Immigrants from Western Africa vs Immigrants from Nigeria 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 282,146,765 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.339 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 1.8%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.25%), and Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.28%).