Mexican vs Immigrants from South America Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 557,026,409 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.890 and weighted average of 2.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,634,424 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 4.6%, a difference of 68.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Mexican	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.25%	0.92%
Maximum	5.5%	13.6%
Range	5.2%	12.6%
Mean	2.1%	4.8%
Median	1.7%	4.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	3.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.2%	5.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.1%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.3%	2.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.3%	2.5%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Mexicans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 2.8%), Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 3.5%), Spanish American Indian (2.7%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Mexico (2.6%, a difference of 4.0%), and Yup'ik (2.9%, a difference of 4.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 2.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 2.7%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 2.7%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 2.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 2.5%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 2.2%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Uruguayan (4.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Hungarian (4.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Sudanese (4.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Luxembourger (4.6%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%