Immigrants from South America vs U.S. Virgin Islander 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 87,432,219 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.190 and weighted average of 3.7%, a difference of 26.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	U.S. Virgin Islander
Minimum	0.92%	0.26%
Maximum	13.6%	6.4%
Range	12.6%	6.1%
Mean	4.8%	3.1%
Median	4.4%	3.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	2.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	1.4%

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 U.S. Virgin Islanders by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Immigrants from Guyana (3.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Indonesian (3.7%, a difference of 0.19%), African (3.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (3.7%, a difference of 0.42%), and Bahamian (3.7%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Osage	1.2 /100 \| #255	Tragic 3.7%
Iroquois	1.2 /100 \| #256	Tragic 3.7%
Bahamians	1.1 /100 \| #257	Tragic 3.7%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 3.7%
Africans	1.0 /100 \| #259	Tragic 3.7%
Indonesians	1.0 /100 \| #260	Tragic 3.7%
Immigrants \| Guyana	1.0 /100 \| #261	Tragic 3.7%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	1.0 /100 \| #262	Tragic 3.7%
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%