Immigrants from Portugal vs Subsaharan African Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,657,094 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.553 and weighted average of 3.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 505,148,465 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.246 and weighted average of 4.1%, a difference of 15.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Subsaharan African
Minimum	0.14%	0.23%
Maximum	6.6%	9.0%
Range	6.5%	8.8%
Mean	2.8%	3.5%
Median	2.6%	3.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	2.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	4.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.6%	1.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.6%	1.7%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Japanese (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 3.5%

Demographics Similar to Sub-Saharan Africans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from Somalia (4.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Panama (4.1%, a difference of 0.16%), Yugoslavian (4.1%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Nigeria (4.1%, a difference of 0.38%), and German (4.1%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	20.2 /100 \| #200	Fair 4.2%
Finns	18.7 /100 \| #201	Poor 4.2%
Immigrants \| Iraq	17.1 /100 \| #202	Poor 4.2%
Panamanians	15.9 /100 \| #203	Poor 4.1%
Barbadians	15.8 /100 \| #204	Poor 4.1%
Somalis	14.8 /100 \| #205	Poor 4.1%
Yugoslavians	13.4 /100 \| #206	Poor 4.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	12.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Somalia	12.5 /100 \| #208	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.7 /100 \| #210	Poor 4.1%
Germans	11.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 4.1%
Whites/Caucasians	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 4.1%
Koreans	10.7 /100 \| #213	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	10.6 /100 \| #214	Poor 4.1%