Immigrants from Latin America vs Brazilian Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,972,291 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.136 and weighted average of 3.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 323,483,336 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Brazilians and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.320 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 51.3%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Latin America	Brazilian
Minimum	0.34%	0.54%
Maximum	7.3%	17.5%
Range	6.9%	17.0%
Mean	3.0%	4.5%
Median	2.7%	4.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	3.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.8%	5.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.3%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.3%	2.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Latin America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Cherokee (3.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Pima (3.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Shoshone (3.3%, a difference of 0.33%), Sioux (3.3%, a difference of 0.75%), and Yuman (3.3%, a difference of 0.76%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.4%
Cajuns	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.4%
Chickasaw	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.4%
Samoans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 3.3%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%
Pima	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 3.3%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.3%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.3%
Yuman	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 3.2%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 3.2%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 3.2%

Demographics Similar to Brazilians by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Brazilians are Taiwanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Pakistan (5.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Morocco (5.0%, a difference of 0.69%), Lebanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.74%), and Moroccan (5.0%, a difference of 0.79%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Arabs	98.2 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Uganda	98.2 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	98.2 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	98.1 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	98.1 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%
British	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 5.0%
Lebanese	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 5.0%
Brazilians	97.4 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 5.0%
Taiwanese	97.3 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	97.2 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Morocco	96.8 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 5.0%
Moroccans	96.8 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 5.0%
Venezuelans	96.3 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 4.9%
Croatians	96.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 4.9%