Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Latin America Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 524,505,340 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.175 and weighted average of 3.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,972,291 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.136 and weighted average of 3.3%, a difference of 1.7%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Laos (3.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Nepalese (3.2%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Micronesia (3.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Choctaw (3.2%, a difference of 0.48%), and Mexican American Indian (3.3%, a difference of 0.69%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Cherokee (3.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Pima (3.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Shoshone (3.3%, a difference of 0.33%), Sioux (3.3%, a difference of 0.75%), and Yuman (3.3%, a difference of 0.76%).