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American High School Diploma
Average

89.1%
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
47.2/ 100
METRIC RATING
179th/ 347
METRIC RANK

American High School Diploma Correlation Chart

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 581,993,169 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.098 and weighted average of 89.1%. On average, for every 1% (one percent) increase in Americans within a typical geography, there is a decrease of 0.025% in percentage of population with at least high school diploma education.
American High School Diploma
It is essential to understand that the correlation between the percentage of Americans and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education does not imply a direct cause-and-effect relationship. It remains uncertain whether the presence of Americans influences an upward or downward trend in the level of percentage of population with at least high school diploma education within an area, or if Americans simply ended up residing in those areas with higher or lower levels of percentage of population with at least high school diploma education due to other factors.

Demographics Similar to Americans by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Osage (89.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Sudanese (89.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Sierra Leonean (89.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Western Asia (89.1%, a difference of 0.030%), and Bolivian (89.1%, a difference of 0.030%).
DemographicsRating | RankHigh School Diploma
Nonimmigrants
51.8
/100
|
#172
Average
89.2%
Immigrants from Indonesia
50.3
/100
|
#173
Average
89.1%
Hmong
50.0
/100
|
#174
Average
89.1%
Immigrants from Western Asia
49.0
/100
|
#175
Average
89.1%
Osage
48.9
/100
|
#176
Average
89.1%
Sudanese
48.5
/100
|
#177
Average
89.1%
Sierra Leoneans
48.4
/100
|
#178
Average
89.1%
Americans
47.2
/100
|
#179
Average
89.1%
Bolivians
45.2
/100
|
#180
Average
89.1%
Venezuelans
43.6
/100
|
#181
Average
89.1%
Spaniards
43.4
/100
|
#182
Average
89.1%
Potawatomi
42.5
/100
|
#183
Average
89.0%
Immigrants from Syria
39.2
/100
|
#184
Fair
89.0%
Ethiopians
37.0
/100
|
#185
Fair
89.0%
Immigrants from Eastern Africa
35.8
/100
|
#186
Fair
88.9%

American High School Diploma Correlation Summary

MeasurementAmerican DataHigh School Diploma Data
Minimum0.33%59.3%
Maximum100.0%100.0%
Range99.7%40.7%
Mean45.1%85.9%
Median44.5%86.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)22.2%83.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)67.2%89.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)44.9%6.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)26.8%6.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)26.7%6.9%

