Black/African American vs Immigrants from Western Africa Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,418,709 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.738 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,297,705 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 19.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Alaska Native (1.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Choctaw (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Cape Verdean (1.4%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from El Salvador (1.4%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cajun (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tongan (1.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Colombian (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (1.7%, a difference of 0.22%), and Korean (1.7%, a difference of 0.37%).