Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Immigrants from Italy 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 322,534,686 people shows a perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Italy and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.974 and weighted average of 2.1%, a difference of 1.8%.

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%), Immigrants from Morocco (2.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Pakistani (2.0%, a difference of 0.79%), and Icelander (2.1%, a difference of 0.92%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Italy are Immigrants from Croatia (2.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Syrian (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Pakistan (2.1%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (2.1%, a difference of 0.23%), and Brazilian (2.1%, a difference of 0.29%).