Immigrants from Ireland vs Portuguese Bachelor's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,784,048 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.362 and weighted average of 47.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 450,314,752 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.460 and weighted average of 35.5%, a difference of 32.9%.

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Switzerland (47.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belgium (47.0%, a difference of 0.20%), Cambodian (47.2%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Sweden (47.0%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Korea (47.0%, a difference of 0.33%).

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (35.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Barbados (35.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Ecuadorian (35.4%, a difference of 0.26%), French Canadian (35.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (35.3%, a difference of 0.49%).