American vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Professional Degree

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,060,391 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.932 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 41.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	American	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	0.39%	0.23%
Maximum	7.7%	100.0%
Range	7.3%	99.8%
Mean	2.4%	7.7%
Median	2.3%	4.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	1.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.0%	6.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.4%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.2%	17.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.2%	17.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are British (5.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Maltese (5.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Ukraine (5.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Lebanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Uganda (5.0%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.5 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 5.1%
Ukrainians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 5.1%
Arabs	98.2 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Uganda	98.2 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	98.2 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	98.1 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	98.1 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%
British	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 5.0%
Lebanese	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 5.0%
Brazilians	97.4 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 5.0%
Taiwanese	97.3 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	97.2 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Morocco	96.8 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 5.0%
Moroccans	96.8 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 5.0%