Immigrants from Latin America vs Puerto Rican 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 558,651,799 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.385 and weighted average of 91.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,320,438 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.399 and weighted average of 93.2%, a difference of 1.7%.

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Immigrants from Honduras (91.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Mexican American Indian (92.1%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Yemen (92.1%, a difference of 0.47%), Hispanic or Latino (92.2%, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (92.3%, a difference of 0.65%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Ecuador (93.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Cuba (93.2%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Fiji (93.2%, a difference of 0.060%), Belizean (93.1%, a difference of 0.19%), and Nicaraguan (93.0%, a difference of 0.31%).