Immigrants from West Indies vs Black/African American Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,432,787 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.320 and weighted average of 4.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 557,362,450 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.790 and weighted average of 3.4%, a difference of 16.2%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (3.9%, a difference of 0.14%), Cuban (4.0%, a difference of 0.25%), German Russian (4.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Nicaraguan (3.9%, a difference of 0.42%), and Ecuadorian (3.9%, a difference of 0.87%).

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Yemen (3.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (3.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Malaysian (3.4%, a difference of 0.25%), Ottawa (3.4%, a difference of 0.80%), and Immigrants from Liberia (3.4%, a difference of 0.85%).