Immigrants from Western Africa vs American Associate's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,851,677 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.404 and weighted average of 44.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 581,858,249 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.525 and weighted average of 40.8%, a difference of 8.1%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	American
Minimum	21.0%	1.4%
Maximum	60.6%	58.1%
Range	39.6%	56.7%
Mean	39.4%	28.0%
Median	41.4%	26.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	33.2%	20.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	45.1%	34.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	13.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.2%	10.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.1%	10.5%

Similar Demographics by Associate's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Portuguese (44.1%, a difference of 0.20%), White/Caucasian (44.2%, a difference of 0.27%), Barbadian (43.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Subsaharan African (43.9%, a difference of 0.37%), and West Indian (43.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	12.7 /100 \| #214	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.4 /100 \| #215	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.4 /100 \| #216	Poor 44.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	10.5 /100 \| #217	Poor 44.5%
Spanish	9.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 44.4%
Whites/Caucasians	7.5 /100 \| #219	Tragic 44.2%
Portuguese	7.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 44.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	6.6 /100 \| #221	Tragic 44.1%
Barbadians	5.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 43.9%
Sub-Saharan Africans	5.5 /100 \| #223	Tragic 43.9%
West Indians	5.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 43.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	4.8 /100 \| #225	Tragic 43.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	4.3 /100 \| #226	Tragic 43.7%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	4.0 /100 \| #227	Tragic 43.6%
Hmong	3.2 /100 \| #228	Tragic 43.4%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Chippewa (40.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Central American Indian (40.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Laos (40.7%, a difference of 0.23%), Belizean (40.6%, a difference of 0.30%), and Hawaiian (40.9%, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #262	Tragic 41.5%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.3 /100 \| #263	Tragic 41.5%
Osage	0.3 /100 \| #264	Tragic 41.5%
Africans	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 41.1%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 41.1%
Hawaiians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 40.9%
Central American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #268	Tragic 40.8%
Americans	0.2 /100 \| #269	Tragic 40.8%
Chippewa	0.2 /100 \| #270	Tragic 40.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 40.7%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 40.6%
Puget Sound Salish	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 40.5%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 40.5%
Potawatomi	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 40.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 40.4%