Correlation Details

American PercentileSample SizeHigh School Diploma
[
0.0%
-
0.5%
]
0.33%
2,904,11478.6%
[
0.5%
-
1.0%
]
0.79%
9,328,20478.7%
[
1.0%
-
1.5%
]
1.28%
22,685,53582.0%
[
1.5%
-
2.0%
]
1.76%
39,884,61685.6%
[
2.0%
-
2.5%
]
2.26%
56,445,91887.7%
[
2.5%
-
3.0%
]
2.75%
57,587,15289.3%
[
3.0%
-
3.5%
]
3.24%
56,637,62289.4%
[
3.5%
-
4.0%
]
3.75%
58,069,67688.6%
[
4.0%
-
4.5%
]
4.25%
39,220,67890.8%
[
4.5%
-
5.0%
]
4.74%
36,938,39891.0%
[
5.0%
-
5.5%
]
5.25%
27,455,88290.5%
[
5.5%
-
6.0%
]
5.76%
21,816,50090.8%
[
6.0%
-
6.5%
]
6.24%
20,204,63389.9%
[
6.5%
-
7.0%
]
6.75%
17,758,90790.5%
[
7.0%
-
7.5%
]
7.24%
13,283,12690.8%
[
7.5%
-
8.0%
]
7.74%
11,311,40790.6%
[
8.0%
-
8.5%
]
8.26%
10,167,44190.3%
[
8.5%
-
9.0%
]
8.74%
7,913,10089.9%
[
9.0%
-
9.5%
]
9.25%
7,285,25790.1%
[
9.5%
-
10.0%
]
9.74%
6,234,15989.8%
[
10.0%
-
10.5%
]
10.24%
5,959,18288.9%
[
10.5%
-
11.0%
]
10.73%
5,673,49489.7%
[
11.0%
-
11.5%
]
11.24%
4,780,97189.8%
[
11.5%
-
12.0%
]
11.72%
4,202,13788.9%
[
12.0%
-
12.5%
]
12.25%
3,411,30589.7%
[
12.5%
-
13.0%
]
12.73%
3,277,65388.2%
[
13.0%
-
13.5%
]
13.24%
2,486,63388.5%
[
13.5%
-
14.0%
]
13.75%
2,207,21087.9%
[
14.0%
-
14.5%
]
14.27%
2,023,58889.2%
[
14.5%
-
15.0%
]
14.76%
1,770,98089.0%
[
15.0%
-
15.5%
]
15.21%
1,528,89289.2%
[
15.5%
-
16.0%
]
15.76%
1,835,83388.3%
[
16.0%
-
16.5%
]
16.24%
1,586,51287.4%
[
16.5%
-
17.0%
]
16.77%
1,181,37087.5%
[
17.0%
-
17.5%
]
17.23%
1,490,49587.5%
[
17.5%
-
18.0%
]
17.76%
1,401,10088.8%
[
18.0%
-
18.5%
]
18.22%
963,46188.5%
[
18.5%
-
19.0%
]
18.75%
777,10487.2%
[
19.0%
-
19.5%
]
19.23%
837,75688.5%
[
19.5%
-
20.0%
]
19.77%
944,20787.6%
[
20.0%
-
20.5%
]
20.25%
615,92486.1%
[
20.5%
-
21.0%
]
20.73%
512,86686.8%
[
21.0%
-
21.5%
]
21.29%
688,13788.5%
[
21.5%
-
22.0%
]
21.73%
560,40188.9%
[
22.0%
-
22.5%
]
22.24%
365,11187.9%
[
22.5%
-
23.0%
]
22.75%
621,46487.9%
[
23.0%
-
23.5%
]
23.28%
393,24288.1%
[
23.5%
-
24.0%
]
23.75%
420,75886.0%
[
24.0%
-
24.5%
]
24.26%
457,88987.2%
[
24.5%
-
25.0%
]
24.76%
305,16186.4%
[
25.0%
-
25.5%
]
25.26%
298,38685.6%
[
25.5%
-
26.0%
]
25.74%
297,14985.4%
[
26.0%
-
26.5%
]
26.24%
279,35987.1%
[
26.5%
-
27.0%
]
26.85%
523,44687.1%
[
27.0%
-
27.5%
]
27.30%
263,26385.3%
[
27.5%
-
28.0%
]
27.75%
275,75884.2%
[
28.0%
-
28.5%
]
28.23%
259,72186.9%
[
28.5%
-
29.0%
]
28.71%
148,95883.7%
[
29.0%
-
29.5%
]
29.25%
240,34085.4%
[
29.5%
-
30.0%
]
29.72%
188,27985.0%
[
30.0%
-
30.5%
]
30.28%
118,30186.3%
[
30.5%
-
31.0%
]
30.75%
258,63387.1%
[
31.0%
-
31.5%
]
31.24%
134,57385.0%
[
31.5%
-
32.0%
]
31.72%
81,72388.8%
[
32.0%
-
32.5%
]
32.25%
252,34184.9%
[
32.5%
-
33.0%
]
32.76%
110,31187.6%
[
33.0%
-
33.5%
]
33.21%
103,06384.6%
[
33.5%
-
34.0%
]
33.73%
91,11485.8%
[
34.0%
-
34.5%
]
34.22%
53,39683.6%
[
34.5%
-
35.0%
]
34.75%
98,77286.6%
[
35.0%
-
35.5%
]
35.16%
54,93184.4%
[
35.5%
-
36.0%
]
35.77%
118,95583.0%
[
36.0%
-
36.5%
]
36.27%
131,10484.2%
[
36.5%
-
37.0%
]
36.80%
55,92686.7%
[
37.0%
-
37.5%
]
37.21%
65,10084.1%
[
37.5%
-
38.0%
]
37.71%
87,97485.1%
[
38.0%
-
38.5%
]
38.24%
46,07888.1%
[
38.5%
-
39.0%
]
38.72%
49,52086.0%
[
39.0%
-
39.5%
]
39.35%
73,26283.8%
[
39.5%
-
40.0%
]
39.79%
56,33581.0%
[
40.0%
-
40.5%
]
40.33%
26,46683.9%
[
40.5%
-
41.0%
]
40.79%
34,89783.1%
[
41.0%
-
41.5%
]
41.28%
42,21582.5%
[
41.5%
-
42.0%
]
41.66%
31,47280.8%
[
42.0%
-
42.5%
]
42.24%
28,47682.8%
