Immigrants from Western Africa vs African Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,297,705 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 1.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 461,393,656 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Africans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.356 and weighted average of 1.6%, a difference of 9.9%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	African
Minimum	0.21%	0.049%
Maximum	3.7%	2.4%
Range	3.5%	2.3%
Mean	1.4%	1.2%
Median	1.4%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.90%	0.73%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.92%	0.78%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.70%	0.52%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.69%	0.52%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tongan (1.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Colombian (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (1.7%, a difference of 0.22%), and Korean (1.7%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	15.4 /100 \| #209	Poor 1.7%
Tongans	15.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Armenia	15.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	14.7 /100 \| #212	Poor 1.7%
Koreans	14.2 /100 \| #213	Poor 1.7%
Pueblo	14.2 /100 \| #214	Poor 1.7%
Alaskan Athabascans	13.8 /100 \| #215	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	13.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 1.7%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Comanche (1.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Hmong (1.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Delaware (1.6%, a difference of 0.23%), Potawatomi (1.6%, a difference of 0.47%), and Immigrants from Fiji (1.6%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Cheyenne	2.3 /100 \| #241	Tragic 1.6%
Ottawa	2.2 /100 \| #242	Tragic 1.6%
Native Hawaiians	2.1 /100 \| #243	Tragic 1.6%
French American Indians	2.0 /100 \| #244	Tragic 1.6%
Delaware	1.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 1.6%
Hmong	1.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 1.6%
Comanche	1.8 /100 \| #247	Tragic 1.6%
Africans	1.8 /100 \| #248	Tragic 1.6%
Potawatomi	1.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 1.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	1.6 /100 \| #250	Tragic 1.6%
Apache	1.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 1.5%
Yuman	1.1 /100 \| #252	Tragic 1.5%
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%