Immigrants from South America vs Puerto Rican 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 524,505,340 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.175 and weighted average of 3.2%, a difference of 42.8%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Puerto Rican
Minimum	0.92%	0.087%
Maximum	13.6%	15.3%
Range	12.6%	15.2%
Mean	4.8%	3.0%
Median	4.4%	2.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	1.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	3.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	1.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	2.5%

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 Puerto Ricans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Laos (3.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Nepalese (3.2%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Micronesia (3.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Choctaw (3.2%, a difference of 0.48%), and Mexican American Indian (3.3%, a difference of 0.69%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 3.2%
Choctaw	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 3.2%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #320	Tragic 3.2%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 3.2%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 3.2%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 3.2%