[
42.5%
-
43.0%
]
42.71%
21,46388.5%
[
43.0%
-
43.5%
]
43.22%
54,75985.6%
[
43.5%
-
44.0%
]
43.86%
40,59183.9%
[
44.0%
-
44.5%
]
44.26%
17,13883.7%
[
44.5%
-
45.0%
]
44.76%
38,03185.8%
[
45.0%
-
45.5%
]
45.18%
13,81486.6%
[
45.5%
-
46.0%
]
45.74%
25,05784.4%
[
46.0%
-
46.5%
]
46.34%
14,50788.0%
[
46.5%
-
47.0%
]
46.78%
4,31878.8%
[
47.0%
-
47.5%
]
47.14%
33,61681.1%
[
47.5%
-
48.0%
]
47.75%
10,90487.2%
[
48.0%
-
48.5%
]
48.28%
25,86786.0%
[
48.5%
-
49.0%
]
48.68%
9,24075.8%
[
49.0%
-
49.5%
]
49.37%
17,13985.8%
[
49.5%
-
50.0%
]
49.74%
18,85576.1%
[
50.0%
-
50.5%
]
50.30%
22,64288.0%
[
50.5%
-
51.0%
]
50.82%
5,75688.3%
[
51.0%
-
51.5%
]
51.30%
6,98883.5%
[
51.5%
-
52.0%
]
51.65%
15,95679.2%
[
52.0%
-
52.5%
]
52.21%
13,54984.8%
[
52.5%
-
53.0%
]
52.56%
19,77594.0%
[
53.0%
-
53.5%
]
53.29%
16,30077.2%
[
53.5%
-
54.0%
]
53.76%
3,15189.7%
[
54.0%
-
54.5%
]
54.30%
2,74491.9%
[
54.5%
-
55.0%
]
54.62%
10,79785.0%
[
55.0%
-
55.5%
]
55.22%
3,63377.1%
[
55.5%
-
56.0%
]
55.67%
5,03389.6%
[
56.0%
-
56.5%
]
56.12%
9,61885.6%
[
56.5%
-
57.0%
]
56.80%
17,32584.8%
[
57.0%
-
57.5%
]
57.26%
2,14883.0%
[
57.5%
-
58.0%
]
57.79%
1,32987.1%
[
58.0%
-
58.5%
]
58.19%
2,26572.3%
[
58.5%
-
59.0%
]
58.76%
11,44980.5%
[
59.0%
-
59.5%
]
59.13%
1,15093.7%
[
59.5%
-
60.0%
]
59.73%
3,23180.8%
[
60.0%
-
60.5%
]
60.26%
5,69081.4%
[
60.5%
-
61.0%
]
60.75%
3,06582.6%
[
61.0%
-
61.5%
]
61.17%
1,24963.0%
[
61.5%
-
62.0%
]
61.70%
7,11785.9%
[
62.0%
-
62.5%
]
62.24%
3,27176.1%
[
62.5%
-
63.0%
]
62.93%
3,35694.4%
[
63.0%
-
63.5%
]
63.26%
6,27482.3%
[
63.5%
-
64.0%
]
63.87%
2,33675.6%
[
64.0%
-
64.5%
]
64.20%
55389.7%
[
64.5%
-
65.0%
]
64.83%
2,52582.6%
[
65.5%
-
66.0%
]
65.75%
1,38492.3%
[
66.0%
-
66.5%
]
66.27%
8393.4%
[
66.5%
-
67.0%
]
66.80%
1,96170.4%
[
67.0%
-
67.5%
]
67.16%
5,20186.6%
[
67.5%
-
68.0%
]
67.67%
2,66078.2%
[
68.0%
-
68.5%
]
68.41%
1,453100.0%
[
68.5%
-
69.0%
]
68.82%
17083.3%
[
69.0%
-
69.5%
]
69.23%
23480.7%
[
69.5%
-
70.0%
]
69.57%
2,98483.4%
[
70.0%
-
70.5%
]
70.26%
81794.1%
[
70.5%
-
71.0%
]
70.77%
1,35576.3%
[
71.0%
-
71.5%
]
71.36%
64666.6%
[
71.5%
-
72.0%
]
71.71%
60893.4%
[
72.0%
-
72.5%
]
72.44%
2,44980.2%
[
72.5%
-
73.0%
]
72.55%
5162.7%
[
73.0%
-
73.5%
]
73.32%
1,08794.9%
[
73.5%
-
74.0%
]
73.91%
1,55675.2%
[
74.0%
-
74.5%
]
74.25%
1,03780.9%
[
74.5%
-
75.0%
]
74.69%
1,79089.1%
[
75.0%
-
75.5%
]
75.32%
54799.5%
[
75.5%
-
76.0%
]
75.85%
1,76495.0%
[
76.5%
-
77.0%
]
76.68%
92293.0%
[
77.0%
-
77.5%
]
77.25%
84487.6%
[
77.5%
-
78.0%
]
77.70%
98292.0%
[
78.0%
-
78.5%
]
78.28%
64089.4%
[
78.5%
-
79.0%
]
78.64%
64693.8%
[
79.0%
-
79.5%
]
79.24%
1,62885.1%
[
80.5%
-
81.0%
]
80.66%
76059.3%
[
81.5%
-
82.0%
]
81.60%
21278.1%
[
82.0%
-
82.5%
]
82.17%
23072.6%
[
82.5%
-
83.0%
]
82.84%
169100.0%
[
83.0%
-
83.5%
]
83.19%
22689.2%
[
84.5%
-
85.0%
]
84.72%
14464.6%
[
85.0%
-
85.5%
]
85.13%
26996.8%
[
85.5%
-
86.0%
]
85.51%
69073.7%
[
86.5%
-
87.0%
]
86.64%
29275.2%
[
87.0%
-
87.5%
]
87.50%
16100.0%
[
87.5%
-
88.0%
]
87.84%
74100.0%
[
88.0%
-
88.5%
]
88.10%
46292.4%
[
88.5%
-
89.0%
]
88.72%
13368.4%
[
89.0%
-
89.5%
]
89.29%
5682.4%
[
91.0%
-
91.5%
]
91.48%
49391.3%
[
91.5%
-
92.0%
]
91.88%
51791.8%
[
92.5%
-
93.0%
]
92.86%
4297.6%
[
93.0%
-
93.5%
]
93.31%
314100.0%
[
96.5%
-
97.0%
]
96.82%
220100.0%
[
97.5%
-
98.0%
]
97.64%
33996.1%
[
99.5%
-
100.0%
]
100.00%
3,68087.2%