Immigrants from Mexico vs Hispanic or Latino Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,630,711 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.413 and weighted average of 1.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,277,814 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.799 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 18.9%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Lumbee (1.1%, a difference of 1.5%), Fijian (1.1%, a difference of 2.1%), Arapaho (1.2%, a difference of 5.6%), Mexican (1.2%, a difference of 5.9%), and Immigrants from Cuba (1.2%, a difference of 6.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.29%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Inupiat (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 0.63%), and Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 0.85%).