Somali vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,274,303 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 4.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,187,635 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.563 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 4.3%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Barbadian (4.1%, a difference of 0.32%), Panamanian (4.1%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Iraq (4.2%, a difference of 0.68%), Finnish (4.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from North Macedonia (4.2%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Cameroon (4.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Welsh (4.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.43%), Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%), and Immigrants from Poland (4.3%, a difference of 0.86%).