Immigrants from South Central Asia vs Native/Alaskan Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 471,835,732 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Central Asia and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.170 and weighted average of 5.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,142,680 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.424 and weighted average of 3.0%, a difference of 99.6%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia are Immigrants from Argentina (5.9%, a difference of 0.21%), Australian (5.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Argentinean (5.9%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (5.9%, a difference of 0.61%), and Paraguayan (5.9%, a difference of 0.63%).

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Pennsylvania German (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.0%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 2.8%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 2.9%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.0%).