Immigrants from South America vs Puerto Rican College, Under 1 year

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,373,097 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least college, under 1 year education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.127 and weighted average of 63.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,317,754 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least college, under 1 year education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.064 and weighted average of 56.8%, a difference of 12.2%.

College, Under 1 year Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Puerto Rican
Minimum	33.3%	15.4%
Maximum	100.0%	81.5%
Range	66.7%	66.1%
Mean	62.6%	51.0%
Median	61.8%	52.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	55.7%	44.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	67.8%	59.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.1%	14.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.1%	12.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.0%	12.2%

Similar Demographics by College, Under 1 year

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by College, Under 1 year

In terms of college, under 1 year, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Nigeria (63.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (63.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Native Hawaiian (63.9%, a difference of 0.19%), Senegalese (63.6%, a difference of 0.21%), and Ghanaian (63.9%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	College, Under 1 year
Whites/Caucasians	12.8 /100 \| #206	Poor 64.0%
Colombians	12.4 /100 \| #207	Poor 64.0%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	12.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 64.0%
Puget Sound Salish	11.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 63.9%
Ghanaians	11.2 /100 \| #210	Poor 63.9%
Native Hawaiians	10.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 63.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	10.5 /100 \| #212	Poor 63.9%
Immigrants \| South America	9.1 /100 \| #213	Tragic 63.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	8.8 /100 \| #214	Tragic 63.7%
Senegalese	7.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 63.6%
Hmong	6.8 /100 \| #216	Tragic 63.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	5.8 /100 \| #217	Tragic 63.4%
Immigrants \| Panama	5.7 /100 \| #218	Tragic 63.4%
Immigrants \| Fiji	5.7 /100 \| #219	Tragic 63.4%
Portuguese	5.6 /100 \| #220	Tragic 63.4%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by College, Under 1 year

In terms of college, under 1 year, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Guatemalan (56.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Haiti (56.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Hispanic or Latino (57.0%, a difference of 0.32%), Native/Alaskan (56.6%, a difference of 0.32%), and Menominee (57.0%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	College, Under 1 year
Salvadorans	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 57.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 57.2%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 57.1%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 57.1%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 57.0%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 57.0%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 56.9%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 56.8%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 56.8%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 56.6%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 56.6%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 56.5%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 56.4%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 56.3%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 56.3%