (43.2%, a difference of 0.41%), and Chippewa (43.2%, a difference of 0.42%).