Immigrants from Western Africa vs Somali 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 99,330,256 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.555 and weighted average of 46.8%, a difference of 6.2%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Somali
Minimum	21.0%	15.0%
Maximum	60.6%	69.9%
Range	39.6%	54.9%
Mean	39.4%	42.6%
Median	41.4%	43.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	33.2%	34.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	45.1%	49.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	15.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.2%	11.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.1%	11.6%

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 Somalis by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Colombian (46.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Africa (46.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from South America (46.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Scandinavian (46.9%, a difference of 0.22%), and Scottish (46.9%, a difference of 0.23%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
South Americans	70.5 /100 \| #156	Good 47.1%
Sudanese	70.3 /100 \| #157	Good 47.1%
Immigrants \| Germany	69.7 /100 \| #158	Good 47.1%
Immigrants \| Poland	69.2 /100 \| #159	Good 47.1%
Scottish	65.4 /100 \| #160	Good 46.9%
Scandinavians	65.2 /100 \| #161	Good 46.9%
Immigrants \| Africa	63.2 /100 \| #162	Good 46.8%
Somalis	62.5 /100 \| #163	Good 46.8%
Colombians	62.4 /100 \| #164	Good 46.8%
Immigrants \| South America	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 46.7%
Hungarians	59.3 /100 \| #166	Average 46.7%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 46.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	55.5 /100 \| #168	Average 46.5%
Uruguayans	55.4 /100 \| #169	Average 46.5%
Irish	53.6 /100 \| #170	Average 46.5%