Immigrants vs Immigrants from Nigeria Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,358,177 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.315 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,146,765 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.339 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 4.2%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Immigrants from Afghanistan (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Finnish (1.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Nigerian (1.8%, a difference of 0.96%), Slovak (1.8%, a difference of 1.5%), and Peruvian (1.8%, a difference of 1.8%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.47%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.55%), and Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.56%).