Immigrants from Southern Europe vs American Professional Degree

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%. 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 41.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

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

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

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%

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%