Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Irish Bachelor's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,787,541 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.450 and weighted average of 40.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,386,909 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.185 and weighted average of 37.6%, a difference of 6.2%.

Bachelor's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Irish
Minimum	8.5%	1.6%
Maximum	100.0%	79.2%
Range	91.5%	77.6%
Mean	33.2%	35.7%
Median	29.4%	37.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	18.2%	26.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	41.4%	42.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	23.1%	16.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.4%	13.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.1%	13.0%

Similar Demographics by Bachelor's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Bachelor's Degree

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Taiwanese (40.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Italian (40.1%, a difference of 0.25%), Sierra Leonean (40.1%, a difference of 0.33%), Serbian (40.1%, a difference of 0.40%), and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (39.8%, a difference of 0.43%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Bachelor's Degree
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	94.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 40.4%
Immigrants \| Jordan	93.4 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 40.3%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	92.9 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 40.2%
Serbians	92.4 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 40.1%
Sierra Leoneans	92.2 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 40.1%
Italians	91.9 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 40.1%
Taiwanese	91.1 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 40.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	91.1 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 40.0%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	89.4 /100 \| #134	Excellent 39.8%
Luxembourgers	89.1 /100 \| #135	Excellent 39.8%
Pakistanis	88.2 /100 \| #136	Excellent 39.7%
Icelanders	86.5 /100 \| #137	Excellent 39.5%
Europeans	85.6 /100 \| #138	Excellent 39.5%
Immigrants \| Sudan	84.5 /100 \| #139	Excellent 39.4%
Immigrants \| Armenia	84.1 /100 \| #140	Excellent 39.4%

Demographics Similar to Irish by Bachelor's Degree

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Immigrants from Senegal (37.6%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (37.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Colombia (37.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Senegalese (37.5%, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from Cameroon (37.7%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Bachelor's Degree
Immigrants \| Iraq	52.5 /100 \| #173	Average 37.9%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 37.8%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	48.3 /100 \| #175	Average 37.8%
Costa Ricans	47.6 /100 \| #176	Average 37.7%
Basques	47.4 /100 \| #177	Average 37.7%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	46.8 /100 \| #178	Average 37.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	45.4 /100 \| #179	Average 37.7%
Irish	44.3 /100 \| #180	Average 37.6%
Immigrants \| Senegal	43.8 /100 \| #181	Average 37.6%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.4 /100 \| #182	Average 37.6%
Senegalese	42.2 /100 \| #183	Average 37.5%
Scandinavians	41.7 /100 \| #184	Average 37.5%
Immigrants \| Peru	41.3 /100 \| #185	Average 37.5%
Norwegians	40.4 /100 \| #186	Average 37.5%
English	39.7 /100 \| #187	Fair 37.4%