Immigrants from Northern Europe vs White/Caucasian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 470,866,361 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.533 and weighted average of 2.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,713,140 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Whites/Caucasians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.604 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 46.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Europe are Latvian (2.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Cambodian (2.6%, a difference of 0.17%), Cypriot (2.6%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Malaysia (2.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Spain (2.6%, a difference of 0.41%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Whites/Caucasians are Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.32%), and Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.35%).