Immigrants from Northern Africa vs Black/African American Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 319,875,205 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.321 and weighted average of 2.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,418,709 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.738 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 46.8%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Immigrants from Eritrea (2.1%, a difference of 0.13%), Armenian (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Egypt (2.1%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (2.1%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Eastern Africa (2.1%, a difference of 0.43%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Alaska Native (1.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Choctaw (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Cape Verdean (1.4%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from El Salvador (1.4%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cajun (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).