Immigrants from Mexico vs Central American Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,609,212 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.129 and weighted average of 2.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 501,496,781 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.510 and weighted average of 3.6%, a difference of 35.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Mexico	Central American
Minimum	0.11%	0.14%
Maximum	16.0%	5.6%
Range	15.9%	5.4%
Mean	2.0%	2.8%
Median	1.4%	2.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.80%	1.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.6%	3.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.8%	1.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	1.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Mexico by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Spanish American Indian (2.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Mexican (2.7%, a difference of 4.0%), Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 6.9%), Lumbee (2.5%, a difference of 7.4%), and Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 7.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 2.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 2.7%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 2.7%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 2.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 2.5%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 2.2%

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Cuba (3.6%, a difference of 0.29%), Belizean (3.6%, a difference of 0.47%), Immigrants from Jamaica (3.6%, a difference of 0.49%), American (3.6%, a difference of 0.56%), and Potawatomi (3.6%, a difference of 0.69%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Hopi	0.9 /100 \| #263	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.9 /100 \| #264	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.8 /100 \| #265	Tragic 3.6%
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%