Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,026,471 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.240 and weighted average of 3.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,614,795 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.138 and weighted average of 4.5%, a difference of 50.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Pennsylvania German	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	0.10%	0.62%
Maximum	4.3%	6.3%
Range	4.2%	5.7%
Mean	1.6%	3.8%
Median	1.4%	4.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.94%	2.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	5.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.90%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.89%	1.5%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Native/Alaskan (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.6%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 3.4%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 3.5%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 3.1%
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 3.1%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 3.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 3.1%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 3.1%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 3.1%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (4.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Chinese (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Costa Rican (4.5%, a difference of 0.11%), and Immigrants from Zaire (4.5%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Senegal	68.0 /100 \| #160	Good 4.5%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%