Immigrants from Laos vs American Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,278,168 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos 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 570,969,920 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 3.6%, a difference of 9.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	American
Minimum	0.26%	0.39%
Maximum	15.2%	7.7%
Range	15.0%	7.3%
Mean	3.1%	2.4%
Median	2.3%	2.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	1.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.3%	3.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.9%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	1.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Puerto Rican (3.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Nepalese (3.2%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Micronesia (3.2%, a difference of 0.25%), Choctaw (3.2%, a difference of 0.50%), and Mexican American Indian (3.3%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%
Pima	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 3.3%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.3%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.3%
Yuman	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 3.2%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 3.2%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 3.2%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 3.2%
Choctaw	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 3.2%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #320	Tragic 3.2%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 3.2%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 3.2%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (3.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Belizean (3.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Potawatomi (3.6%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominica (3.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Liberian (3.6%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Central American Indians	0.8 /100 \| #266	Tragic 3.6%
Delaware	0.7 /100 \| #267	Tragic 3.6%
Aleuts	0.7 /100 \| #268	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.6 /100 \| #269	Tragic 3.6%
Central Americans	0.6 /100 \| #270	Tragic 3.6%
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%