Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from the Azores Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,026,471 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.240 and weighted average of 3.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 46,201,665 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from the Azores and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.416 and weighted average of 2.8%, a difference of 5.1%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Native/Alaskan (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.6%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 3.4%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 3.5%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from the Azores are Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 0.66%), Yup'ik (2.9%, a difference of 1.4%), Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 1.5%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 1.6%), and Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 1.7%).