Immigrants from South America vs Portuguese Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,634,424 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,577,739 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.357 and weighted average of 4.1%, a difference of 14.0%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Portuguese
Minimum	0.92%	0.14%
Maximum	13.6%	9.0%
Range	12.6%	8.9%
Mean	4.8%	3.1%
Median	4.4%	3.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	1.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	3.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	1.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	1.7%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Uruguayan (4.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Hungarian (4.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Sudanese (4.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Luxembourger (4.6%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Ghana (4.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Korean (4.1%, a difference of 0.10%), White/Caucasian (4.1%, a difference of 0.28%), West Indian (4.1%, a difference of 0.31%), and German (4.1%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Portuguese	10.5 /100 \| #215	Poor 4.1%
West Indians	9.8 /100 \| #216	Tragic 4.1%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	9.4 /100 \| #217	Tragic 4.0%
Dutch	9.0 /100 \| #218	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 4.0%
Ute	8.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 4.0%
French Canadians	8.0 /100 \| #221	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	7.5 /100 \| #222	Tragic 4.0%