Immigrants from South America vs Central American Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,634,424 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 4.6%. 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 29.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Central American
Minimum	0.92%	0.14%
Maximum	13.6%	5.6%
Range	12.6%	5.4%
Mean	4.8%	2.8%
Median	4.4%	2.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	1.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	3.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	1.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	1.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Uruguayan (4.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Hungarian (4.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Sudanese (4.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Luxembourger (4.6%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%

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%