Immigrants from Mexico vs Salvadoran 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 397,494,497 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Salvadorans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.267 and weighted average of 3.5%, a difference of 33.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Mexico	Salvadoran
Minimum	0.11%	0.29%
Maximum	16.0%	7.9%
Range	15.9%	7.6%
Mean	2.0%	2.8%
Median	1.4%	2.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.80%	1.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.6%	3.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.8%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	1.5%

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 Salvadorans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Salvadorans are Comanche (3.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.5%, a difference of 0.40%), Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.42%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.45%), and Immigrants from Portugal (3.5%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 3.5%
Blackfeet	0.3 /100 \| #288	Tragic 3.5%
Guatemalans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 3.5%
Chippewa	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 3.5%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 3.5%