Immigrants from Afghanistan vs American Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,614,795 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.138 and weighted average of 4.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 570,969,920 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 3.6%, a difference of 25.3%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Afghanistan	American
Minimum	0.62%	0.39%
Maximum	6.3%	7.7%
Range	5.7%	7.3%
Mean	3.8%	2.4%
Median	4.1%	2.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.7%	1.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.0%	3.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.5%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.5%	1.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (4.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Chinese (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Costa Rican (4.5%, a difference of 0.11%), and Immigrants from Zaire (4.5%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Senegal	68.0 /100 \| #160	Good 4.5%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (3.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Belizean (3.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Potawatomi (3.6%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominica (3.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Liberian (3.6%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Central American Indians	0.8 /100 \| #266	Tragic 3.6%
Delaware	0.7 /100 \| #267	Tragic 3.6%
Aleuts	0.7 /100 \| #268	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.6 /100 \| #269	Tragic 3.6%
Central Americans	0.6 /100 \| #270	Tragic 3.6%
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%