Immigrants from Latin America vs South American 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 492,254,354 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.284 and weighted average of 4.7%, a difference of 42.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Latin America	South American
Minimum	0.34%	0.74%
Maximum	7.3%	13.5%
Range	6.9%	12.7%
Mean	3.0%	4.9%
Median	2.7%	4.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	3.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.8%	5.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.3%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.3%	2.7%

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 South Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Canadian (4.7%, a difference of 0.34%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.96%), Afghan (4.7%, a difference of 0.99%), Jordanian (4.7%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Jordan (4.7%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Pakistanis	90.9 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 4.8%
Italians	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.8%
South American Indians	89.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 4.8%
Macedonians	89.8 /100 \| #135	Excellent 4.8%
Immigrants \| Jordan	89.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent 4.7%
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%