Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Immigrants from Africa Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 399,415,289 people shows a perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.964 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,247,736 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.137 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 3.4%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Jordan (2.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Croatian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Ute (2.0%, a difference of 0.93%), Moroccan (2.0%, a difference of 1.0%), and Jordanian (2.0%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.31%), South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.40%), and Swedish (2.0%, a difference of 0.41%).